Dark Souls II Wii U Petition Nets 10,000 Signatures

The online petition at Change.org calling on Namco Bandai to bring Dark Souls II to the Wii U is picking up steam. The petition today crossed 10,000 signatures, a marked improvement over the 3,000 it had earlier this week.

The creator of the petition says the Wii U is a worthwhile platform for Dark Souls II for two main reasons. The first, he said, is that the Wii U's GamePad would open up beneficial inventory management options.

The second major reason Dark Souls II should come to the Wii U, he said, is the console's "affordability" relative to the PC and PS3, as well as online fees associated with Xbox Live. Online access for the Wii U is free, with the exception of a 50-cent charge for minors

Dark Souls II will feature a new hero, a fresh storyline, and an "unfamiliar" setting. "Epic battles with gruesome enemies" are promised, as well as a revamped server-based multiplayer mode that aims to "put a distinct Dark Souls II twist on the concept of playing with others."

Dark Souls II will also be "more straightforward and more understandable," according to new director Tomohiro Shibuya. The game was announced during the 2012 Video Game Awards last Friday.Gamespot

Personally, I don't see any reason for Dark Souls II should not come to Wii U. Developers and publishers should try and capitalize on the fact that there are now FOUR viable systems on the market, and not three, and attempt to put all their games on the Wii U.

Have you signed the petition yet?

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Have no interest in the Wii-U whatsoever, but hey, why not?

*signs*

Yeah I signed the petition just because developers should put their games on all systems if they are multiplats.

Nah, a Wii U version would just take away development time for the 360/PS3 versions. They can shove this petition. MercenaryMafia

More people that play it the better.

More people that play it the better.

ShadowMoses900

Gamepad functions would be neat. You have your inventory and what not. What if it's Wii U exclusive?Samus3D

Console to have Dark Souls, Monster Hunter, and Dragon Quest at the same time= win

"Wii U has a horrible, slow CPU"- Oles Shishkovtsov (Metro: LL dev)

Cool. Hope they achieve their goal.

Wow, not bad. Maybe Wii-U will get the Prepare to Not Die edition

Cause it's gonna be dumbed down on all platforms so it can be more accessable, get it?

Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate= Prepare to kill
Dark Souls II= Prepare to die
Wii U owners will get the full package lol.

Given the half arsed attempt they made with the PC version with no way of fixing it? clyde46

Oh come on, modders did a great job there, hell, they even started a Dark Souls Nexus. That reminds me, haven't even played it yet, despite enjoying Demon's Souls on the PS3 a lot...

Will I ever get the chance and the time to play Dark Souls, I wonder?

[QUOTE="MercenaryMafia"]Nah, a Wii U version would just take away development time for the 360/PS3 versions. They can shove this petition. charizard1605

Signed.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="MercenaryMafia"]Nah, a Wii U version would just take away development time for the 360/PS3 versions. They can shove this petition. AcidSoldner

I don't care about a WiiU version, but at the same time, I think everyone deserves to play this game, So I'll sign.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="MercenaryMafia"]Nah, a Wii U version would just take away development time for the 360/PS3 versions. They can shove this petition. AcidSoldner

Just Signed It.

Personally, I don't see any reason for Dark Souls II should not come to Wii U. Developers and publishers should try and capitalize on the fact that there are now FOUR viable systems on the market, and not three, and attempt to put all their games on the Wii U.

charizard1605

A platform existing and having a userbase is not reason enough to immediately start porting everything to it. They have to consider things like:

How much of Dark Souls' fairly niche audience will have come to the Wii U by the time DS II launches?

How much of that even smaller niche would buy the Wii U version over all others?

Are we certain we can make the Wii U version the best console version? (no it's not a "copy/paste" job, don't be silly)

Will Nintendo's online infrastructure support the things we want to do with the multiplayer functionality in DS II?

From the outside looking in, I wouldn't make a WU version either if I were them.

