Iwata: More Unannounced Third Party Titles Will Come

Well, we already know about CoD Ghosts...

Are the games any good? Because I'm buying pikmin 3 and not "cool looking realistic protagonist with 60fps".

Save me the hopes and apologies and just do your job.

A surprising pes announcement would be great, but that's wishful thinking

I hope one of those titles is kingdom hearts 3.

Can anyone help me? What is a low "install base"? Does it mean that code hasn't been worked out for all possible actions so all developers have to start from scratch rather than building on what's gone before?

@Bryon15 I do, not for my sake, but for the fact that it'll help, and for the fact that it's feasible.

I would love to see kingdom hearts 3 on the wii u. It would make a lot more sense being on wii u in stead of xbone, because of all the handheld games.

@Sakura It means a low number of console users at the moment.

@CrabGats Thanks! Err..why didn't they just say that..?

All aboard! The Nintendo Life rollercoaster is now operating again

How bout gta V or destiny?

This company is truly stuck.

mmm...bayonetta 1 in time for xmas! easy port with different controls and off tv play, just grow the general odience...

Well its not like theyve had 3 years to prepare themselves.........................hold up

I really do hope EA comes back with quality titles along with Square/ENIX. While there are EA haters, nobody can deny the the largest publisher has the games we need.

Far better support from Ubisoft. I don't want no stinking dancing game!
So much more to wish for but it's 0430 here. I want sleep!

@wasf I agree I'd love to see the first Bayonetta game on Wii U as I've never played it & because of this means I'm not that interested in Bayonetta 2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H0WhY2ytfE&list=HL1371123427

at 9.55 there's an interesting point their discussing...

thaz why i hope they release Bayo 1 this xmas!!

@erv This.

Kingdom Hearts III, please?

bayonetta 1 ( i still play it alot on my ps3 ), yakuza 1&2 HD, Disney Castle of Illusion HD, gta 5, murdered : soul suspect

we're getting a decent 3rd party line up in my opinion

Don't blame Nintendo for the third party support folks.

It's 50% developers for porting over half-hearted versions of games in past generation, and 50% gamers fault for not buying the 3rd party titles that did see a full effort when they came to a Nintendo console.

I own more third party titles than 1st party on my Wii - nearly 70 games - all bought new. So I did my part. What did you people do?

If you don't buy 3rd party titles, don't complain they aren't coming.

more 3rd party games coming?
Gt5? minecraft? new zombiU sequel? :3
"EA Games"?

@Burning_Spear Stop Complaining, He is doing his job and the 3rd party developers should do their job too.

Really hoping Kingdom Hearts 3 is part of those titles. Anyway, that game has a long way to go and maybe a stronger install base will be enough to secure the port later on

I knew there'd be more coming! All we need is patience
Regarding Kingdom hearts, on the one hand, it's coming to ps4 and xbox one, which developers are calling 'next gen.' Then again, they've had a good relationship with Nintendo with the kh games in the past so there's always hope I think if it did come to Wii U, it would sell so well!

Ghost recon, battlefield, GTA V, kingdom
Hearts 3, NHL 14, madden 25, FIFA 14.

Any of these would be nice

There are more third party games coming, but likely only movie tie ins and dancing shovelware, don't get your hopes up for quality titles..

I would love to see Mirror's Edge on the Wii U...

Crossing my fingers for Fifa 14

@XCWarrior The same with me except I do it on the 3ds. I bought the 3ds xl in Jan. of this year and already own 19 boxed games and about a dozen eshop games. Most of which are from 3rd party - brand new.

I hope that if ninty isnt recieving the 3rd party supports they had hoped for then they could at least publish more Platinum Game or buy more studios. I want Kingdom Heart 3 and Dragon Age please! What is ninty doing with a billion plus dollar cash reserves? I am a starving child, I need more more more!

