Topic: Tantalus is porting a AAA game to the Wii U

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Ports of Metal Gear Solid Legacy Collection and Ground Zeroes/Phantom Pain to coincide with Snake's return to Smash Bros via DLC.

Let me have that dream.

I'd really like that but much more for the actual MGS games than for the Smash DLC. That said, the Legacy Collection only came to the US and there shouldn't really be exclusive Wii U games for regions outside Japan.

Rumours are saying it's Minecraft, which actually makes a lot of sense.
1. Microsoft has recently been porting all of their owned apps to other platforms, like Office, to get the most money. Maybe Minecraft is next on that list (even though it's a game)?
2. A top notch developer. This one explains itself.
3. A reworking of an AAA game. Nintendo has always said that Minecraft would be a perfect fit on Wii U, with the GamePad. A reworking of the console Minecraft for Wii U, with GamePad controls?
4. If the game has been in development since January, this would line up with Nintendo's comments at E3.
5. It's an AAA game, and their biggest game yet. Minecraft could be considered an AAA game, and it is a huge project, considering how big it's become.

My bet is Minecraft, but we'll have to wait and see

Minecraft would make sense. I mean, we can say Microsoft wouldn't want that, but it's already on PS4 and I think iOS. Putting it on Wii U is not gonna suddenly ruin Microsoft, if anything I think they'd like having a Microsoft game on every platform.

(though personally I'd be more interested in Terraria)

What happened to Terraria coming to eShop? Seems ages ago now since I read that. Maybe this is it?

Right, Microsoft really has nothing to lose by putting Minecraft on everything they can now, because it's already multiplat. A game that you can play on your tablet isn't a console system seller. People aren't going to buy an XBO to play Minecraft, so MS may as well just collect the revenue wherever they can.

"Tantalus is proud to unveil our new AAA title we are bringing to Wii U. It is our privilege and honour to be working along side the folks at Midway to be bringing to the Wii U the Snes version of the arcade hit Pit Fighter. It has taken our team month..hey...where is everyone going?"

Personally I'm not a fan of Minecraft. If that came to the Wii U I would however buy it just for the sake of helping Numbers. Though it would never be played.

Because that makes perfectly sense...

I wish I had your money to simply throw at companies!

Don't worry, it's not Minecraft anyway.

Exactly, it would have been a system seller if they had bought it before it started running on every platform you can name, and MS knows that. The new CEO stated they're gonna support every version of the game and it makes sense since it's too late to keep it for themselves; it doesn't sell Xbox or MS phones, but it can still grant money through DLC and stuff, so it's not against their interest to keep it on other platforms.

Ummm... I would much prefer a Kingdom Hearts collection or Tales collection than Minecraft for Wii U. I honestly couldn't care less about that overrated game.

Terraria > Minecraft

They said it's probably the biggest project they've ever worked out. Unless they meant in terms of reputation and success, it's very unlikely to be Minecraft. Porting Minecraft would be a tiny job compared to Mass Effect and Deus Ex.

In my post, I meant reputation. Minecraft would be a huge thing to do, considering how popular it is.

Minecraft isn't AAA though. It may be a huge indie game (biggest ever even), but it was never AAA.

Probably is the game "Enemy Territory: Quake Wars" or a Star Wars game.

AAA = crap. Bad games disguised on almost reasonable graphics and action trailers. Is how western thirds do marketing in this days. Because that, I agree, Minecraft never was a "AAA".

Agreed fully.