[QUOTE="AcidSoldner"][QUOTE="charizard1605"] How...? :|charizard1605

Someone doesn't know dlck about game dev.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="AcidSoldner"]What do you mean how? Development of another version or even a port takes time and resources. The game is already on 3 separate platforms (PS3, 360, and PC) and I highly, highly doubt there are Wii-U only owners out there so the game is readily available to just about anyone.Ocid1

Someone doesn't know dlck about game dev.

The Wii U was specifically designed to make porting from the Xbox 360 as easy and painless as possible.charizard1605

[QUOTE="AcidSoldner"][QUOTE="charizard1605"] How...? :|charizard1605

The PC version of Dark Souls should have just been a simple port (considering the similar architecture) and look how that turned out.

[QUOTE="Ocid1"]

[QUOTE="charizard1605"] Why would you want to lock out an entire section of the audience from getting the game? In no way will adding the Wii U to the list of platforms detract from the development of the game in anyway. We're talking about what is essentially a copy/pase job, with maybe adding support for off screen play. The rationales for justifying why the game should not be on Wii U are ridiculous.charizard1605

Someone doesn't know dlck about game dev.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]

Personally, I don't see any reason for Dark Souls II should not come to Wii U. Developers and publishers should try and capitalize on the fact that there are now FOUR viable systems on the market, and not three, and attempt to put all their games on the Wii U.

Cherokee_Jack

A platform existing and having a userbase is not reason enough to immediately start porting everything to it. They have to consider things like:

How much of Dark Souls' fairly niche audience will have come to the Wii U by the time DS II launches?

How much of that even smaller niche would buy the Wii U version over all others?

Are we certain we can make the Wii U version the best console version? (no it's not a "copy/paste" job, don't be silly)

Will Nintendo's online infrastructure support the things we want to do with the multiplayer functionality in DS II?

From the outside looking in, I wouldn't make a WU version either if I were them.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="Ocid1"]

Someone doesn't know dlck about game dev.

AcidSoldner

I dont see why they wouldnt bring it to the WiiU, but I doubt it'll be the platform I play it on. Signing anyways though.

The state of Wii U and PC gaming:

beg beg beg for games.

The state of Wii U and PC gaming:

beg beg beg for games.

Mr_BillGates

Trolling quality has seriously dipped in recent years.

If that crappy hardware could actually handle Dark Souls 2 then I'd be all for it coming to WiiU but I doubt it. The CPU is only clocked at 1.23 GHz and Demons Souls already had problems running smoothly on a PS3.

That said, I recently sold my PS3 so I need a system to play DS2 on. If it comes out on WiiU I would buy the system and the game and just hope other Mature titles came out for WiiU down the road, as unlikely as that is to happen.

In short, I guess I'll sign the petition...

edit: wow, noevermind that petition wants way too much personal information and the necessary goal is unreachable (88,000). no way jose

Given the half arsed attempt they made with the PC version with no way of fixing it? clyde46

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="Ocid1"]

Someone doesn't know dlck about game dev.

AcidSoldner

No

Graphically it's above the PS3 version and in some regards above the 360 version, it's the only console version without screen tearing according to DF.

Performance wise in the SP campaign it is below the PS3 version however in the area that is the main focus of the COD series MP it is more or less on par with the 360 version.

So unless your one of those rare SP only COD players then no it is not worse than the PS3 version.

[QUOTE="clyde46"]Given the half arsed attempt they made with the PC version with no way of fixing it? Advid-Gamer

If that crappy hardware could actually handle Dark Souls 2 then I'd be all for it coming to WiiU but I doubt it. The CPU is only clocked at 1.23 GHz and Demons Souls already had problems running smoothly on a PS3.

trollop_scat

Here.

[QUOTE="clyde46"]Given the half arsed attempt they made with the PC version with no way of fixing it? Advid-Gamer

What? :lol:

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"][QUOTE="clyde46"]Given the half arsed attempt they made with the PC version with no way of fixing it? MrYaotubo

If that crappy hardware could actually handle Dark Souls 2 then I'd be all for it coming to WiiU but I doubt it. The CPU is only clocked at 1.23 GHz and Demons Souls already had problems running smoothly on a PS3.

trollop_scat

Ugh SW

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