NEWS: More producers are giving up on WII U (12/15/2016)
Dec 18, 2016 6:26:44 GMT -6
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Post by Pure Miriam on Dec 18, 2016 6:26:44 GMT -6
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'Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night': Will Igarashi Cancel The Game's Wii U Version?
As more and more developers abandon the Nintendo Wii U for its newer and more powerful sibling, the Nintendo Switch, backers now fear that "Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night" will follow suit.
In the game's latest development update, Koji Igarashi explained that the team will be using procedural generation technique to change the way the game's environment is represented visually. Iga, as his fans call him, explained in detail how this will work in the game, but what he said towards the end of the update concerned some fans.
"Since we're releasing this game on high-spec machines, I felt it was necessary for the graphics to offer a high level of detail," Igarashi said. "Next month, or I should say, near Christmas, I hope to show you a new environment made using this process."
One fan on Kickstarter commented, "Now that Yooka-Laylee has joined the long list of Kickstarters that backed out on Wii U stretch goals I'm going to take 'since we're releasing this game on high-spec machines' as official confirmation that the Wii U version of Bloodstained has been cancelled."
Earlier this week, another Kickstarter game has announced the cancellation of its Wii U port. Playtonic Games has said on its official website that they will no longer release "Yooka-Laylee" on the Wii U, and will be making the jump to Nintendo's upcoming console, the Nintendo Switch.
"The Playtonic team is sad to confirm that despite our best efforts and exploring every possible avenue, we've encountered unforeseen technical issues that unfortunately mean it will be impossible for us to release the game on Wii U as initially planned," the developers said.
Also earlier this month, indie developer Concerned Ape announced that its popular farming simulation game "Stardew Valley" will no longer be developed for the Wii U as well, and will also be making the jump to Switch.
"Looking at Wii U and the current gaming landscape, we made the difficult choice to shift our development efforts to creating a version for Nintendo Switch," Concerned Ape's Eric Barone said. "I am really looking forward to the Switch, and I believe that the Switch's unique capabilities could create some exciting opportunities for 'Stardew Valley'."
"Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night" is still slated for a 2018 release, and we don't know what the status of the Wii U will be during those times. At this point, scrapping the Wii U version might be the wisest choice, although this will surely disappoint a lot of Wii U users.
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'Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night': Will Igarashi Cancel The Game's Wii U Version?
As more and more developers abandon the Nintendo Wii U for its newer and more powerful sibling, the Nintendo Switch, backers now fear that "Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night" will follow suit.
In the game's latest development update, Koji Igarashi explained that the team will be using procedural generation technique to change the way the game's environment is represented visually. Iga, as his fans call him, explained in detail how this will work in the game, but what he said towards the end of the update concerned some fans.
"Since we're releasing this game on high-spec machines, I felt it was necessary for the graphics to offer a high level of detail," Igarashi said. "Next month, or I should say, near Christmas, I hope to show you a new environment made using this process."
One fan on Kickstarter commented, "Now that Yooka-Laylee has joined the long list of Kickstarters that backed out on Wii U stretch goals I'm going to take 'since we're releasing this game on high-spec machines' as official confirmation that the Wii U version of Bloodstained has been cancelled."
Earlier this week, another Kickstarter game has announced the cancellation of its Wii U port. Playtonic Games has said on its official website that they will no longer release "Yooka-Laylee" on the Wii U, and will be making the jump to Nintendo's upcoming console, the Nintendo Switch.
"The Playtonic team is sad to confirm that despite our best efforts and exploring every possible avenue, we've encountered unforeseen technical issues that unfortunately mean it will be impossible for us to release the game on Wii U as initially planned," the developers said.
Also earlier this month, indie developer Concerned Ape announced that its popular farming simulation game "Stardew Valley" will no longer be developed for the Wii U as well, and will also be making the jump to Switch.
"Looking at Wii U and the current gaming landscape, we made the difficult choice to shift our development efforts to creating a version for Nintendo Switch," Concerned Ape's Eric Barone said. "I am really looking forward to the Switch, and I believe that the Switch's unique capabilities could create some exciting opportunities for 'Stardew Valley'."
"Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night" is still slated for a 2018 release, and we don't know what the status of the Wii U will be during those times. At this point, scrapping the Wii U version might be the wisest choice, although this will surely disappoint a lot of Wii U users.
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