I'd like to see Portal 2 on Wii.

I know it's kind of late, but I'm surprised no one else has asked for it. I would have liked to see the first Portal on Wii, but now that Portal 2 was announced, I thought this could be a better chance. The Wii's controls work just right for the game, especially if they could be customizable.

I assume you'll make the Source Engine work on Wii then? Head_of_games

I would love to see Portal on Wii. The controls on Wii would be perfect for the game. It would probably be the best console version because of it.

There's a load of 360/PS3 games I'd like to see on Wii. But it won't happen cos devs hate the Wii :(locopatho

If Portal 2 would get released for the Wii, they better make it a downloadable game instead of a disc game.

If Portal 2 would get released for the Wii, they better make it a downloadable game instead of a disc game.

Alisbet

I don't think it would be possible.

There's a load of 360/PS3 games I'd like to see on Wii. But it won't happen cos devs hate the Wii :(locopatho

It's because the Wii has nowhere near the power to run them correctly and once made they wont sell

It has nothing to do with a dev's like or dislike for the console

[QUOTE="locopatho"]There's a load of 360/PS3 games I'd like to see on Wii. But it won't happen cos devs hate the Wii :(Jaysonguy

It's because the Wii has nowhere near the power to run them correctly and once made they wont sell

It has nothing to do with a dev's like or dislike for the console

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="locopatho"]There's a load of 360/PS3 games I'd like to see on Wii. But it won't happen cos devs hate the Wii :(nintenjoe3

It's because the Wii has nowhere near the power to run them correctly and once made they wont sell

It has nothing to do with a dev's like or dislike for the console

Where did you hear that from :|

[QUOTE="nintenjoe3"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

It's because the Wii has nowhere near the power to run them correctly and once made they wont sell

It has nothing to do with a dev's like or dislike for the console

AmayaPapaya

Where did you hear that from :|

It's because the Wii has nowhere near the power to run them correctly and once made they wont sell

It has nothing to do with a dev's like or dislike for the console

Jaysonguy

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

It's because the Wii has nowhere near the power to run them correctly and once made they wont sell

It has nothing to do with a dev's like or dislike for the console

JuarN18

The physics in Portal are just a modified Havok engine. Considering the Havok engine worked for the GCN and X box, I don't see why it can't work for the Wii.

[QUOTE="locopatho"]There's a load of 360/PS3 games I'd like to see on Wii. But it won't happen cos devs hate the Wii :(Jaysonguy

It's because the Wii has nowhere near the power to run them correctly and once made they wont sell

It has nothing to do with a dev's like or dislike for the console

Not true entirely. Portal 1, to my knowledge from beating it many times, does less physics-wise and Graphics-wise than Half Life 2, which ran on the Xbox, and the Wii is moderately more powerful than the Xbox

And even Portal 2 is based off the minimum requirements of Half Life 2's original release (not the orange box re-release which raised the specs even though it could run at lower specs and well too) Portal only really needs about a 1.2Ghz P3 and 256MB RAM on a PC to run decent that is not too terribly far away from Wii specs, and with Valve's programming know-how and how simple it is to program for the Wii, and being that run-able builds of Portal and Half Life 2 exist for Xbox and therefore can run on Wii, Portal 1 is very much capable of being on Wii and being very good control-wise and graphics-wise, Portal 2 is a new game we have no clue if Valve will continue their usual PC trend of setting the bar low on System Requirements so the masses can play their titles or if they will push it to the max.

Whether it would sell remains to be seen, but no one should expect Portal to sell well anywhere but PC, its a 2 hour game with no replay value (well little replay value) and no multiplayer should cost no more than $19.99 retail, and Valve knows it, thats why Portal retails for $9.99 on PC now at game stores

And furthermore the title will sell well (depending on developer investment and I doubt a Portal build for Wii using the still good Source Engine for Original Xbox would cost much at all since it already works on Wii, it'd probably be a pretty safe investment so long as they advertise well) if they advertised a title well they could push 100,000 units for $20 at retail, and a couple of million dollars off a (maybe tens of thousands of dollars, maybe 100k or so) investment since most of the tools Valve would use for a Wii version seem to honestly already be there.

I don't see how the Wii can't run a lot of these HD/PC titles "correctly" as some people say

The physics in Portal is nothing special, its no better than some 6 year old Original Xbox games, and the graphics in 480p wouldn't actually hinderthe gameplay of the title, so it would seem to play "correctly" to me. I mean Resident Evil 5 shouldn't run "correctly" on the Wii even though the character animations and physics seem to be largely recycled from RE4.

