How is the 3DS version inferior? They're basically the same game, with slightly different content. And like Triforce said, at the moment the 3DS can even boast a mode that the Wii U version isn't going to have. This is how lots of people are going to see it and once again, they're probably going to go with the 3DS version because it gets released first.
Plus, the 3DS has tons more compelling content than the Wii U could even dream of at the moment, so I think you're missing the point on that, too.
We don't even know all the info yet, so I think your missing the point on that. Like I said quite a few people said they are getting both (like what happened with MH3U, its a companion sort of game, play it on the go), or going with the Wii U version exclusively.
Sure some will only buy the 3DS version, its a great handheld, great games. Though some people don't like handheld much, love it but I hardly play it.
I think the problem with Nintendo is that they're not willing to bring in third party developers. It's kind of a problem when most of the decent games on a console are exclusives. Honestly, the reason that I haven't bought a Wii U and quite honestly don't plan to is that I don't really feel like dumping 300 bucks on a console that I can effectively only play Mario and Zelda on.
It'd be one thing, I guess, if Nintendo still gave a crap about their other franchises (Bring back F-Zero!), but it honestly feels like they just want to release Pokemon, Mario and Zelda games nowadays.
Funny thing is that's why most people buy Nintendo systems and that they don't care about the usually meh lack of polish and charm games that 3rd parties put outout, which is why they hardly do well on Nintendo platforms, because their not up to our standards.
Yes Nintendo has not done much with some of their IPs. But I've seen Kirby, do, new IPS, and homages to old franchises. But some stuff like fzero has not sold great, so Nintendo is acting like every other publisher and sticking to what sells.
This was my personal confusion when I first heard of it.
I didn't know what the HECK it was!
They didn't market it properly so most people didn't know what the Wii U was. Was it a new system? Was it an upgrade? Was it just an add-on? Hardly anybody knew.
They only advertised the gamepad so I thought that the Wii U was just an add-on for the Wii.
Their advertising was meh, maybe its just me, and the fact that I watch the e3 and I could totally tell it was a new system. The main population isn't always that smart though.
elheroeoscu " said:
At this year's Game Developer's Conference - which is more Indie and mobile-game oriented than anything - only 4% of the developers there said that they will be developing for the Nintendo Wii-U. So unfortunately based off this news, as much I'd love to see some Indie games hit the scene on the Wii-U, it doesn't sound like a lot of production is going to be coming out from that side of gaming.
Why do I see more indies right now on the Wii u? Sure that might change, but as of now.
And on the subject of this whole third party thing. Third parties were thing of ways and were excited, Nintendo approached them and all that. Though take EA, they were mainly excited because the Wii u needed an online system, and ea wanted origin on it. Nintendo said no, so ea got all against them and never put out full effort. Some devs inside were still excited and made games like crysis 3 for the Wii u, even though it was complete, EA shut it down.
