Topic: Legend of Korra Not Coming for Wii U

This. Lol

Are we still talking about Legend of Korra? Lol
I'm enjoying this conversation though & since no one seems to mind, I'll add my 2 cents.

I know the 3rd party support is weaker when compared to other systems, but I really don't feel its that bad honestly. I've never had a lack of games to play on the system. And even still, my list of games that I want is over 10. I own 16 games already & I've had the WiiU since December. You want a lack of games? Get a Vita. Lol about to sell mine & all 16 of it's games (majority of which are all available & superior on consoles) to get a 3DS. And look at that. I've had the Vita since launch & struggled to get my collection to the same number of titles that I own for WiiU in about 7 months.

My opinion, WiiU has no shortage of games, 3rd party of otherwise.

People get one thing strait, Platinum is the Developers they create the game, Activision is the Published they decide what to do, how to market it, what to price and most importantly what systems it goes on, this is Activisions call not Platinum's, learn about game development before you people start saying things you don't understand.

I don't buy third party stuff if I don't particularly care for the game. I will not be convinced to do so otherwise

Nobody's saying otherwise, but you do have a point. Honestly, as far as I'm concerned, the "third Party problem" is that no one wants to make a game that would actually appeal to the Nintendo audience. Not that I actually trust them to buy them even when they are interesting, as shown countless times over the years (hey guys, remember Okami? Klonoa? Little King Story? Rayman? Of course you don't. You didn't play them. GTFO), but I think we've had maybe 2 games in almost 2 years that actually look like games Nintendo fans would even reasonably want.

I've played plenty of third party games: Shin Megami Tensei, Rune Factory, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Kingdom Hearts, Ace Attorney, etc.

My point is that I won't support a game unless it appeals to me. I refuse to give in to a mentality where I have to buy something in order to expect something later

To be slightly fair, I think Okami Wii is the best selling version of the game (it was tied with PS2's sales in less than a year from what I read) and Okami has more the problem of being a game that everyone should play that most people will play 5+ years after its initial release (Earthbound style).

@Lz - I was talking specifically about the Wii U.

@kkslider - While I'm sure that's true, I don't recall the PS2 version selling well at all, so it's not much of a feat. I mean, Earthbound at least had a legit reason for its success coming later - it's graphics were simple compared to other games of the time and RPGs were still catching on, and with no internet, sometimes word-of-mouth could be very slow. Plus Earthbound was more expensive at the time than a lot of other games, coming in a big box with a guide and whatnot. And then it didn't get a rerelease until 2013.

Okami was released 3 times at increasingly lower prices, with tons of praise and great reviews, gameplay videos, etc. all available online, and the action-adventure genre isn't exactly lacking in fans. Yet it still struggled every single time. That is f***ing rediculous.

I played and like Okami

I've always bought 3rd parties on Nintendo consoles. Simpsons Hit & Run was basically required, I always bought Bomberman, my brother bought some obscure Sega published game called Amazing Island, Super Monkey Ball 2 was fun, everyone with GCN basically had Sonic Adventure 2, RE4, etc, and I had tons of 3rd party Wii games like RedSteel, No More Heroes, Medal of Honor: Heroes 2, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of a New World, Trauma Center, etc, then I got a PS3 and bought more games... Wii is just a different story entirely. It wasn't getting the AC and Dead Space games, because of obvious reasons. If Wii U is truly trying to appeal to Wii owners(which I think is a pretty common opinion), then all these games 3rd parties are putting out, don't really appeal, anyway, otherwise they would have gotten Xbox 360 or PS3 last gen; not the freaking Wii. I'm just surprised Sony thinks they are appealing to Wii owners, because they would need another PS Move sports game or even a Kinect Sports type game ,but they don't have either, and Skylanders, Just Dance, etc. sell the best on Nintendo, for the most part. It doesn't matter whether the supposed "core" gamers hate those games, because that is a market that 3rd parties want to stay present in, and even Nintendo is going to give it a shot with Amiibo.

I think what's happening, is that Nintendo finally has a console that can support 3rd pary games, and 3rd parties are just being VERY careful on how they go about it. I mean, they had like 7 years to figure out what kind of games they should put on an HD Nintendo console. Tatsunoku vs. Capcom was Wii exclusive, for crying out loud.

This thread got pretty off topic... anyway, Activision must think that Legend of Kora will sell on 3DS, at least, and maybe they found out that tons of people are watching Legend of Korra on Xbox and PS streaming services. They have been promoting this show on the Xbox One dashboard, so it kind of makes sense.