@ScorpionMG How is Iwata doing his job? There is zero reason for anyone to develop for a console with a worldwide install base of 3 million, increasing by 30,000 a month. He signed off on a terrible launch plan and a terrible marketing plan. They've delayed more first-party games than they've released. Now, while developers, Ubisoft included, are walking away, he's giving us apologies and empty promises.

@wasf Bayonetta needs a Wii U release. It would make me much more inclined to buy the sequel..

@JuliaHR i would love to see that too

what gets me is that they can say third party will come but will it be released at the same time as the others? or will it be delayed for unknown reasons like they have before or if it has DLC will wii u get it too that type of stuff is what matters too

even having exclusives

agree , but i think something will be announced in the next Nintendo direct!

@Burning_Spear So Its Up To Him If Developers Want or like the wii U to create games on it? I think not. If the devs Do not want to make a console game then they do not want to make it. Everyone Know's We've had a bad start, It Happened with the 3ds, and now its happening with the wii U, At least its a better start than ps360.
Until The 1st Party Games Come, Then the 3rd party games will come too. Just watch stupid EA coming back crawling because of the boost in wii u sales

I hope that the new Tales of Symphonia 1 & 2 pack will be localized for the Wii U since it's already coming to the PS3.

@ferthepoet I bet one of them are Britney Dance Beat 2 and Massage Therapy: The Awakening!

I'd like to see the new GTA on Wii U but won't happen would have been announced by now. A ZombiU squeal would be nice but haven't Ubi Soft just announced they will be cutting back on the support of Wii U after this year?
Yakuza 1&2 HD would be nice to get in Europe but again can only see it getting released in Japan. Aside from that I'm not too bothered would like to see a new Darksiders on Wii U & Sniper Elite V3 or a new Ninja Gaiden game because of how much I enjoyed Razors Edge. But Nintendo will be keeping me busy with the new Luigi U along with Mario 3D & the new Donkey Kong. Also Watch Dogs is another game I'll be picking up.

Only one KH3. The rest don't impress

I would to see titles like Dirt (I want that game more than anyother atm) & GTA!

@ScorpionMG It is absolutely Iwata's responsibility to create a product that will attract developers. The best way to do that is by cultivating an install base that gives developers a sense that there are enough potential purchasers to make a game profitable. Iwata has the correct idea: First-party games will drive sales and build that install base. But he has not executed that idea. We got Nintendoland, which didn't carry the allure of Wii Sports, and we got yet another rubber-stamp Mario 2d platformer. Everything else we were promised has been delayed. And where is the marketing? When was the last time anyone saw a commercial or an advertisement for Wii U? This week's promotion aside, if you walk into Best Buy or Target to sample the console, all you get is a sizzle reel. I'm not attacking the product, I'm attacking the awful launch strategy.

@Burning_Spear oh so you clearly didn't see the advertisments that will be in 6 major tourist attractions for the wii u during this summer? And 2 of the places are in 2 different disneylands, and one is already there and all sorts of people are trying out the wii u.
I know you aren't attacking the product, it's just that i think your thoughts are invalid. I won't Continue this conversation, it's just Pointless.

@turnmebackwards Dont give out the gt5 and zombiu sequel out just yet, Let's just wait a bit more, you never know.

@ScorpionMG You just said "advertisements that will be ..." The building is already on fire and he's installing smoke detectors.

I'd like to see the Wii U get Titanfall , Lost Planet 3 & Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2!!!! Those 3 titles would be Awsome additions to My Wii U library

OK, $299 for a Wii U deluxe.. . and install base will go up. . .WOW I JUST GOT US SOME 3RD PARTY SUPPORT!!!

@F4LLEND4RK - YES. . Where is Dirt???

Iwata is right that at this point the only way Nintendo can get 3rd parties developing games for the U is for Nintendo to release a bunch of system selling games, and I'm not sure the current lineup is going to do just that at the current price points...

Please please please, PLEASE! Let their be Monster Hunter 4 and Kingdom Hearts 3!!!

