EA not interested on making sports games for Wii U

If EA wants to cede the WiiU sports genre to competitors, that's their perogative. There's always competitors who can fill the void.

jun_aka_pekto

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

EA... Wii U being Dreamcasted. :P

nintendoboy16

don't worry, Nintendo still has Mario TennisNovotine

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

Unfortunately no, since EA owns exclusive rights to many of them, and the ones they don't own I doubt a developer will make a AAA game for Wii-U. (save for possibility Mario Tennis, Mario Soccer, Mario Golf, Mario Olympics etc - nobody is going to make a REAL game for Wii-U). The only compitiion for EA is basically 2K for basketball, and Sony makes a first party game for MLB. Is Nintendo going to make a 1st party sports "sim" of that quality?

I can't believe no Tiger Woods for Wii-U? I thought that the standalone Wii version always did well for them.

Also no NCAA, no NHL, no MLB, etc. Will 2K at least make NBA2K for Wii-U? This could be a pretty damning loss for the Wii-U if it ends up lacking all of these games, not sure if EA means they would even stop producing Madden and Fifa at some point? If they drop those, that's actually a pretty big deathblow for any console considering these games are played by 10's of millions. Maybe in a year or two they will sing a different tune if the Wii-U turns it around.

fernandmondego_

And there goes their third party support.

WiiU got Fifa 13, so EA make sport game for the system....

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[QUOTE="fernandmondego_"]

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

Unfortunately no, since EA owns exclusive rights to many of them, and the ones they don't own I doubt a developer will make a AAA game for Wii-U. (save for possibility Mario Tennis, Mario Soccer, Mario Golf, Mario Olympics etc - nobody is going to make a REAL game for Wii-U). The only compitiion for EA is basically 2K for basketball, and Sony makes a first party game for MLB. Is Nintendo going to make a 1st party sports "sim" of that quality?

I can't believe no Tiger Woods for Wii-U? I thought that the standalone Wii version always did well for them.

Also no NCAA, no NHL, no MLB, etc. Will 2K at least make NBA2K for Wii-U? This could be a pretty damning loss for the Wii-U if it ends up lacking all of these games, not sure if EA means they would even stop producing Madden and Fifa at some point? If they drop those, that's actually a pretty big deathblow for any console considering these games are played by 10's of millions. Maybe in a year or two they will sing a different tune if the Wii-U turns it around.

SecretPolice

WiiU got Fifa 13, so EA make sport game for the system....

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aroxx_ab

And there goes their third party support.

tonitorsi

yes sadly.

No Dead Space, No Dragon Age, No Mass Effect, No Battlefield, No Burnout, No Mirror's Edge, the list goes on. EA is a huge asset to have for 3rd Party.

a Shame too, I was hoping this would have been the first Nintendo system to get Battlefield.

Not having EA support for sports title is like losing all the sports fanbase.

Hmm. Just thought about it. EA sports games aren't even any good, for the most part. Perhaps wiiu will get better football from 2ksports? Heirren

[QUOTE="tonitorsi"]

And there goes their third party support.

LegatoSkyheart

yes sadly.

No Dead Space, No Dragon Age, No Mass Effect, No Battlefield, No Burnout, No Mirror's Edge, the list goes on. EA is a huge asset to have for 3rd Party.

a Shame too, I was hoping this would have been the first Nintendo system to get Battlefield.

WiiU got Mass effect 3 :|

[QUOTE="Heirren"]Hmm. Just thought about it. EA sports games aren't even any good, for the most part. Perhaps wiiu will get better football from 2ksports? fernandmondego_

So the WiiU won't be getting yearly iterations of the same games? Not a big deal.

WiiU got Mass effect 3 :|

aroxx_ab

but won't get the Next Mass Effect.

Remember any EA game that just happens to be on WiiU Now will not be on WiiU later because of this.

EA holds a grudge and when they do they mean it. They will not go back to Nintendo and it's all because they didn't get their way with their deal back in 2011.

[QUOTE="Heil68"][QUOTE="super600"]

Why do I have a feeling that they are doing this because of their failure to bring origin to the WiiU.

super600

You're starting to become really annoying.

