Madden NFL 25 Will Not Be Released For the Wii U This Year

[Broncos86]

Quote: Originally Posted by TreFacTor

I refused to buy my son a Wii U. I knew he would only play 3 games on it. not worth the investment.

I bought a Wii U, and my son plays it DAILY. He's 4. That said, I'm a bit shocked that EA made this decision.

[TreFacTor]

Quote: Originally Posted by Broncos86

I bought a Wii U, and my son plays it DAILY. He's 4. That said, I'm a bit shocked that EA made this decision.

My son left his wii alone when he got his own 360. It hasn't been used in ages. He's fifteen and I think he only wanted one for Mario, Pokemon and Zelda...when he's working he can buy novelties like a console for each franchise exclusive title...we aint rich . He's got a decent 360 collection of his own and a library of mine he can rent .

[SageInfinite]

Quote: Originally Posted by GameInformer; Cam Weber

There is some fear that Nintendo's Wii U platform will be stuck between the current generation and the next one. Is the console really a next-gen platform? Absolutely. It's a [new] platform with a new controller input, so we'll do everything we can to deliver an experience that will take advantage of the hardware for that consumer.

Funny reading this back after this news.

[Skyboxer]

Quote: Originally Posted by SageInfinite

Funny reading this back after this news.

Yep that plus no VITA news which leads me to believe either Nintendo/EA had a falling out or there is something really major with the EA/MS deal.
Really thought we'd see something about a VITA version by now.
Until we know for sure, everything is another rumor hunt.

[Hooe]

To be fair to Mr. Weber and Tiburon, just about every third party publisher has had a falling out with the Wii U. Doesn't take away that quote, but circumstances since that interview (which I am pretty sure happened before or very shortly after the Wii U launch) have obviously changed and areas of focus have shifted.

[Skyboxer]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

To be fair to Mr. Weber and Tiburon, just about every third party publisher has had a falling out with the Wii U. Doesn't take away that quote, but circumstances since that interview (which I am pretty sure happened before or very shortly after the Wii U launch) have obviously changed and areas of focus have shifted.

One rumor I heard (On OS I think) was that EA wanted Nintendo to use ORIGIN for their digital services and Nintendo refused. Wonder if any truth to that...
(And I hate ORIGIN BTW)

[Hooe]

Quote: Originally Posted by Skyboxer

One rumor I heard (On OS I think) was that EA wanted Nintendo to use ORIGIN for their digital services and Nintendo refused. Wonder if any truth to that... (And I hate ORIGIN BTW)

Wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo balked at that notion, if there is in fact any credence to that rumor.

I'm not a PC gamer myself, but I have heard nothing good about Origin, particularly compared to Steam.

[Skyboxer]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

Wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo balked at that notion, if there is in fact any credence to that rumor. I'm not a PC gamer myself, but I have heard nothing good about Origin, particularly compared to Steam.

Checking around the "Net" there's a lot about it.
Seems not only did EA want Nintendo to use Origin but they wanted Nintendo to have their whole system on EA's servers and remain under EA control. (Pricing etc..)

Would love to see some official stuff to see how much is true.