Deus Ex: Mankind Divided launches this week, but there's no Nintendo version to speak of. While this might sound like stating the bloomin' obvious, it's important to remember that Deus Ex: Human Revolution got a Wii U release when most third-party publishers had abandoned the console.
It's also worth pointing out that Square Enix - current publisher of the Deus Ex series - has already pledged its support to the Nintendo NX with its Dragon Quest franchise, so the notion of an NX version at least being in development isn't all that outlandish... on paper, at least.
According to Mankind Divided studio Eidos Montreal, NX is a total mystery and therefore doesn't figure in its plans for the game. Finder.com asked producer Olivier Proulx about the chances of an NX port, and got a pretty flat reply:
Square is known to support the NX with Dragon Quest and we also saw the director's cut of Human Revolution appear as one of the first games on Wii U - would you want to see Mankind Divided on NX one day?
We've never thought about the NX. Right now there's nothing new to announce there. We've just been looking at PC, Xbox One and PS4, and that's been our focus.
Well, if you were a betting man, what do you reckon the chances are?
I can't be that obvious. I can't bet on this. (laughs)
Of course, Proulx could be keeping his cards close to his chest seeing that Nintendo hasn't officially lifted the lid on NX yet. Just like Human Revolution came in the form of a Director's Cut edition well after the initial release on other systems, we could well get an enhanced version of the new game at a later date. The NX might even get a look-in when the inevitable "Game of the Year" edition is confirmed a year or so from now - but at the time of writing, it looks like the official line is a flat "non".
[source finder.com.au]
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I don't know how Human Revolution performed on Wii U but I really doubt it sold particularly well, and considering games like these don't usually sell on Nintendo systems this response is hardly surprising. It's a shame because the Wii U version of Deus Ex HR was quite good, but business is business.
Makes me wonder what it was about the NX that businesses still forget about Nintendo platforms.
There lies important question. NX is coming out in march 2017 as we know, after 6 months now. So why NX is still mystery for many developers? Is it just secret well kept or should we be little bit worried. I absolutely want to NX to succeed, i`m just worried, it might suffer without proper third party support.
Why port a game that'll already be six months old by the time NX comes out? It'd make more sense to include NX in whatever the studio is working on now Deus Ex is finished.
I'm pretty sure that Square Enix of Japan are the only ones with the NX Dev kits right now as part of the non-disclosure agreement.
Yeah the NX still being a total mystery for even big developers like Eidos is a tad concerning. I hope Nintendo's not expecting all except its handful of core third party supporters to just rush ports out under 6 months to launch when dev kits finally get out.
If their deadzone programming would have been anything like Human Revolution's I'm slightly glad. I'm bad enough using dual analogue for First Person aiming but here it was ridiculous.
So another game that may come to the NX but will likely not. I feel so informed
@FX102A Same for me,I really struggled with the dual analogue on HR.I ended up giving up on it before the game really got going which was a shame as I was really looking forward to it.The controls combined with long load times after each death was too frustrating for me.I seem to get on better with dual analogue using the pro controller but that wasn't an option in HR.
The game is too old to sell much when NX is launches, so it makes sense they they skipped it.
This stinks of 'Director's Edition'. (Includes all the dlc etc etc etc)
It's important to remember that Eidos Montreal is part of Square Enix Europe, which has had next to no involvement in Nintendo consoles in the past... only the main Square Enix studio and smaller studios that operate directly underneath it have had any substantial involvement with Nintendo consoles.
Chances are they'll only have the studios with Nintendo console experience on developing games for the NX for the time being, and wait to see how the public responds to the NX before they start branching out with less experienced studios.
Well, let's hope that by the time the NX releases, there will be a Director's Cut version of Mankind Divided. Human Revolution on Wii U is one of my favourite games on the system!
Their loss. Moving on.
Lol, it sold bugger all on the Wii U. Not worth it for them to do.
Again, someone go do some snooping at Tantalus.
Firstly I don't see why we would want 6 month old games launching on the NX, isn't that one of the problems with the Wii U launched lineup?
Secondly according to the rumours leaked by Eurogamer and supported by this site, I doubt this game would run on the NX, or at least running on the X1 chip.
Good. I don't want to see every third party publisher testing the waters with a 6-month old game that won't sell since it'll be $30 on the other platforms, and nobody will buy the NX version. Then, just like the Wii U, that will be the excuse used to pull support. This would be the next Mass Effect 3 on the NX launch, so I'd rather they didn't bother, and stick to new releases.
@JamesCoote Because games of this size require years and years of development and cost a lot of money to make - hence the fact that we see ports like Human Revolution on the Wii U. Publishers want to maximise their profits, and releasing on other platforms is how they do that.
No 3rd party support again. What Nintendo thinking? How long they about to hide new console? Who even care about "out home" gaming besides Nintendo? There is nothing revolutionary to hide. I'm not interested in console with only non-exclusive Zelda game at launch.
Nintendo is losing the time, without revealing the NX.
NX may kill 3ds sales, but c'mon is worth the price!
Deus Ex: HR was a fantastic game on the Wii U awesome gamepad usage aswell but hopefully Deus Ex: MD will get an NX release with all DLC's included etc.
A shame, and if what we've heard about the NX is correct, it probably won't be able to handle this game for that matter. At least this looks good (and is from what I've heard), hence why I'll be getting this for my Xbox today. Still, maybe the console market is too crowded for Nintendo. On handheld they'll miss out on 3rd party games like this, but they'll have little competition to worry about.