[QUOTE="fernandmondego_"][QUOTE="Heirren"]Hmm. Just thought about it. EA sports games aren't even any good, for the most part. Perhaps wiiu will get better football from 2ksports? Heirren

[QUOTE="fernandmondego_"][QUOTE="Heirren"]Hmm. Just thought about it. EA sports games aren't even any good, for the most part. Perhaps wiiu will get better football from 2ksports? Heirren

They don't make Baseball games anymore so I wouldn't care if true.OreoMilkshake

[QUOTE="OreoMilkshake"]They don't make Baseball games anymore so I wouldn't care if true.fernandmondego_

It makes sense. Wiiu won't be able to run the latest engines. Can't really blame then.Heirren

[QUOTE="fernandmondego_"][QUOTE="OreoMilkshake"]They don't make Baseball games anymore so I wouldn't care if true.OreoMilkshake

[QUOTE="OreoMilkshake"]They don't make Baseball games anymore so I wouldn't care if true.fernandmondego_

[QUOTE="OreoMilkshake"]

[QUOTE="fernandmondego_"] Isn't MLB2K13 a no go for the WiiU as well?fernandmondego_

[QUOTE="fernandmondego_"][QUOTE="OreoMilkshake"]Not sure, I've never played that series. The best baseball game is MVP 2005 to me.KungfuKitten

[QUOTE="KungfuKitten"][QUOTE="fernandmondego_"]That I know of WiiU will not have a MLB or NFL game (if this means no Madden). No Tiger Woods, no NCAA and we still don't know if they are going to get an NBA game. That is huge even if people here try to downplay it.fernandmondego_

[QUOTE="fernandmondego_"][QUOTE="KungfuKitten"] It's a big loss of profit for Nintendo for sure. Those things can sell consoles, and are guaranteed sellers so they bring in some royalty fee sweetness. I don't think anything of value is lost though. This could mean that Nintendo is basically forced to go into the direction that I wanted them to go into anyway: Supporting Indi and themselves rather than whimsical 3rd party games that are available everywhere anyway. This would have happened at some point anyway, as MS is paying money to steer away 3rd party support to their platform, and you cannot compete with MS in terms of money.KungfuKitten

Can't say I'm surprised. EA isn't wasting anytime making this console even more irrelevant.

I wish EA didn't hold a monopoly of the sports game genre

IPWNDU2

EA has a monopoly on football games, however the sports genre is a lot more compartmentalized today than it used to be. In the old days, every publisher had their own officially licensed game for every type of sport, but now it's gotten to the point where there's only room for one giant marketing machine for each type of sports game every year, and that means that now you have EA controlling football, Sony controlling baseball, 2K controlling basketball, etc, and everyone else's efforts with those sports are either drowned out or they don't exist anymore.

Still, losing Madden is a HUGE blow to Nintendo, because that is not only one of the biggest third party game franchises on the market, but it's also a game that could potentially utilize the Wii U's control pad in a way that would actually be useful (selecting and creating plays on the touch screen). Losing EA's sports games is part of what led to the demise of the Dreamcast, so this is a pretty big deal.

[QUOTE="IPWNDU2"]

I wish EA didn't hold a monopoly of the sports game genre

Timstuff

EA has a monopoly on football games, however the sports genre is a lot more compartmentalized today than it used to be. In the old days, every publisher had their own officially licensed game for every type of sport, but now it's gotten to the point where there's only room for one giant marketing machine for each type of sports game every year, and that means that now you have EA controlling football, Sony controlling baseball, 2K controlling basketball, etc, and everyone else's efforts with those sports are either drowned out or they don't exist anymore.

Still, losing Madden is a HUGE blow to Nintendo, because that is not only one of the biggest third party game franchises on the market, but it's also a game that could potentially utilize the Wii U's control pad in a way that would actually be useful (selecting and creating plays on the touch screen). Losing EA's sports games is part of what led to the demise of the Dreamcast, so this is a pretty big deal.

Who plays sports games anyway?King_Dodongo

Looks like the Dreamcast all over again.

The difference being that Nintendo can survive without EA's sports games.

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"][QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

EA... Wii U being Dreamcasted. :P

fernandmondego_

Looks like the Dreamcast all over again.

The difference being that Nintendo can survive without EA's sports games.

DarkLink77

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"]SEGA bleeding money from SEGA CD, 32X, and Saturn played a good deal into it too. When did Nintendo have those issues during N64 and GameCube?

nintendoboy16

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

Looks like the Dreamcast all over again.

The difference being that Nintendo can survive without EA's sports games.

720OwnsPS4

[QUOTE="nintendoboy16"][QUOTE="SecretPolice"]Just so ya know, I don't think EA can DC the U but yes, there were many contributing factors to the DC demise and having EA withhold support was a biggie for many thinking about buying a DC but then decided not to based on EA games not being offered.locopatho

[QUOTE="locopatho"][QUOTE="nintendoboy16"]Even then, EA didn't help anyone buy a Nintendo system outside of SSX On Tour and NBA Street Volume 3, which failed miserably. The Wii U will be fine with or without EA.nintendoboy16