Minecraft for PlayStation to be considered, Wii U 'unlikely'

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• The Wii U news keeps getting worse. : disembodied potato
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  The WiiU deserves its fair share of hate, but I think stuff like this is pretty shitty. WiiU got shit on... : chadg033
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    Crysis might be the other game you're thinking of : dumb.
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      There was something else recently as well where they said they'd thought about it, but it wasn't worth it... : Vincent Grayson
      • Mario Bros : dumb.
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        Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 said it wasn't worth it to them to make a port for the WiiU. Not sure if th... : alias bean
        • I think that's the one. : Vincent Grayson
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  Drag and drop for creating recipes, touch screen for interaction with environment, utilizing the gamepad ... : DougL
  • It would work beautifully on Vita. : Rehevkor
  • being able to switch and look at inventory on the small screen and the action still on the main screen wo... : dantastic
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  I would think Wii U would be the best console platform for this type of game, wonder why they are ruling ... : jeffmoeller
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    install base, cost in money/time to develop all the 2nd screen feature, or just plain not wanting to do ... : snubble100
    • Also Nintendo's external support has long been horrific : geedeck
• Minecraft, I remember that. : HockeyJohnston
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  Oh the drama!! Maybe Nintendo should just make games for Sony and MS : Pneum0
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    Or maybe they shouldn't. : Xulu
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      or... maybe they should : jim bone
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        But wouldn't. In a million years. : Xulu
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          or would... in 2 milion : jim bone
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            Yes, they would in 2 million years. You made an excellent point. Mine. : Xulu
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              bro u just agreed with me : jim bone
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                Yea, when you contradicted yourself. : Xulu
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                  buddy... i was the one he said they would .. and then u agreed with me. r u serious?? : jim bone
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                    ... I guess it'll take you 2 million years to figure it out. : Xulu
                    • wow u r not making sense. can any1 understand this guy lol??? : jim bone
      • http://playeressence.com/microsoft-and-sony-are-closer-to-going-third-party-than-nintendo-lets-get-the-fa... : Derringer
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  it would sell like hotcakes on the wii u demographic........and the controller usage.....damn. : Chandler55
  • yah it seems like a no brainer... but I keep hearing nothing but bad news for the WiiU. : Shadowdane
  • I bet is the development costs for this console. : ysbreker
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  Wii U is a dead console, Nintendo should just start getting ready to make their games for other consoles.... : rubencamacho78
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    ^said before the wii and gamecube as well : EvilDolemite
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      Please, the Gamecube and Wii were never this bad off. : baron calamity
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        yah the Wii started selling like hotcakes... there is pretty much no hype surrounding the WiiU in the ge... : Shadowdane
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          i don't think the average joe and sally even know about the WiiU. the marketing on it has been mostly ab... : nitrus
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            I still think naming the console Wii U was a mistake. You want average people to be aware that you mak... : gzubluck
            • Yup. I've met a lot of people who didn't understand that the WiiU was a new system, rather than a tablet ... : Vincent Grayson
            • Damned if you do, damned if you don't. They either ditch the branding of the enormously successful Wii an... : Grape Flavor
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              like the Playstation? or the Playstation 2? or the Playstation 3? or the soon to be Playstation 4? =/ : Anastomosis
              • hum... Wii U =/= Wii 2. That would have been an obvious thing to people (but it sounds bad and it ain't W... : gzubluck
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                Iterative numbering makes sense to people. If you have a Playstation and I have a Playstation 2, I'd bet ... : Vincent Grayson
                • Or iPad, iPad2, iPad and then iPad and iPad mini ? its lol worthy, and I don't really understand the re : BigT
          • My parents and their friends knew about the WiiU, I don't think this whole "nobody knows about the WiiU" ... : Derringer
      • Smart money is on all consoles launching soft in 2013, IMO. Price points will get lower and things will s... : HockeyJohnston
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      This isn't before anything, the Wii U has been out a while. : Halen
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        Not even four months. : Derringer
        • Practically an eternity in this market. : Halen
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    Yup, and it's been over since 1996. It's a pretty long time to be in denial, you got to admire their moxy... : CampKusoge
    • Or maybe you're just full of cookie dough. : Xulu
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      Nintendo is sitting on a mountain of cash thanks to the DS, 3DS and the Wii. : Derringer
      • Right, and they can tighten their belts and survive until things turn around. Just saying, I've been h... : CampKusoge
  • As long as the console will sell for their 1st party titles, there's no way they should do that. Still... : gzubluck
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    isn't nintendo the only one making money? Sony's games division has been in the red forever : AllYourBase
    • Well they're not making money right now, but you identified their disadvantage - they don't have other bu... : Grape Flavor
    • Sony had to sell their US headquarters to keep themselves going, and Nintendo is the one that is failing ... : Derringer
• If the next XBOX moves to an x86 architecture (which seems very likely at this point) its going to be EXT... : sniii
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  Is it bad that I smile every time the WiiU gets shot down when devs are talking multiplatform? : GreggD
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    Yes. But it's not surprising, a lot of people hate Nintendo. I don't understand it in the slightest, but ... : Grape Flavor
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      It's not just posters on the internet, either. It's the entire gaming industry. These articles illustrate... : Grape Flavor
      • It's the same thing people did to PC back when XBOX launched. Money is a potent motivator. : Pneum0
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      Yep, pretty much this. I don't really understand why either :( Nintendo just became uncool out of nowher... : MetaSaval
      • I think it's because the original Playstation generation is finally in a position of power. Early to mid... : timmie
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        Nintendo paved the way for these companies to even exist in people's living rooms, they'd still be developing on PC (those that started there at least) and a lot of console only devs wouldn't even be around.
        
        It's kinda like biting the hand that feeds you.

        Mar 06, 2013 7:06am PST
        Nintendo paved the way for these companies to even exist in people's living rooms, they'd still be develo... : Derringer
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      Because Nintendo is not kind to developers is the answer. They don't do much to cater to the devs like So... : bozer
      • I think there's a lot of factors, but this is definitely one of them. In addition, I can't shake the f... : Vincent Grayson
      • Except so far I've heard the exact opposite for the WiiU, they are even funding Bayonetta 2 for Platinum ... : Derringer
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      Because my wii started collecting dust within six months of purchase. They did a horrible job with onlin... : dedgecko
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        And that's as fair a reason as any to not buy into their new hardware, but to actively take pleasure at t... : CampKusoge
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          Welcome to the internet? : dedgecko
          • That's not really a reason. If the internet jumped off a bridge, would you do it too? : CampKusoge
  • Have they fucked you over in the past because otherwise why would you smile upon their misfortune. : DrWaffles
  • Yes, it is? Why so much vitriol at them? And I agree with what someone said earlier, of all the console... : timmie
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  Pity. It'd be pretty damn good on the Wii U. : kallanta
  • Yeah the gamepad could serve for a lot of things in that game, like inventory and a map like how ZombiU u... : dvldog760
  • After playing ZombiU any game with an inventory on PC, PS3 or Xbox feels outdated and navigating menus se... : Derringer
• Well, it was one of the first game I thought about when holding my Wii U gamepad, that's a shame. : gzubluck