I see Nintendo is still depressingly out of touch.
If it does come to NX it'll be a game of the year version, but I really hope the NX isn't full of games you've already played on PS4/Xbone but with high price tags.
@Damo It makes sense to spend all your marketing on a single multiplatform launch. Having a separate NX launch later means either it lacks a marketing budget, or that budget is less effective. Plus it's no longer new, meaning less cumulative press & youtuber coverage and less excitement from consumers.
There'd probably be a small bounce in sales on other platforms. Good for indies, but not enough to shift the needle for an AAA game.
Being a launch title, you're competing with all the other launch titles, plus with reviews etc of the hardware itself. It'd be better to learn the new platform / hardware using a single test-case game, and likewise concentrate marketing on that game. That game is already Dragon Quest.
Release after launch, maybe in the summer drought after the initial rush of launch titles could work, but there's the opportunity cost versus spending the same resources making a new game.
It takes a while for install numbers to grow after a platform launches. Yes there's less competition, but also less sales potential.
Finally, there's the Paralympics in a few weeks. They made a big deal at E3 of making an actual robot arm for an amputee. The game's themes tie with it perfectly. Whereas it'll be out of people's minds by March or later.
With nobody talking about any games for the NX, it seems like Nintendo is probably having them keep their mouths shut until the actual release. Games might give away details about the systems Nintendo doesn't want people to know yet.
But with March being about half a year away I'm wondering when we'll get to actually hear about it. Maybe we're all wrong and the March 2017 release is just the release of what the NX actually is and it will see a Nov 2017 release lol.
Not surprised. While I enjoyed Deus Ex HR on Wii U the fact that this game will be not a launch title actually instills a bit more confidence as to what is coming (Dragon Quest XI already being confirmed is telling to myself personally). No six month to year old ports for the launch titles will be nice... however if Square Enix does bring FFXV to NX for launch I may double dip anyways.
@Dislikesfats If by "out of touch" you mean they couldn't give a crap about shoddy western "AAA" games that are overhyped to the heavens and beyond, then yes, I suppose they are. Honestly, I'd rather they be "out of touch" then give into the demands of the whiny third parties who now control the industry sadly, no thanks to Sony and Microsoft. Quality over quantity, that's how I see it, and a lot of western developers lack that quality that Nintendo brings so elegantly to the table.
@OorWullie Wow. I had exactly the same difficulties with dual analogue controls and got almost nowhere in the game before giving up.
Why would a developer with like, one game released on Nintendo platforms, and a western developer to boot, have a dev kit for the NX?
There are studios with dev kits, as evidenced by Square Japan, so I'm not worried.
Deus ex is awesome! Hope it launches with nx!!
Well there is a ton of dlc with this game. They may do a goty version that goes to nx. So many devs say they are done with a game and then the super special remastered edition comes out. Think I'll cancel my preorder and wait and see now.
Its a little bit worry that thirdparties dont even know what Nx is yet so maybe its a console for nintendo games only. They said they will rush out games faster in future so who knows.
If they did know anything about the NX why would they say they did? Just more questions would follow.
@MrHaggi With Dragon Quest X&XI already confirmed (plus the heavily rumored KHIII) and Just Dance it is more of a case of heavy NDAs keeping people from talking. The reveal will be soon according to NoC (September) and it will reveal everything.
HR is in my opinion the best 3rd party game on Wii U. NX would be all the worse for missing out on this sequel.
@Tender_Cutlet totally agree!!!
Considering Human Revolution was ported to the Wii U by Straight Right and not Eidos, it's not outside the realm of possibility that Mankind Divided will come to the NX. Only Square Enix can give a definite answer.
@Tender_Cutlet It is awesome how Straight Right and Eidos collaborated to fix the few issues that HR had! And that Gamepad integration was topnotch and really added to the game! Best 3rd party game (not published by Nintendo) by a mile on the Wii U!
By the time the NX hits the market, Deus Ex Mankind Divided will be 7 months old. No one will buy a 7 month western port on a Nintendo platform.
I actually enjoyed human evolution on the wii U the gamepad made the game for me.. Mass Effect and the Batman ports were also good games with the gamepad...
If only the Wii U came out 3 years earlier..
@hypermouse now you're getting it.
This is a great plan by Nintendo, keeping their latest console offering such a mystery.
The competition won't even have any time to copy it!
@Lucina Um. You do realize that Square Enix is hardly a western developer, right?
Keep those NDF blinders on real straight, Mr. Ed.
Well if they didn't even think about it like they said, I wonder how many other developers are doing the same.
I really wanted MD on my wii U
Considering no one bought the last game that came to the system I don't really think anyone cares.
Which is unfortunate because I'd love to see games like this on Nintendo systems, but the truth of the matter is no one cares. They know it too- otherwise the game would be coming if they knew it would sell.
How many people are rushing out to buy Human Revolution right now on Wii U? No one? Well there you go. It's the better game and no one's interested in buying it so why would anybody be interested in buying this.
I learned a long time ago, different games for different markets. I Nintendo is definitely a different market.
So much for Nintendo supposedly focusing on building relationships with third-party developers, as they've been claiming for years. Another fail, Reggie.
I loved Deus Ex for Wii U, so I would definitely buy it if it came out for NX. But not otherwise, so I really hope some sort of port will come eventually.
Deus Ex on Wii U was an excellent port. Really well done and absolute delight.
A very rare thing when developers actually make an effort and make the port shine.
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