Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn on Wii U? Possibility?

[ArnoMorley]

I say whether they port it to the Wii U or not depends on 2.0's success.

It comes down to production cost and profitability, developing on a new console isn't cheap and they've already put 100-200mil (or more) into this game. 2.0/ps3 launch will have to show them it's profitable, they've already spent so much money on the two versions they've produced if it's not crystal clear that it would be profitable they won't risk it.

If 2.0 is a big success then it comes down to if Nintendo's going to work with them. XI was never ported to the Wii mainly because of it's online service (the friend code thing).



And to those betting against the Wii U... I'm definitely not a fanboy (don't even own a Wii) but the preorders are sold out and I believe they have a Japanese bundle launching with monster hunter 3? It has the chance to have the best console launch in history, or at least in Japan. Anybody who's already calling it a failure has no idea what they're talking about.

[Kona4me]

I just don't like the idea of (Region-lock) from nintendo which makes me stay with PS3 & PC, for FFXIV on Wii u ~ some people might like it but not me.

[Jaimie]

This game needs something like the Wuu remote, so I can surf the web for recipes that the game can't remember, or / commands that ain't documented in game.

[Felis]

This game needs something like the Wuu remote, so I can surf the web for recipes that the game can't remember, or / commands that ain't documented in game.

Or just use the ingame recipe book coming with ARR

[GinTama]

alot of ppl here seem to be able to predict the future ... i believe the wiiu will be alot more popular than than ps3 or xbox 360. The hardware should be able to handle ARR better than ps3. SE already published a MMO for the WII and plans the same one one WIIU.

So yes i think ARR could be ported to WIIU but not earlier than 2014, no sense in porting if the console is not distributed enough

And to those betting against the Wii U... I'm definitely not a fanboy (don't even own a Wii) but the preorders are sold out and I believe they have a Japanese bundle launching with monster hunter 3? It has the chance to have the best console launch in history, or at least in Japan. Anybody who's already calling it a failure has no idea what they're talking about.

[Huginn]

I just don't like the idea of (Region-lock) from nintendo which makes me stay with PS3 & PC, for FFXIV on Wii u ~ some people might like it but not me.

I am sorry, did you just say that your solution for nintendo region locking the Wii U was to go to the PS3 which has a lineage of being region locked from the playstation on? Sony region locks all hardware, whether it be handheld or console.

[Elexia]

Actually, Dreamcast failed because it said "Sega" on it. It never got the chance it deserved.

On topic: I don't like the WiiU. The tablet just complicates things. MMOs are complicated enough already.

You have to be trolling about why the DC failed, as well as the WiiU being complicated.

[BotenAnna]

This game needs something like the Wuu remote, so I can surf the web for recipes that the game can't remember, or / commands that ain't documented in game.

Considering that the 3DS already lets you browse the web mid game, and that the Wii U is reserving a ridiculous amount of memory for system tasks, it will be very likely that even during online games you will be able to browse on the Wii U.

I mean the system alone has 4x as much RAM as the entire PS3, and the game is fully allocated the same amount to use exclusively itself, so this is not a limitation that is going to be of concern.

[Draconas]

Might as well go back to FFXi if you wanna play with those graphics again WiiU = ntu

[Elexia]

Might as well go back to FFXi if you wanna play with those graphics again WiiU = ntu

Too bad we've seen that the WiiU does just fine in the graphical department lol.