My only wish is a Capcom game, namely Resident Evil 2. I also hope the virtual console/e shop picks up a little. I'd love to see them allow anything on it like modded N64 games. I want to buy a Wii U, and I just need a little more incentive, and I need to know why I should have a tablet controller.

@Lionsgate : agreed. The price for the console and the games are still too much. If they want to build a user base, they'll have to get the deluxe price down. And the game prices I think are too high. How rich are these guys? For a company on a downturn, they are still turning profit. Good thing I still have a backlog of Wii, GameCube and N64 games to run through.

Just get rid of Nintendoland and sell the 32GB at $289.

@SirMario: that's what I don't understand. Nintendo is rich! How could they not have allocated more resources to create more games or help some third parties out with use of the tablet controller. Something is up, because I think Nintendo's hiding a lot.

There were basically 3 games that I played on the PS3: Arkham Asylum, Dead Space, Resident Evil 5. (I) also had Assassin's Creed II. All of these were a shame to miss the Wii. All of these were addressed with the Wii U (Zombi U instead of Dead Space). So I don't have a problem.

Fifa, Destiny, and, even though I hate to say it, but the U need GTA too, to start selling better.

The funny thing is, I want third party games in the Wii U more for the overall health of the system than for my own personal enjoyment. There really aren't any non-Nintendo games I'm looking forward to playing, save Civilization V: Brave New World on the PC.

GTA V would be cool, I guess, but it's really got nothing on new Zelda / Mario / Donkey Kong.

@Cyberbotv2 You NEED a tablet controller, off-tv play and games like zombi u are the biggest leap in gaming since the wii remote

I want an exclusive Beyond Good & Evil 2, as well as Kingdom Hearts 3 and a Final Fantasy VII remake. Thanks in advance!

GTA V, that would rock the console('s sales)!

@Bryon15 THIS, there is really no excuse considering its not a Sony exclusive + the portable fanbase.
I would love Capcom to drop a watercolour cherry bomb on our asses with a new Okami announcement.
Destiny and future Ubi support would be great. Other than that I want to see games like Murdered: Soul Suspect and Evil Within.

a lot of non A list 3rd parties games have been announced.

Medium, Angry Birds Trilogy, Putty Squad, Mysterious Cities of Gold, Jett Tailfin, and others.

nothing that's going to wow anybody but it's something. but what people forget about are the indie devs who do support the Wii U. they are technically 3rd parties.

people complain all the time about big 3rd party studios playing it safe and repackaging the games, so who cares if the Wii U misses out on some of those? I'd rather have indie support because they usually make better games.

We don't need or want CoD.

You guys realize that bigger 3rd party companies(besides indies) releasing games will be more important when there's actually other consoles on the market, right?
If Wii U gets Destiny, GTA5, etc. games on Xbox One and PS4, people will automatically see a game console being sold for $350 vs. $400 w/o a tablet controller or $500, still getting the same games.
3rd party games don't matter until Xbox One and PS4 release, because those are the type of games they are aiming for.

Destiny perhaps? or GTAV

Oh ya, Wii U is the only console with free online. That is win, and so is the GamePad.

It's still very simple, if they increase the install base more will develop for the system. It's not like it's known if the Xbox One or PS4 are going to fly off the shelves at launch. They might face the same problem, especially with most of their games also having a version on 360 and PS3.

Oh Iwata boy, why are you so blind?
Your 2013 first party line up is far from being "strong".
If you invested your money instead of going easy with your low budget more of the same strategy, maybe we should talk about a strong line up.

@DESS-M-8 : Nintendo needs to push that fact about the tablet controller. They must show why this could be the most unique system this generation.

@Yorumi The point about the Wii having sold 100 million units and still being ignored is well taken. But there was still a decent amount of third-party games. Wii U had very little support to begin with, and it's getting worse, not better. Sheesh, even Ubisoft is backing off. There is just no money to be made unless you get a near-100 percent purchase rate.

@SetupDisk Someone gets it, people believe PS4 and Xbone are going to have phenomenal sales at launch when the truth is they will be lucky to match their last generation launch numbers.