I don't think anyone should buy third party games for the sake of ''supporting'' the third party developers. Developers should try to appeal to us, and not the other way around. If they cannot create games that appeal to me, so be it, but I won't buy them.

That is not to say that all third party games aren't worth buying. I've played some great third party games. Also, most people who buy a Nintendo system aren't looking for games like Call of Duty or Far Cry. Personally, I don't care about ultra-realistic games. I play games for their gameplay.

When people say support 3rd Parties I don't think anyone means buy them blindly just to support them, people mean don't prioritize Nintendo games over 3rd Party. If you want more 3rd Party software and there is a 3rd Party game you want releasing around a Nintendo game, buy the 3rd Party one. 3rd Parties care more about their faster sales than their long-term sales (like what Nintendo focuses on)

Yeah I think it's out of question that "supporting" 3rd parties means people should give these games the benefit of the doubt and stop being narrow minded about what kind of games they are willing to play. The Wonderful 101 would have sold a lot better if had people gone into the trouble of putting a little bit of extra effort in order to "get" its concept. I agree it's up to the developers to convince the audience, but it's up to the audience to help the developers get the message across, so to speak. There was a time people were complaining about the lack of original games and deliberately decided to ignore Little King's Story because it doesn't look as attractive and as sure-fire as Pikmin. It didn't help that most of the good exclusive 3rd party material on Wii were unconventional, off-beat games that take a leap of faith in saying "Well I'm going to buy this unknown title for full price, fingers crossed".
I was talking to some italians on Miiverse and I asked if they bought Assassin's Creed on WiiU and they said they won't buy it because it is too commercial, which is exactly being narrow minded for the sake of being. If that's the spirit of the average Nintendo owner, I can't blame 3rd parties.

I only buy the games/franchise that I like. Buying games to support 3rd party devs? Gimme a break. They should make awesome games to entice gamers to buy their products, not the other way around.

My point is, Nintendo should work with these devs to ensure they bring their games to the Wii U. Not us consumers to buy games we don't want/like in hopes of getting games we would want in the future. That line of thought is simply ridiculous.

I'm actually glad 3rd parties are dropping the Wii U (hear me out). This puts Nintendo in a position to turn to their loads of savings and reach out to 3rd parties to create exclusive games. We're getting 3rd party support in a different way, and the Wii U is shaping up to be the most unique system filled with the most outstanding exclusives this generation. Why? Because 3rd parties are walking away with their multiplats.

Everyone wants the "perfect" console so they can just buy "one" system. It sounds ideal, but the real world doesn't work that way, since the only way to sell something is to demonstrate what your system has that the others don't. Whether it's power, exclusives, or content, no one system can have it all: it's the nature of the business.

Edit: Grammar fix!

Somewhat agreed. Until the day Bandai ditch the PS3 for the PS4, my Wii U/PC combo is good for the 8th gen.

Actually it doesn't seem like a big loss from what I've seen

Ok, then reading the last comments I am even more convinced that the biggest problem here is the "conservatorism" of the majority of Nintento fans...
Here we are not talking about deliberately support 3rd parties just randomly buying titles from them... Here is more a "please amuse me in the way I wanna be amused"... which is essentially "gimme tons of 2d platformers with cartoonish graphics and kindergarten environment". Because guys, honestly, Mario, Zelda, Kirby and company are all great games and franchises, with which I spent countless hours of fun... but hey, that is not the only stuff you could have fun with...

What about spending time and energy customizing your car and learning to get the best from it in a proper rac-sim like Gran Turismo, or sailing the seas on a boat feeling like a real, free pirate (talking about AC IV here, what a great game, and an underrated port to WiiU), or having some fun with a proper, well made shooter online (Call of Duty, just pick one of them, I know, now they are too many and very similar to each other, but just try one, is bloody fun once you learn to not be a noob.... if they sell so well, there are some reason, no?).... and I can continue.

While here, and W101 seems to proove it, if it is not "what I expect from a Ninty console", then must be crap, cos it lacks the "Nintendo taste"... this is, don't be offended (It is just free thought), a very "narrow minded" beahviour....

To support this thesis, give yourself some time to watch this very interesting video, from a great youtuber...

We all know there's only one "Legend of" game Nintendo boys care about anyway.

Meh even if it did came out for the wiiu, will anyone really buy it?