Speaking of that, I still don't understand why RE5 isn't on Wii from a business view. They said it couldn't be done, but they released a last gen game with a fresh coat of 1080p paint, and they said it couldn't run the title screen yet now the Wii runs both the COD4 engine (with little to no gameplay impairments) and the MT Framework that RE5 uses. I think Capcom is just lazy, and that Valve is also lazy. But maybe Portal 1/2 on Wii wouldn't sell well at all, so I'd imagine Valve doesn't think so and thats why they don't do it, but RE5 is plain stupid coz thats guaranteed 1-2 million units sold on Wii

Sorry to go a bit off topic there TC, i'd think Portal 2 could potentially work on great on Wii, but i'm having a hard time wishing for Wii version of P2 when HL2:EP3 isn't here yet on other platforms (Get on it Valve)

[QUOTE="JuarN18"]

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

It's because the Wii has nowhere near the power to run them correctly and once made they wont sell

It has nothing to do with a dev's like or dislike for the console

AmayaPapaya

The physics in Portal are just a modified Havok engine. Considering the Havok engine worked for the GCN and X box, I don't see why it can't work for the Wii.

EX: Bioshock runs in the old Unreal 2.5 engine something the wii can run without a problem but the wii will never have bioshock's water effects and lightning

[QUOTE="AmayaPapaya"]

[QUOTE="JuarN18"] I agree, portal's physics need the power, the game doesn't work without them

JuarN18

The physics in Portal are just a modified Havok engine. Considering the Havok engine worked for the GCN and X box, I don't see why it can't work for the Wii.

EX: Bioshock runs in the old Unreal 2.5 engine something the wii can run without a problem but the wii will never have bioshock's water effects and lightning

Also Source can work on the Wii not on high settings. But Valve said they can get the source engine to work on the Wii.

I assume you'll make the Source Engine work on Wii then? Head_of_games

That would be very nice. Since I don't own a PS3 or a 360 I would buy that version even if it had inferior visuals.

That would be very nice. Since I don't own a PS3 or a 360 I would buy that version even if it had inferior visuals.

Pierst179

[QUOTE="Pierst179"]

That would be very nice. Since I don't own a PS3 or a 360 I would buy that version even if it had inferior visuals.

when I played Portal on my Laptop and when I played Metroid Prime for the Wii....I thought to myself...

Why isn't this game on the Wii?

when I played Portal on my Laptop and when I played Metroid Prime for the Wii....I thought to myself...

Why isn't this game on the Wii?

LegatoSkyheart

Because the Wii doesn't have near the power to run it

That's why

[QUOTE="locopatho"]There's a load of 360/PS3 games I'd like to see on Wii. But it won't happen cos devs hate the Wii :(WreckEm711

I really really hate to admit it but I believe there's actually a ton of truth to this unfortunately. But the Wii is so underpowered and outdated (even though I love it) that's not an enticing platform for a lot of bigtime core devs to work on. A sad truth but a truth nonetheless.

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

when I played Portal on my Laptop and when I played Metroid Prime for the Wii....I thought to myself...

Why isn't this game on the Wii?

Jaysonguy

Because the Wii doesn't have near the power to run it

That's why

I think that's a little bit of Bull Honkey cause.

This

doesn't look much VASTLY SUPERIOUR to this.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

when I played Portal on my Laptop and when I played Metroid Prime for the Wii....I thought to myself...

Why isn't this game on the Wii?

LegatoSkyheart

Because the Wii doesn't have near the power to run it

That's why

I think that's a little bit of Bull Honkey cause.

This

doesn't look much VASTLY SUPERIOUR to this.

Oh God

I'm glad you found a pic of Portal running on the Coleco Adam and you think that proves anything

You've cemented my argument. You're showing Portal at it's lowest specs which I bet runs at 8fps and that still looks better then Metroid 3

Let alone the physics engine that the Wii can't run at all

People find a game that looks ok and ask "why can't this run on the Wii" and no one pays attention to physics and AI and sound, all things that the Wii is a generation behind.

The mantra of "I don't mind playing an inferior version" is great but asking devs to waste their time making the worst version available while there's a multitude of options to play the games isn't fair

So would I. It would be great with the motion controls.

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

Because the Wii doesn't have near the power to run it

That's why

Jaysonguy

I think that's a little bit of Bull Honkey cause.

This

doesn't look much VASTLY SUPERIOUR to this.

Oh God

I'm glad you found a pic of Portal running on the Coleco Adam and you think that proves anything

You've cemented my argument. You're showing Portal at it's lowest specs which I bet runs at 8fps and that still looks better then Metroid 3

Let alone the physics engine that the Wii can't run at all

People find a game that looks ok and ask "why can't this run on the Wii" and no one pays attention to physics and AI and sound, all things that the Wii is a generation behind.

