The WiiU port vs. Nintendo Switch version

Honestly, the fairest option IF its finacially doable is to just provide a digital only version for Wii U. Beyond that, I think peeps are gonna have to get a free swap to a SWITCH or just get money back

I disagree on the WiiU being on its way out by 2018. It was on it way out in 2016 and it's going to be euthanized in early 2017 with the switch. By 2018 you won't find any store shelf that still sells new WiiU products. 

I do agree on Iga needing to have this conversation with the backers and making his options clear as day and why switching for the Switch is the best and most viable option for the future of Bloodstained and it's hopes of turning into a successful and prolific franchise. 

If I where more selfish I would had voted Yes because is for the best but at the same time I feel bad for the Wii u owners who pledged to this game. Full compensation should be given to them in the form of a choice of refund or system change. (Even thought I doubt that people that bought a Wii U will stay on that console forever since you either eventually move to a newer console or PC.) I doubt monetary compensation will be given but hey the backers exclusive copy will be rare on itself so perhaps you could sell it for a scalping price.

This poll should be locked to only the backers who chose the Wii U as their console of choice.

Yep, Scars Unseen is correct. The official poll tied to backers would have to be done by FanGamer. Surprisingly though, past polls done here on the forum when compared percentage wise to official polls done by FanGamer have been very reflective of those results. So check the polls for the shaders against the results from the official polls to see what I mean. I think we have a good representation here on the forums.

I have been thinking more. IGA should deliver the Wii U version because it was a part of the Kickstarter campaign. Armature is handling both Wii U and Vita ports and I hope they can finish their work. It is fair to make it because it was one of the goals of the Kickstarter. Many supporters backed for Wii U version, and as other goals, this one should be fulfilled. It doesn`t really matter if Wii U will be relevant or not in 2018, it matters that it was one of the goals/promises. At the moment of the campaign and coming up with stretch goals, they already knew that Wii U is at the end of its life cycle.

Now that Switch has been announced, it makes sense to make Bloodstained port for it as well. As Unreal engine 4 will be supported on NS, it will be easy enough to make a port. The NS port can be financed by the publisher and this version can do really well on the market. So, yeah, I am saying both Wii U and Switch versions should be done. Wii U as part of the campaign, and additional NS version which will probably sell very well.

I am sure IGA will launch a poll to the backers of the Wii U version and will make the best decision he can. Whatever happens, I will support him. If I had to choose now, I would pick the Switch version in the Kickstarter campaign. Switch seems really great because we would be able to play both on big HDTV screen and on the small screen wherever we are.

Very well said. I couldn't agree more with this.

As recent as the Shantae Kickstarter they dropped the once promised PS3 and 360 ports of the game while offering refunds for those who couldn't opt for a different platform option to little to no opprobrium from its backers. This is proof that it can be done because it has happened before. And if Iga thinks a WiiU version dampens the game's chances for success I'll support him through and through.

As Ben Judd said: a Switch version gives the game a bigger chance of turning into a franchise than a WiiU does (which would be made almost exclusively for KS backers).

During the campaign it was continuously talked about that stretch goals were discussed before being implemented. If we're going to believe that IGA is as hands on as he's shown himself to be it's kind of weird to posit that anything was done over his head.

As for my opinion on things: well, I'm with IGA. He said it's something that they have to think about but they'd completely have a discussion with backers first with what they'd like to do and I'm fine with that.

A thing to remember with Half Genie Hero is that the reason the PS3 and 360 versions were cancelled is that when the survey went out and people picked either one only was down at 1% of backers. Here's what they had to say:


"Some months back we asked you to please confirm your platform of choice, and there was a mass migration from the previous generation of consoles to Xbox One and PS4. Because we’re down to 1% of backers who still prefer Xbox 360 or PS3, we’ve made the difficult decision to cancel these versions of the game. We feel that the months it would take for the team to release these versions would be better spent on the game’s DLC, which serves the majority of Backers in the best possible way. We’ve been working through the remaining list of Backers who have no other means of enjoying the game, and are working with them one-on-one to make sure they’re taken care of in light of their very long wait for this product. If you fall into that category and have not heard from us yet, please contact us. Our goal is to make sure you can play the game, and that you are completely satisfied. — Wayforward"

And this was 3 years after the KS ended. Well into this console cycle. Barring delays, Bloodstained will be out in 2018 so one year or so after the Switch debuts in March 2017. Certainly you want to do right by your product. But IGA seems like the type of person to also want to do right by his fans. And I think he will.