Nintendo Wii U misses out on latest 'Tomb Raider' title due to unconventional controller

chaparral · 24 Feb 2013 at 18:17

http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/28/3...-tomb-raider-due-to-unconventional-controller

The new Wii U Console really seems to be not having a very good time with some the hit games coming this year..

I guess this has already been posted somewhere on here...

chaparral · 24 Feb 2013 at 18:24

Crysis 3 is another hit game released this year that most likely will never come to the Wii U

Crysis 3 on Wii U? Fat chance, says Crytek
Nintendo's next gets an early veto from Crytek

http://www.gamesradar.com/crysis-3-wii-u-fat-chance-says-crytek/

No Wii U Crysis 3

Crytek CEO Cevat Yerli says "lack of business drive" between EA and Nintendo keeping new shooter off HD console.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/no-wii-u-crysis-3-6402062

LeJosh · 24 Feb 2013 at 18:31

Did they forget about the Pro controller?

Shamikebab · 24 Feb 2013 at 18:32

LeJosh said:
Did they forget about the Pro controller?

Does that come with the console?

LeJosh · 24 Feb 2013 at 18:33

No idea.

Think it comes with the premium bundle.

chaparral · 24 Feb 2013 at 18:35

Shamikebab said:
Does that come with the console?

No..........It only included with the ZombiU Premium Pack …

It not included with the basic pack or the Nintendo Land Premium Pack

Shamikebab · 24 Feb 2013 at 18:37

Well perhaps they don't think the reduced userbase is worth the extra development.

jrodga2k5 · 24 Feb 2013 at 18:39

To be fair it's a lousy excuse for not porting the game...saying they wouldn't port it without changing the game to suit the controller.

AC3 came out and all they done was place a map on the bottom screen and ported the game fine, nobody complained about that. Just because the screen is there doesn't mean you need to use it when the control system is actually the same as the PS3 and 360.

Financially I suspect it didn't make sense to them to do the port more than anything.

*edit* as said above.

chaparral · 24 Feb 2013 at 18:39

Shamikebab said:
Well perhaps they don't think the reduced userbase is worth the extra development.

But every new console when first released will only have a very small user base...

It be the same when the PS4 & xbox720 first get released

Mr Men · 24 Feb 2013 at 18:40

jrodga2k5 said:
To be fair it's a lousy excuse for not porting the game...saying they wouldn't port it without changing the game to suit the controller.

Agreed, Mario does nothing special with the screen either.

LeJosh · 24 Feb 2013 at 18:42

I still think the screen is great for inventory management, which this new TR has.

deusexlumina · 24 Feb 2013 at 18:47

Sounds like a lazy excuse. could have at least had the balls to just say it didnt make business sense, which is true atm...

XPE · 24 Feb 2013 at 18:48

Quite an old story this what brought this back up?

Any way what’s so unconventional about it, it’s got 2 analogue sticks, buttons, triggers, dpad and as for the screen do what every other DS dev done and put a map on the screen.

Really pathetic excuses from CD, I expected better from them.

JoeBoi · 24 Feb 2013 at 18:52

No sign of broken hope I'm surprised he wasn't the op.

Shamikebab · 24 Feb 2013 at 18:52

chaparral said:
But every new console when first released will only have a very small user base...

It be the same when the PS4 & xbox720 first get released

Except they by default will (probably) have a normal controller. This is the risk Ninty took by having a gimicky controller.

deusexlumina · 24 Feb 2013 at 18:58

Also, its tomb raider. I'll put hard money that it gets around 60% come review time anyway....

chaparral · 24 Feb 2013 at 20:11

I fancy boys said:
Also, its tomb raider. I'll put hard money that it gets around 60% come review time anyway....

Am praying that this new tomb raider is going be great like the first one was....

But I know were your coming from as all the tomb raiders that been released after the first one are not very good
apart from Anniversary

Aeleys · 24 Feb 2013 at 20:24

HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Sorry...I just don't agree with the gimmicky way Nintendo have gone with gaming, once kings now jesters.

chaparral · 24 Feb 2013 at 20:43

Aeleys said:
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Sorry...I just don't agree with the gimmicky way Nintendo have gone with gaming, once kings now jesters.

The 4 year here loves using the LCD screen on the game pad
No one been able to pull her away from it from around 10.30am till 7pm today..

Broken Hope · 24 Feb 2013 at 20:59

JoeBoi said:
No sign of broken hope I'm surprised he wasn't the op.

Yeah cause I'm the only one that thinks Nintendo have messed up pretty badly so far with the Wii U? I know they don't usually have strong 3rd party support, but the Wii U is something else, not to mention most of Nintendo's own first party games have slipped e.g Pikmin 3.