Bethesda undecided on Wii U, cautious on next-gen consoles

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Though the WiiPad might seem like an excellent instrument for managing your inventory of cheese wheels and soul gems in Skyrim, Bethesda doesn't have plans for Nintendo's upcoming console just yet. Bethesda marketing VP Pete Hines says the studio's "approach has been to put our games out on all of the platforms that will support them," but that "so far the Wii hasn't fitted into that. Whether Wii U does down the road is TBD."

Hines tells Videogamer that Bethesda is, in general, cautious of the next round of consoles. "For me the problems with new consoles are two-fold. The developers are trying to hit a moving technical target, because the platforms are being built. A new console doesn't just show up a year before launch and is exactly what it will be when it comes out. It moves and iterates along the way. And introducing something like that to games that are in development is always a bit tricky. And that is obviously an element of risk."

New systems also split the active audience, Hines says, though it goes without saying that Bethesda's pragmatic approach doesn't preclude support for upcoming systems. If there's a big enough audience, it won't be left wanting for dragons and cheese wheels.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/07/bethesda-undecided-on-wii-u-cautious-on-next-gen-consoles/#comments

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SugarcanePosted:

-Khalifaa- I still don't know what to think about the Wii-U. I'm just going to wait and see for myself when it comes out.


It reminds me of the Nintendo, so I don't think I'll get it..

TywinPosted:

I still don't know what to think about the Wii-U. I'm just going to wait and see for myself when it comes out.

TheyPosted:

mrGlitch2000 Since the Wii didn't have many of the big-name video games such as Mass Effect, Skyrim and all sorts during this current generation, I'm guessing that some developers will port their last-gen stuff to the Wii-U in a sense to catch up on the lost time they were unable to do.

I'm personally interested in the Wii-U, but I'm thinking that it feels a little early to release it while the new XBOX and PS3 are still in the mist and no one really knows what their final designs and hardware power are going to be like. It might fall prey to low sales as the new XBOX and PS3 rear their heads into the new generation.

I guess it wouldn't really hurt to buy it and see how it performs, I didn't exactly like the Wii that much but I'm all ears and open for the next generation.


I think they're releasing it this early so they don't have to compete with the sales of the other next gen consoles.

Although, it will have to compete with BO2 and Halo 4.

mrGlitch2000Posted:

Since the Wii didn't have many of the big-name video games such as Mass Effect, Skyrim and all sorts during this current generation, I'm guessing that some developers will port their last-gen stuff to the Wii-U in a sense to catch up on the lost time they were unable to do.

I'm personally interested in the Wii-U, but I'm thinking that it feels a little early to release it while the new XBOX and PS3 are still in the mist and no one really knows what their final designs and hardware power are going to be like. It might fall prey to low sales as the new XBOX and PS3 rear their heads into the new generation.

I guess it wouldn't really hurt to buy it and see how it performs, I didn't exactly like the Wii that much but I'm all ears and open for the next generation.

TheyPosted:

SpJc11
Aced All i HEAR about nowadays is the wiiu


Well it is coming out in a month and a half


Also, it's the first next gen console, so people are interested in seeing what it can do.

SpJc11Posted:

Aced All i HEAR about nowadays is the wiiu


Well it is coming out in a month and a half

AR15Posted:

Bethesda doesn't need to do anything with that fail of a console...

TheyPosted:

I think they should wait and see how other companies do with their Wii U games, then decide whether or not they're going to release an Elder Scrolls game on it.

AppropriatePosted:

I think the WiiPad looks nice..

WakePosted:

I think it would be cool for Nintendo users to be able to play Skyrim.