IGA not sure if Wii U port will really happen

The key here as far as the promise is to indeed ask the backers themselves that were on for a Wii U version. Moving ahead with canceling older versions and porting to new ones without their input after a lot of people backed specifically after that stretch goal was reached would cause quite a stir.

Some of the losses from having to keep promises could be recouped by selling copies of the newly added NS version, which shouldn't be too hard to accomplish as it reportedly supports UE4 already and 505/Inti are partners.

The question for me really at this point is if it remains worth Armature's time/the investment to port UE4 to Vita/Wii U for this game, releasing that code afterward, at a time where no one will really need to or even be able to use it. I think I'm more worried for Vita players than Nintendo at how things are going.

Physical Wii U backers would then get less than their other-device-counterparts though which would be just as wrong in my opinion.

This is tough. I really wanted the game on the Wii U. For one, I like the idea of Nintendo getting a new "Castlevania" game, even if it is only in spirit, on a system that could use some more varied, quality content from 3rd party sources. Like Yooka Laylee, and to a lesser extent Mighty No. 9, it's such a value-added development for Wii U owners (at least in theory). Also, the touchpad notation option is really cool and useful. But primarily my reason is I do not intend to upgrade to NX/Switch for quite some time. I think it's a neat idea, and I've got love for Nintendo; however, from what has been shown, it doesn't do anything that really benefits me personally right now that the Wii U can't do. Very rarely do I feel the need to play console games on the run, and most AAA mainstream titles have minimal appeal for me at this point. That Zelda game was originally made for Wii U, so I'm fine with playing it on Wii U, in the same way I played Twilight Princess on Gamecube when that switcheroo happened.

To make me an early adopter of Switch, it would take an amazing Metroid game, and I don't mean another first-person Metroid Prime, which I fear is what Nintendo will go back to due to the failure of Other M. (I loved Prime, particularly the first one, but by the third mainline game, it was clear that the format was limiting the franchise. Now, Other M wasn't a fully successful experiment by any means, but it was proof that 3D 3rd-person (with 1st-person options) can work in a Metroid game, and should be refined to expand the franchise's potential. The next Metroid should ideally be the "Breath of the Wild" of Metroid games. But I digress...)

So, long and short, I'm still firmly in the Wii U camp. That said, I'm reasonable. I will be very disappointed if IGA pulls the Wii U version, but I understand that business is business. And in a sense, taking myself out of the equation, in the long run, it might be better for the game if it is on a newer console. If that happens, I will want some options, though. An upgrade option has to be on the table, in my opinion. Now, I paid for a physical copy, but if someone didn't, and they don't have a Switch, do their download codes have an expiration date? That is something that will have to be carefully planned, because not all Wii U backers are necessarily going to have a Nintendo Switch quickly.

One last thought on that: Someone said a solution would be to cancel the physical Wii U version but keep the download Wii U version. If that's the case, one solution would be a digital download to Wii U for Wii U backers + a physical copy for the Switch. However, a problem emerges in any solution if Nintendo alters the eShop so that the Wii U can no longer receive certain content in 2018.

But on that note...I just realized, pushing out to 2018, even though Wii U will be obsolete, PS4 and XBOXOne will be nearly in the same boat. Despite the PS4 Pro, there are rumors that PS5 is on the horizon by 2019 or 2020--some even forecast 2018; and given its announcement by Microsoft, XBOX Scorpio should already be out by the time Bloodstained comes out. So, when it comes to the marketplace timing, Bloodstained is in danger of being caught in the midst of a console cycle switch. It could be good, in that there will be install bases, or it could be bad in that people will be focused on upgrading and playing the next big AAA titles. So, in a sense, I think this problem extends a little past Wii U...

UE4 coming to Switch, so...

Yeah, I think it'll rather end up on that system.

Probably won't be able to find a Wii U in stores by 2018.

80% that IGA will be stating something like this in the near future in regard to Wii U vs Switch


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I think that so long as it's on the next-gen systems and PC, he's done a reasonable job fulfilling expectations. That's part of the risk of crowdfunding - with no hard timeline of release, one has to assume that by the time the final product arrives, it will skip outdated systems. A fair compromise seems to be PC, as it doesn't force ownership of any particular system. Of course, many people don't own a gaming PC, but this game shouldn't be *too* demanding, and no solution is absolutely ideal.

Yeah I selected a Wii U copy... not sure I remember how to log in to it though.

Many people have talked about the possibility that the game would be released for the switch to replace the wii u version which may be abandoned.

I don't now too much about game development and this is my first time ever backing a game but I find it fairly unlikely that the game would be released on the switch because they would probably have to completely restart porting the game and I feel that it's a bit too late in the development to completely restart porting on a new console.

Also because the switch hasn't been released yet wouldn't it be kind of a big gamble to jump into a new console which no one knows how well will do even though people see to really like the idea there's no guaranty that it will succeed.

Well anyways I don't really think that there will be an NS version and they may also cancel the wii u version probably because of it was kind of a failure as a console even though it's actually really good (kind of like the GameCube which it only passed in sales in the last years of it's lifespan).

From my understanding switch is launching with UE4 support so a port would be far easier on it than it would on the Wii U. You are right about Wii U though Nintendo has ceased production for switch so new ones will probably start becoming hard to find soon. Wii U had heavy support with backers though switch would be better for getting new people because its (likely) to be a more successful console. In the end the decision is up to Iga.