Battlefield 4 skipping Wii U to avoid stretching team 'too thin'

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There will be no touchscreen leg-cutting minigames at launch for Battlefield 4. DICE Creative director Lars Gustavsson told Videogamer a flat "no" in response to a query about the existence of a Wii U version of the military shooter.

"I think overall for me as creative director, number one is to deliver a really great game and experience," Gustavsson explained. "Sometimes, at least for us, it's focus on what you do well and what you know well, and ensure that you deliver something good than trying a bit too much, stretching yourself too thin and risking it. I'd rather play it safe, deliver something really good and then look at the future and what could possibly be done than trying a bit too hard and then, flat."

Just a few minutes earlier, on stage at the presentation, EA Games vice president Patrick Söderlund touted the game as "a new era of interactive entertainment," built on an engine that provided "no excuses. There's nothing really holding us back anymore."

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/27/battlefield-4-skipping-wii-u-to-avoid-stretching-team-too-thin/

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SCOPosted:

Mortar It is good that game developers are beginning to avoid the Wii U, it is quite a shocking console, and working on creating games for it is a big waste of resources. It is best to simply let the console die, it cannot contend with the Xbox and PlayStation.


1 Of the reasons that they wont make it for this game is they wouldnt make a profit making it for that console seen as almost nobody has one...

MortarPosted:

It is good that game developers are beginning to avoid the Wii U, it is quite a shocking console, and working on creating games for it is a big waste of resources. It is best to simply let the console die, it cannot contend with the Xbox and PlayStation.

BuddhismPosted:

I doubt anyone that owns a wiiU play's games like battlefield anyways haha :D

KelcyPosted:

ME0W I think that Nintendo needs to make a console on the same level as the xbox or ps3 if they want to keep making money.

Sure they're famous for Mario and all those other games, but that's not making them very good sales anymore.


Mario was the past not as popular

SynybunPosted:

I think that Nintendo needs to make a console on the same level as the xbox or ps3 if they want to keep making money.

Sure they're famous for Mario and all those other games, but that's not making them very good sales anymore.

SmurfsPosted:

M60
Woobie
M60
Smurfs I think it's a smart decision.


Course it is they would most likely make a loss going to Wii U


They would no doubt make a loss.. half the people who play Wii are 6 years or younger haha.


Good point saving them money anyway


Yeah, this decision will probably save them a lot of money.

CearnsyPosted:

Woobie
M60
Smurfs I think it's a smart decision.


Course it is they would most likely make a loss going to Wii U


They would no doubt make a loss.. half the people who play Wii are 6 years or younger haha.


Good point saving them money anyway

Soldier_Posted:

Smurfs
Stoake They are defenitly loosing buyers by making this decision.


Not too many, because not many people play the Wii U.


Yeah even if they are it wouldnt make much of a difference.

SmurfsPosted:

Stoake They are defenitly loosing buyers by making this decision.


Not too many, because not many people play the Wii U.

StoakePosted:

They are defenitly loosing buyers by making this decision.


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