Developers agree that WiiU is the most difficult platform to develop for

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/01/the-next-generation-according-to-game-developers

"63% of developers who spoke to IGN said the Wii U would be the most challenging platform to develop for. One creator went as far as saying, 'we won't be working on Wii U due to these complexities' "

[This is in comparsion to the next-gen Xbox and PS, not current gen systems]

WiiU, an overpriced 7-year old hardware that is also the most diffcult system to develop for. 3rd parties have already jumped the sunken ship. My god, the WiiU is already the most disasterous gaming system since the virtual boy. No wonder Nintendo's price keeps on plummetting (from $70 all the way down to $14 now). Iwata should just resign now because no doubt he will be fired shortly after E3.

haters gonna hate.

Microsoft's trick for their new Xbox.

1) Release a bunch of core games and exclusives we have begging for like a new Kameo, Perfect, Killer Instinct, etc. at launch or near launch.

2) Trick all the core gamers into buying the new Xbox.

3) Release a good amount of core games for the first two years and then....


4) Appeal to the casual audience who has been a little hesitant in buying a new console for the next 5 years.

they were talking about the complexities of coming up with creative ideas to make use of the controller. It was kind of obvious since all games are made with buttons in my mind and Nintendo forcing their innovation down the developers throatsis not helpinng. I hope Sony and MS realize this and make their gimmicks as a second option for devs to support it only if they want to.

But that article is pretty old though....

After seeing the Wii U system config patent a few weeks ago, it doesn't surprise me to see complaints, but those complaints in the link don't mention why it's difficult to develop for. The development tools could be immature. I would expect Nintendo to go the GC and Wii route, aiming for a highly efficient system specification with well documented hardware.

New hardware is harder to develop for?

New hardware is harder to develop for?

Gxgear

yeah we heard this with the ps3 and guess what it didn't out sell the others but it got some of the best games this gen! HA! The Wii U is nintendo so it will out sell the others big time. Plus compared to the PS3 and 360 whihc the devs have been making games for going on 7 years of course its harder, but I'm sure it will be on par or easier to devlope for then the 720 or PS4

The same thing happens with at least one system per cycle, past couple of cycles it has been the Playstation brand that gets this talk. Money makes things happen, if the WiiU gets a larger percent of the market again then developers wont have a choice but to develop for it, and all this talk about being hard to develop for will be forgottern pretty quick.

I recall devs saying the same thing about the PS3. The Wii U will be just fine.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]'Anonymous developers' Stopped reading thereFireEmblem74

OMG common sense strikes again!

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New hardware is harder to develop for?

PC_Otter

Whoosh! Right over your head.

It's new hardware, so it generallly takes some getting used to, right? Is this because of controller implementation? Nintendo is usually good with this kind of stuff.

I'll just wait a while to see what and how many games come out for it :P.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/01/the-next-generation-according-to-game-developers

"63% of developers who spoke to IGN said the Wii U would be the most challenging platform to develop for. One creator went as far as saying, ?we won?t be working on Wii U due to these complexities,"

WiiU, an overpriced 7-year old hardware that is also the most diffcult system to develop for. 3rd parties have already jumped the sunken ship. My god, the WiiU is already the most disasterous gaming system since the virtual boy. No wonder Nintendo's price keeps on plummetting (from $70 all the way down to $14 now). Iwata should just resign now because no doubt he will be fired shortly after E3.

runbleduck

WiiU's OpenGL/OpenCL should be similar MacOS X's OpenGL/OpenCL or Windows's OpenGL/OpenCL setup.

AMD's Intermediate Language (IL) forces all AMD's supported platforms to have DirectX ASM type language.

WiiU seems to be evolved version Xbox 360.

Iwata should just resign now because no doubt he will be fired shortly after E3.

runbleduck

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New hardware is harder to develop for?

Gxgear

Whoosh! Right over your head.

Developer: "We no do gud if we has to be creatives :(".Haziqonfire

Newest platform also the hardest to develop on? Who would have thought :roll:

Stop posting and do us all a favour.

they were talking about the complexities of coming up with creative ideas to make use of the controller. It was kind of obvious since all games are made with buttons in my mind and Nintendo forcing their innovation down the developers throatsis not helpinng. I hope Sony and MS realize this and make their gimmicks as a second option for devs to support it only if they want to.

But that article is pretty old though....

Gue1

Yep, Nintendo is forcing 3rd parties to develop fresh Ideas for the new controller, its not like developers are trying to give gamers something different to experience.

For anyone who overlooks it, the article and survey is all about NEXT GEN CONSOLES when referring to ease of development.

Might be a good idea to update your title TC.

Didn't only take the Darksider 2 developer like a few days to get it on the WiiU?

Yea I don't believe this. Sorry.

My money is on the Wii U relying on first party games

3rd party devs won't stick around once PS4/Xbox720 comes out

Reason why

Nintendo fans now a days don't buy anything other then Nintendo games and products

Hopefully if this is true, this also means it's significantly more powerful in the long term

Didn't only take the Darksider 2 developer like a few days to get it on the WiiU?

Yea I don't believe this. Sorry.

Kingpin0114

I think they are referring to the tablet part of it, not the actual architecture.

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Didn't only take the Darksider 2 developer like a few days to get it on the WiiU?

Yea I don't believe this. Sorry.

crimsonman1245

I think they are referring to the tablet part of it, not the actual architecture.

Yea I was actually thinking about that after I posted.

Nintendo fans now a days don't buy anything other then Nintendo games and products

ebrezzy1

[QUOTE="crimsonman1245"]

[QUOTE="Kingpin0114"]

Didn't only take the Darksider 2 developer like a few days to get it on the WiiU?

Yea I don't believe this. Sorry.

Kingpin0114

I think they are referring to the tablet part of it, not the actual architecture.

Yea I was actually thinking about that after I posted.

haters gonna hate.

KBFloYd

I agree.

Wii U with a v2 cell processor confirmed.

[QUOTE="crimsonman1245"]

[QUOTE="Kingpin0114"]

Didn't only take the Darksider 2 developer like a few days to get it on the WiiU?

Yea I don't believe this. Sorry.

Kingpin0114

I think they are referring to the tablet part of it, not the actual architecture.

Yea I was actually thinking about that after I posted.

[QUOTE="KBFloYd"]

haters gonna hate.

GameboyTroy

I agree.

How is it hating when it's just developers agreeing a platform is hard to develop for when they are the ones who have to pour hours into making the games.

My money is on the Wii U relying on first party games

3rd party devs won't stick around once PS4/Xbox720 comes out

Reason why

Nintendo fans now a days don't buy anything other then Nintendo games and products

ebrezzy1

Not true.I bought sega, ninty and capcom games on the Wii.A lot of the games in my collection were games created by sega or ninty.If I ever get a WiiU I will support third party devs.I have a 360 and own no first party games yet for it.

Wii U with a v2 cell processor confirmed.

michael582

That's impossible. Cell processor is made by Sony.

Anyway, these developers must be lazy if they are saying this.

I think it's mostly the controller that is causing all the problems.Their may be a small amount of hardware issues to.And the WiiU will be stronger then the current HD twins whether you like it or not TC.

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[QUOTE="crimsonman1245"]

I think they are referring to the tablet part of it, not the actual architecture.

osan0

Yea I was actually thinking about that after I posted.

Nintendo fans now a days don't buy anything other then Nintendo games and productsebrezzy1