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

[Syrokko]

Damn...
That Xbox thing looks exceptionally mediocre.

[Zenaku]

That thing looks more like an external hard drive than a gaming system

Ya it does but i'm sure it just a mock up photo i don't know why there just calling it Xbox lol it seem like there doing what Apple doing the new ipad the new ipad 5month later new ipad lol.

[Forgo]

Wii-U O.o? There is such a thing to finish the giant nintendo? while not so giant anymore better jump ship before it sinks...

[Catapult]

If ported well and early, there could be profit in going for a WiiU version. Provided Nintendo don't screw things up like they did on the Gamecube, the WiiU will probably have about a 4-5 year life cycle, which at this point in time has value. This is also provided that Nintendo's online play policy doesn't present the brick wall Microsoft presented them with.

If these issues can be resolved, there is certainly more benefit than in going for the PS3, which is about to be eclipsed by a new Sony console within the next year or two. So if they can still justify the PS3, then they can justify the WiiU.

[SwordCoheir]

@3: thats exactly it, only feature of xbox and playstation is their horse power, but what point is there in even further increasing them? raising dev costs is all it does. nintendo simply chose the right time upgrading the power to the standard 1080p which has not be a standard for that long.

Aye, latest and greatest doesn't always work in their favor. I think we all remember the ridiculous "price" we paid when the PS3 came out with the latest and greatest Blu-Ray technology, and because of that Sony lost tons of money, revised the system at least half a dozen times in it's lifespan, and really the hardware of the latest model now is like a shadow to the original model. I also remember the developers complaining about the costs of Blu-Rays costing about 25-30 bucks apiece, and their worries about using a un-established format during the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray wars, which if Blu-Ray lost would have probably made the development costs soar higher. This isn't discounting the fact it took them years to fully utilize the hardware to make the pricetag more worthwhile.

Nintendo seems to be going with the route of 'Ok, this technology is established and affordable now, lets make sure we don't have the same problems our competitors have and rectify some of the problems with the Wii. Now we can keep development costs down, keep prices down, still produce graphically top-teir games (for a few years at least) and help keep everyone happy.'

In terms of business Nintendo seems to be making the smarter decision, especially when you consider everything going on in the gaming industry.

well, it's just a mock up photo

Yeah I'm not gonna hold my breath, I remember the last time this happened where they released the specs, rounded up the hype, and just how much of a disappointment it was when performance was lackluster and the price is ridiculous (or in MS case non-functioning).

Ya it does but i'm sure it just a mock up photo i don't know why there just calling it Xbox lol it seem like there doing what Apple doing the new ipad the new ipad 5month later new ipad lol.

They always release a new version of their iPhone, iPad, iPod, iWhatever every 5-6 months, usually with slight upgrades and a overbearing pricetag that's the same as the older model or higher, but for some unfathomable reason people just gotta have the latest and greatest even if they can't afford to pay their rent/mortgage (and yes I've seen people do this).

[GinTama]

talk about bias, lol



logic, past trend, and common sense.



That entirely depend on the type of game being developed. Also, keep in mind that while the cost of development has gone up like everything else with inflation, the income from a unit of game sale has barely ticked in the past decades.



You're delusional if you actually believe that. Sony and MS aren't stupid, they'd instantly price themselves out of the market at those price level, especially given the current global economy.





yes, because hardware spec is the only factor to consider when a company decides whether to bring a MMO to a new platform




yea, because pointing out ports that didn't turn out well to refute claims that all ports were as good or better than the original qualifies as "bitching"

lol, i wont argue with someone taking my words out of context and flaming me personally.

In my opinion my arguments are still valid.
I will leave you to yours, may it be delusional or not.

[Menchi]

Considering it is looking only slightly stronger than current gen systems, I'm not sure... Reports confirmed that it has an absolutely pathetic CPU [3 Wii processors attached together, essentially] the stronger GPU is being bottlenecked, so it isn't going to be moving much in terms of horsepower...

Also, I'm not convinced, knowing that it isn't very strong now, that people are going to be swamping it like they did the Wii, especially since in retrospect, a lot of people bought the Wii, solely for the craze, used it for 2 months and never switched the thing on again.

I liked the Wii, and felt it had some promising little games, but, it was essentially "Nintendo Only" for games that sold, and now the fact it won't be keeping up with Next Gen, I don't see strong 3rd party after this first year or so... Maybe I'm wrong, but, that's my guess.

[ZakarnRosewood]

Personally, I don't like the Wii or Wii U and will never purchase one. I don't like the controllers, the games I would like are out on systems I already own, and I really don't need to own another system.

That being said, I'm all for them making this game on the Wii U as long as the over all game isn't compromised so it will run on it, and I don't think they will do that.

Why? Simple. Just because I don't/won't play it on that system doesn't mean someone else wont. Whatever brings more players to the game (the whole meaning of MMO) is a good thing. In the end though it is up to the development team to decide if they want to create a port for it or not. Please don't delay ARR just to do this though. I don't see the market for this game being huge but the desire is there apparently.

[Kiote]

The new xbox is called just Xbox


it have 4core and 8gb of ram not sure about video but it very powerful system wonder how powerful would the ps4 would be.

You realize that a Quadcore Processor with 8 Gigs of Ram and what I can only assume would be a dedicated graphics card would make that Console Cost 800 dollars right?

[Kiote]

Wii-U O.o? There is such a thing to finish the giant nintendo? while not so giant anymore better jump ship before it sinks...

You seem painfully unaware of the fact that Nintendo sold Twice as many Consoles in the last generation all of which sold for a Profit, while Xbox and PS3 sold Half as many Console nearly All of Which were sold at a loss..

The only people who lost money on the Wii were the Third Party Devs to stubborn to support it. Why do you think Wii U has such strong Dev support?