The Fleeting Support of the WiiU

Nintendo, are you panicking yet?



Because I think now it’s about time.



EA has announced that they are not making any games for the Nintendo WiiU as of now. Literally, none. No Madden, no more Dead Space, no Mass Effect, no FIFA, no Battlefield, no Fuse, and potentially no more Need for Speed or Burnout. Not even NBA Live---okay, that was a joke. That being said EA has not made many good games in the past half-decade, but the issue isn’t that they aren’t making games for Nintendo’s latest machine. The issue is that the second- largest third-party gaming company has dropped support of Nintendo.



Nintendo, you need to pay attention. Right now.


The only company that makes more money off gaming revenue is you and Activision Blizzard...and your profits have been steadily declining because of the WiiU. Right before E3 strikes you have already lost support of one of the big industry changers in the gaming world—and the WiiU isn’t even a year old. Yes, EA's leaving Nintendo may or may not have something to do with Origins, but money talks and if the previous Madden had sold 2-3 million copies on the WiiU last year, then Origins would have been a non-issue.

Now, E3 is your one last final opportunity to show the industry that the WiiU honestly has a shot. While the 3DS had its rough start, it never had companies simply walk out and not believe in the machine.

If your very unique product wants to have a shot, it needs to convince the others that putting forth the extra effort will pay off. The 3D effects of the 3DS require a heftier budget (and more creativity) from third-party companies, but with the recent surging sales and quality of games it becomes an under-the-bridge issue when a sequel to an obscure Gamecube game continually is the best-selling game in the world (Did anyone expect 2 million in sales off of Luigi’s Mansion 2?). EA, despite the gamepad being a perfect device for a football game like Madden, didn’t see the point in having to make games differently. It is a business over art choice, and one that can be justified because motion-control gaming is simply a thing of the past.


Nintendo’s arrogance, ridiculous patience, and inability to reach out to potential suitors is starting to churn out weaker profits and fleeting support. EA is the first to go (for good or bad intentions in mind, who knows), what makes you think they won’t be the last? This E3 is starting to become more important for Nintendo. It has those three days to steal the show and try to gain any sort of momentum towards the extremely vital 2013 Holiday Season. Otherwise, it may have to face a new name:


The Dreamcast 2.


P.S. EA is a very dick company, so this news also isn't a surprise.