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Epic Games VP Likes Wii U, "Shocked If It Doesn't Do Well"

Posted on Tuesday, March 13 @ 16:46:44 Eastern by

Epic Games has been a strong supporter of the Xbox 360 and PS3 this generation, shipping Gears of War and Unreal Tournament titles on the beefy bretheren in the console market. While the Wii was counted out more than a few times, Epic Games VP Mark Rein likes the Wii U and hopes to see it do well this year.

I like the Wii U. I think E3 [2012] will be a big eye-opener for people. Do you remember the Zelda demo they had on it? Would you not buy a Wii U just to play that? Of course you would. That's what Nintendo is all about. Their hardware is the software delivery service for their great content. I'd love it if they'd [launched] last year, but I'm excited for them to do it this year. I'd be shocked if it doesn't do well.

Unreal Engine-powered titles are already slated for Nintendo's Wii U, like Batman: Arkham City (which I will buy 50 copies of), but Rein has said that there are currently no plans to develop titles for the new console.

If I had 10 development teams I'd make a game for every single platform and make that the special game for that platform. But we don't have 10 development teams, so it's just a matter of picking and choosing what we do and doing the best thing we can for the idea that we have.

I wouldn't be surprised in the least if this tune was changed on the Nintendo Press Conference stage at E3 2012. Really, Unreal Engine 3 is the leading development engine on the Xbox 360 and PS3 and I'm sure it'll perform very well on the Wii U. Something from Epic will eventually land on the system, I'm sure.
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  • LawnGnome
    LawnGnome

    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: Mar 13th, 2012 at 5:54 pm
    I think he's just being polite. If the WiiU flops & current trends continue, Nintendo will be a handheld only company, Sony will just be a video game company, and Microsoft will get all douchebaggy on us because of it. It all bodes well for PC gaming though.
  • wildmario
    wildmario

    Joined: Jan 2007
    Posted: Mar 13th, 2012 at 7:25 pm
    The Wii U would have to sell just a million units for it to fail that badly but Nintendo is in a pretty comfortable position to be able to afford just one more GC-esque era.
  • LawnGnome
    LawnGnome

    Joined: Apr 2007
    Posted: Mar 13th, 2012 at 8:29 pm
    Nintendo's balance sheet says they couldn't.
  • cyberjim2000
    cyberjim2000

    Joined: Feb 2010
    Posted: Mar 13th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
    What are you talking about? Balance sheet as in their assets and liabilities? Or are you talking about their financial statements? I'm looking at their annual report and they made 900 million dollars last year. Granted this info is a year old but they haven't released their annual report for 2012 yet. And granted they're not making as much the year before... but still.
  • ShadeTail
    ShadeTail

    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Mar 13th, 2012 at 10:03 pm
    Nintendo has assets well into the billions, and their latest year was profitable, even though they underperformed their own expectations. Furthermore, the WiiU is going to be a modern console with more power than the PS3 and 360 (as it's being built with 2010 hardware instead of 2004 hardware). And neither Sony nor Microsoft are in any position to release new consoles for at least a few years, meaning the WiiU will have a solid chance to at least compete, if not dominate, for a while.
  • WiiU
    WiiU

    Joined: Mar 2012
    Posted: Mar 14th, 2012 at 3:56 am
    I really hope that the next E3 conference will push Nintendo to greater heights when they see what their competition has to offer with their next console releases

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