The mantra of "I don't mind playing an inferior version" is great but asking devs to waste their time making the worst version available while there's a multitude of options to play the games isn't fair

That Picture of Portal running on the "Coleco Adam" is a screen shot from Portal on my Laptop.

and fyi, it runs in more frames than just 8.

I'd love to see Portal on the Wii. Think it would work perfectly on the platform. Although...with Move coming to the PS3 and Portal 2 as well...isn't it the same thing only better?

Oh God

I'm glad you found a pic of Portal running on the Coleco Adam and you think that proves anything

You've cemented my argument. You're showing Portal at it's lowest specs which I bet runs at 8fps and that still looks better then Metroid 3

Let alone the physics engine that the Wii can't run at all

People find a game that looks ok and ask "why can't this run on the Wii" and no one pays attention to physics and AI and sound, all things that the Wii is a generation behind.

The mantra of "I don't mind playing an inferior version" is great but asking devs to waste their time making the worst version available while there's a multitude of options to play the games isn't fair

Jaysonguy

I'd agree with ya except for one series. Boom Blox had some lovely physics on Wii. I was quite impressed to see dozens of blocks (blox? :P) spinning or falling away. It wasn't something I expected from Wii. I think the Portal physics could be possible on Wii. I just don't think they bothered. I agree with you about devs not being bothered to make a worst version too.

[QUOTE="locopatho"]There's a load of 360/PS3 games I'd like to see on Wii. But it won't happen cos devs hate the Wii :(WreckEm711

Unfortunately, that is the case. Most Multiplat games could be ported to the Wii with some graphical changes. However, the devs say that on the Wii, there simply, "isn't the market for it." I recognize that some games might just be too big to fit on a Wii disc.

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

Because the Wii doesn't have near the power to run it

That's why

Jaysonguy

I think that's a little bit of Bull Honkey cause.

This

doesn't look much VASTLY SUPERIOUR to this.

Oh God

I'm glad you found a pic of Portal running on the Coleco Adam and you think that proves anything

You've cemented my argument. You're showing Portal at it's lowest specs which I bet runs at 8fps and that still looks better then Metroid 3

Let alone the physics engine that the Wii can't run at all

People find a game that looks ok and ask "why can't this run on the Wii" and no one pays attention to physics and AI and sound, all things that the Wii is a generation behind.

The mantra of "I don't mind playing an inferior version" is great but asking devs to waste their time making the worst version available while there's a multitude of options to play the games isn't fair

Ok, check out the texture in that portal screenshot. Horrible. Yes, it may be in it's lowest specs, but that is one way that consoles triumph over PC. If you have the console, it will run that game. PC you have to worry about have enough RAM, or good enough graphic and sound cards. And why would you be worried about physics on Portal?

EDIT: Here is a much better graphics comparison:

There's a load of 360/PS3 games I'd like to see on Wii. But it won't happen cos devs hate the Wii :(locopatho

exactly, you said it all. well at least i have PS3 tooi guess...

I recognize that some games might just be too big to fit on a Wii disc.

wes008

A wii dual layer disc can fit just a bit more than the 360's. There are only 3 dual layer disc games also, so that isn't a problem at all

[QUOTE="LegatoSkyheart"]

when I played Portal on my Laptop and when I played Metroid Prime for the Wii....I thought to myself...

Why isn't this game on the Wii?

Jaysonguy

Because the Wii doesn't have near the power to run it

That's why

Ok, check out the texture in that portal screenshot. Horrible. Yes, it may be in it's lowest specs, but that is one way that consoles triumph over PC. If you have the console, it will run that game. PC you have to worry about have enough RAM, or good enough graphic and sound cards. And why would you be worried about physics on Portal?

EDIT: Here is a much better graphics comparison:

wes008

Yeah that is a bit of a better comparison. I still say it's Bull Snot to say that the Wii can't run Portal.

There's a load of 360/PS3 games I'd like to see on Wii. But it won't happen cos devs hate the Wii :(locopatho

[QUOTE="locopatho"]There's a load of 360/PS3 games I'd like to see on Wii. But it won't happen cos devs hate the Wii :(Darkainious

Most Wii games use pointing the wiimote to aim in FPS's. Whenever you are increasing speed going through portals at ridiculous speeds to build momentum, there is no way you could manage to get a good enough responce to flip around aim at the small square, and fire a portal in time. Maybe it would work with a classic controller, but I'm not sure I'd wanna play Portal on a classic.

Most Wii games use pointing the wiimote to aim in FPS's. Whenever you are increasing speed going through portals at ridiculous speeds to build momentum, there is no way you could manage to get a good enough responce to flip around aim at the small square, and fire a portal in time. Maybe it would work with a classic controller, but I'm not sure I'd wanna play Portal on a classic.

Shadowtails9000