Third Party Developers on Wii U

So today Ubisoft came out and said that ZombiU was unprofitable for them. Therefore no plans for a sequel. One of the reasons I bought my Wii U was to play this game...and I've still yet to beat it. It's not a bad game, just not a polished or overly fun game. It's actually one of the ugliest games on the Wii U. Metacritic has ZombiU rated at 77%.

Electronics Arts has said that their 4 games have sold poorly on Wii U as well. However every game EA brought to Wii U were ports of games that were already released on all other major consoles. Not good ports either, watered down ports. Fifa and Madden both were missing some features from the PS3 and 360. Mass Effect 3 Special Edition had all the additional content at that time. However it had some technical issues and no other DLC was released. On top of that EA released a collection that had all 3 Mass Effect games in 1 case slightly before this version released. Then they charged $60 for this version as well as the Complete Collection. Which made the Wii U version look like a bad deal (and it was). The only good EA game was Need For Speed Most Wanted U. This game also released months after the other console and pc versions. Also this game got no other DLC. However this game did look better and run smoother than the PS3 or 360 versions.

I could keep listing companies that just did quick ports when the Wii U was released. When you release a game after it's been out on other consoles and pc can you really expect it to sell well? Most people have multiple game systems and they don't want to wait months for a game. Or if you make a mediocre game do companies think that will sell well?

This is the problem the Wii U has with most 3rd party developers. They were to lazy to make new games so they just ported over old games. Or they just made a mediocre game and hoped it would sell. It's no wonder your damn games don't sell! Make better games! People need to tell these developers this. People will buy games if they are new and worth buying.

Resident Evil Revelations HD

Resident Evil Revelations originally released on the Nintendo 3DS. Honestly this was the reason I bought my 3DS. I preordered and picked it up at mid launch on launch. Anyway it's a  great game. I think it's the best Resident Evil.

So with the HD version coming out tomorrow on Wii U, PC, PS3, and 360 am I going to buy it? Yes I am, because it's that good. I downloaded the demo off Steam and it looks and plays great.  However I will buy Resident Evil Revelations HD on Wii U. Since it was made for 3DS it makes sense to buy the dual screen version. Plus I like supporting the Wii U.

If you missed Resident Evil Revelations on the 3DS them buy it now. You wont be disappointed.

2012 the Year of the Nintendo 3DS?

The 3DS has been out in the US for almost a full year. Most of that year was crap for us gamers. When the system first released there really wasn't any games worth buying. Actually the first few months there were hardly any new games released at all. A lot of publishers cancelled or postponed games do to poor hardware sales. Eventually in the summer some good games were released(Zelda and Star Fox). Plus the Nintendo eshop was finally up and running. Then the almighty Mario games came out, and the system started selling very well(thanks to a price cut).

Now 2012 is here, and it looks like it could be promising for the 3DS. With the system finally selling publishers are releasing more good games. There are actually a lot of games slated for this year, but I will only name a few.

Resident Evil Revelations (Capcom)
Kid Icarus: Uprising (Nintendo)
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D (KONAMI)
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (SEGA)
PAC-MAN Party 3D (NAMCO BANDAI Games S.A.S.)
TEKKEN 3D Prime Edition (NAMCO BANDAI Games S.A.S.)
Mutant Mudds (Renegade Kid)
Mario Tennis (Nintendo)
Luigi's Mansion 2 (Nintendo)
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance (Square Enix)
Monster Hunter Tri (Capcom)
Plus possibly 2 mores Mario games!

Now I don't plan to play all of the games listed above, but these all have the potential to be good games and good system sellers. Keep in mind that is only a small selection of what's coming out this year. If Nintendo and publishers can spread these games out 3DS gamers could have something to buy every month. I'm hopeful that 2012 could be the year of the 3DS.