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Remember when Kojima Productions' Yuji Korekado said that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance wasn't coming to the Wii U because the GamePad is some mystical artifact whose secrets the gods themselves can't unlock? Well, a recent comment from PlatinumGames writer / translator JP Kellam has shifted the possibility of a Wii U port from "no chance" to "fat chance." In a response to a fan's query about a Wii U version, Kellam said, "[Konami] would have to see demand for it and bring us the request to port." To me, that sounds like Platinum is quite willing to bring Rising on over -- it's already working on two Wii U exclusives after all -- but Konami has the final say on if and when that happens. The only way the publisher will reconsider its position is if fans beg on their hands and knees for scraps from the royal banquet hall. What is Konami waiting for? Of course the user base is small; the damn machine just came out in November! Now is the time to cultivate demand by actually announcing games. How the hell do you think any brand new console builds an audience if not with concerted efforts from studios who want to establish an early presence in the hopes of being rewarded for their investment, if not right away then after a year or so once the platform has taken root? Is anyone else sensing a repeat of the general attitude towards the Wii? Remember all those ass-backwards "tests" that companies like Capcom would do -- releasing a low-budget spin-off from a fifth-string studio with no marketing whatsoever and using its success to determine whether to develop another low-budget spin-off from a fifth-string studio with no marketing whatsoever? It seems like now they're just skipping the "test" phase entirely and praying that all the work gets done for them. Because who has time and money to think more than a couple of weeks ahead? I am sick of this halfhearted attitude regarding Nintendo platforms. If this is the kind of bullshit we can expect going forward, you can bet that the Wii U will be a third-party wasteland on a scale grander than the Wii. Grow some balls, people. JP Kellams [Twitter via NeoGAF] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
12:00 PM on 05.18.2013 Preview: The Last of UsI was skeptical of The Last of Us. Despite all the hype and high promises, to me, it looked like post-apocalyptic Uncharted. I wasn't sold on the dynamic nature of how the game progressed, and as we all know, zombies have been literally done to death in the past five years. Then, I got a chance to actually play it. How many days until June 14th again?
4:30 PM on 05.17.2013 Dust: An Elysian Tail arrives on Steam next FridayDust: An Elysian Tail designer Dean Dodrill has slapped a May 24th release date on the Steam version of his acclaimed, previously-Xbox-exclusive 2D action game. This is only coming to Windows for the time being, but Dodrill h...
12:30 PM on 05.17.2013 It's happening: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance on PCMetal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has announced that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance will be ported to PC, something many of us desperately wanted but didn't realistically expect to happen given developer Platinum Games' history...
9:23 AM on 05.17.2013 The Wonderful 101 coming to the Wii U on September 15thFinally! Nintendo announced today that PlatinumGames title Wonderful 101 will be coming to the Wii U on September 15th. The game came under some fire recently for being touted as a "short" experience, but I personally can't wait, as PlatinumGames rarely misses. Oh, and it totally has waterslides.
9:30 PM on 05.16.2013 Resident Evil Revelations: What version do we review?[Update: Poll CLOSED! Wii U dominated. Look forward to our review soon. Update: MAJOR upset! It has come to light that a PC copy WILL be made available for review purposes, and will be added as a late starter in the poll. A P...
8:00 PM on 05.16.2013 Diablo III uses the PlayStation 4 touchpad for inventoryIn this video, Blizzard describes the work that's been gone into tweaking Diablo III for console gamers. In a strange turn of events, I feel as if every new detail we hear about the reworked title for PlayStation 3 and PS4 s...
4:00 PM on 05.16.2013 'Hardcore action-RPG' Lords of the Fallen announcedCity Interactive has had an interesting past, but its latest game, Lords of the Fallen, sounds intriguing. Announced as a 2014 title for next-generation consoles and PC, its story is centered around a world where "the gods ha...
3:30 PM on 05.16.2013 Watch the worst Fallout game ever madeJordan and I have started a new game in our Couch Campaign, and it's one that I have been excited to play since we first began talking about the project. As a huge fan of the Fallout franchise and a lover of top-down, exploration shoot-em-up games, the pairing of the two could have been glorious. And Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel is, provided you think train wrecks can be glorious.
2:30 PM on 05.16.2013 Lords of Shadow is the most successful Castlevania everSpeaking to Destructoid at a pre-E3 event, Konami's Dave Cox disclosed that (wait for it) Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is the most successful Castlevania game to date, even surpassing the massive sales of games from 1997 on. ...
1:30 PM on 05.16.2013 Diablo III celebrates its one-year anniversaryWell, it's been a series of ups and downs (that could have all been avoided if the Auction House was taken down), but Diablo III is now one year old. To celebrate, Blizzard is adding 25 percent extra Magic Find and experience...
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