Time will tell i guess but alot of the big developers have stated repeatedly they are spending too much to produce games for too little return this generation. There are only two options in this case, 1 cheap out and don't use PS4 and Xbone to their full potential to save cash or 2. Develop games on a lower budget scale for the Wii U.

@Cyberbotv2 Conspiracy theory: Iwata is a secret agent for Sony; Miyamoto is a cyborg who is Iwata's body guard; Sony and Nintendo are actually the same company created and founded by a guy in a Luigi costume.

@Sakura The amount of systems sold.

@t_vo Thanks! Just showing my ignorance! Was much less complicated than I imagined ti turns out...

We dont believe you, you need more people.

@Doma Awesome reference. Definitely a great movie and how the Nintendo/3rd party discussion feels.

Kingdom Hearts 3 is the game I really would love to get on Wii U.

@Bryon15

I'm not much of a Kingdom Hearts fan myself, but I think it'd make some Sony fans very unhappy if Nintendo got both KH and X.

good on him for addressing that. But he also needs to start advertising it this fall so people will buy it for xmas.

Grand theft auto, Dead Rising, more games from Grasshopper Manufacture, Tango and Platinum games, Bioshock, Tetris, Street Fighter, Journey

@Linkmaster9
Yeah!!!!!!!! I totally agree with you!

"Are the games any good? Because I'm buying pikmin 3 and not "cool looking realistic protagonist with 60fps".

@erv You know the only console thats going to have 60 frames per second this gen is Nintendo, like every gen, they are the only publisher that targets that speed... PS4 is what 8 times faster and the Wii U and not a single PS4 game shown off was 60fps.... same with Microsoft being 3 times faster than the Wii U, and like Sony not a single game above 30 fps.

Depressing. Gaming in 60 frames per second is what everyone should be doing. It feels fluid and fast... going back to 30 fps feels like watching a slideshow. Thats Nintendo's biggest advantage.

I hope Nintendo do partnerships with other major like Ubisoft know that EA is a big company and produce more great games I do not question the football on the Wii U, but I would very much like other hardcore games they produce, but for now it is very difficult. I also really like the Rockstar imagine playing GTA 5 and Max Payne online on the Wii U would be really fantastic, I see many games being introduced to other islands and few good for Wii U, I have a little hope that soon the Wii U will have many good games children or hardcore!

We'll see. You have to wonder about the Microsoft (regarding them paying third-parties to hold off announcing their ports on others platforms).

One thing is for sure though. Look at what Nintendo is focusing on (core franchise for all ages) and it's hard to ignore they've left a gaping void that happens to coincide with the type of content third-parties seem obsessed with this year. I doubt that third-party executives are so ignorant that a few of them won't recognize the opportunity and attempt to capitalize in the event Nintendo's franchises catch holiday fire like they tend to.

Nintendo will get plenty of 3rd party support when Xboned flops around like a fish out of water.

Don't forget, Nintendo has $billions of spare cash in the bank, while Microsoft is flopping around and Sony is selling off their assets and going for broke because they're managing money so poorly. Nintendo can afford to be conservative with 3rd parties.

Tom Clancy's: The Division, would be awesome on Wii U!!!

The Divison,GTA and Destiny. Would be awesome, don't understand the crazy secrecy about games that's coming to the Wii U. Just tell us dammitt!!!!

Id love to see mirrors edge 2 for the wii u and no more heroes 3.

As for methods to drive console unit sales and entice 3rd party developers to make game for the wii u, I think Nintendo should bundle the wii u with the pro controller. I just feel like, having your audience readily able to play all type of games created for the wii u, without any sort of hurdle to overcome or compromise on controls to do with, is beneficial for both, 3rd party developers and consumers.

Consumers won't have to jump over hurdles to play 3rd party games and 3rd party developers won't have to worry about consumers having to jump over hurdles to play their games.

@CptStone Yea, they said it would come to Wii U but it got cancelled because codemasters were too busy creating other games.