Why Need for Speed: Rivals is skipping Wii U

i remember playing need for speed 2 sepcial edition at my neighbours house, so much fun back in the days,

also remember my parents buying me nfs 3 when it was released,

those were so much fun, but it seems as the graphics advanced, the level of fun decreased,

still want to check this game out, but i think i'd prefer forza5

firstly, mass effect 3 is a sequel, so only people interested in it would be people who have played previous mass effect games, therefor it means they would have a pc, or xbox 360 or ps3. and since mass effect 3 on wii u was released after other consoles, it was never given a chance.

same thing for most wanted, it was released 6 months ago on other consoles, if you werent interested in it when it was first released why would you be interested in it for the wii u??

i'd like to see 3rd party developers release games on the wii u at the same time as other consoles, giving it a fair chance,

I personally think in my opinion that EA should make a reboot the Need For Speed Franchise because the games are getting boring. Every new NFS game is just a new setting and some new cars thats it.They should make a game a open world game like The Crew for example

props for nintendo gamers, Most wanted utterly sucks. Saved quite a few bucks avoiding that garbage.

Everything seems to skip Wii U. Not surprising.

First of all the whole reason EA is snubbing Nintendo is because Nintendo didn't want EA's crummy Origin system on the WiiU and EA acted like a bunch of spoiled kids who couldn't get their way (remember how buddy buddy they were with MS pre 180?)

Secondly I love how we hate on EA unless it's about them snubbing Nintendo again, then we're all on their side.

Also even if this was on the WiiU, would any of you have bought it anyway? Are any of you going to buy Arkham Orgins, Watch Dogs, ACIV on the WiiU? Nah you'd rather spend $400-$500 for a slightly better looking version. So why is this a surprise to anyone?

How on earth is this game any different than the previous NFS games?

I agree and disagree with his comment. I agree the sales of the system and game are weak. I disagree because NFS most wanted was a port of a 4 month old game. Also, by that time the game was already on sale. It's a little of an unfair comparison.

Same here could not and still cannot find most wii u games in my local towns or city's.

<< LINK REMOVED >> They released Fifa 13 without the Ultimate team which is a very popular feature and then had the audacity to charge people full price for a gimped version of the game. They released Mass Effect 3 without Mass Effect 1 or 2 being thrown into the mix, so if anyone owning a Wii U had never played Mass Effect 1 and 2, why would they play the third one? Also they released Most Wanted U four months after its original release on other platforms and then wonder why their games never sold on the Wii U.

You can't port an old game and expect it to sell like hot cakes. If they only release games on popular platforms then why isn't there a 3DS release?

It was a launch game. Obviously alot more people own a wii u now and certainly more still over the holidays. Therefore more copies of games would be sold. It seems like quite a simple logic to me. Don't know why some developers have such a hard time understanding it.

The Wii U is getting pCARS, racing enthusiasts will be ok.

There's a new NFS game in the works? This is the first time I'm hearing about this.

A 2 year old port doesn't sell well so they cancel the current version of the game? Idiots!

Damn facebook trolls...

Wait, what happened to the Vita version that I preordered? :o

I don't think Wii U owners bought the console to play games like Need For Speed. For the Wii U, I'm only interested in the exclusive Nintendo Mario, Zelda etc. titles. Although, they were never enough to make the Wii U a worthwhile purchase.

@David Trail i think not, splinter cell blacklist,errr watchdogs is coming as well oh wait assasin creed 3 and 4 oh and arkham origins ok i am done.

@Thomas Galea U calling me stupid well maybe i am stupid Err because wiiu gamepad has gyroscopic controls so yeah it will be stupid fun for stupid me...

@Akash Ahmad# I_Dafaq_cares_with_Wii_U

@Lee Bailey ever heard of gyroscopic controls, i doubt so. WiiU has those so technically WiiU is more capable to give better racing experience as compared to ps3 and x360.

Hmm... I understand their decision (which is based on NFS: Most Wanted's sales) but at the same time I think this is a bad one. The reason I say that is because the Wii U is finally starting to come out of it's sales slump. Sales for the console have risen substantially over the past few weeks and there is still a steady stream of great games for the console coming throughout the rest of the Fall and Holiday Season which I think will sustain it's momentum. This is probably the best timing for a game like NFS: Rivals to actually flourish on the Wii U.

But being under EA's publishing umbrella can't be helping things either. EA has already said they are not currently working on any games for the Wii U and I think this is a trend we'll continue to see from them (regardless how good or bad the Wii U does in sales). EA simply wants nothing to do with that console.

Meh...The original Most Wanted was the last great NFS game

I thought EA wan't supporting the Wii U anyway?

I wish Nintendo had a console with normal 3rd party support. I'd make it my main console if so.

nfs? funny i thought i was playing burnout.

Third-party developers: "We wont support Wii U until sales pick up."

Nintendo: "Wii U sales will pick up once games get released for it."

It's the kind of situation that you never expected to find Nintendo in. Time will tell if they'll be able to figure it out...

I use to be a big fan of need for speed but not is not the same no more, it just so boring now.

If it does'nt have Mario or Yoshi in it....the14 people who own a wii-U will not buy it.

Dint enjoy most wanted The last NFS i truly enjoyed was NFS Shift (Shift 2 was piece of shit).

Why are we talking about this? This is a very old story. I mean, REALLY old.

This holiday Sony and Microsoft will crush Nintendo with PS4 and Xbox One