Alvin Flummux wrote:HSH28 » Mon May 19, 2014 3:59 pm wrote:Alvin Flummux » Mon May 19, 2014 8:46 pm wrote:I think the 3DS is the ideal platform for a 2D Metroid adventure, but there's no reason at all why it couldn't also be released on the Wii U E-Shop. Well, I
suppose if the 3D were flogged to death it might not happen, but I don't think they'd do that.
There's also absolutely no way they'd make a full 2D Metroid game and release it only on the Wii U eShop.
The word 'also' means nothing to you does it?
I was suggesting it may possibly be released on the 3DS and the Wii U e-shop, which really isn't that big of a leap to make.
It's a bigger leap than it might seem, considering Nintendo haven't yet demonstrated (or even shown the slightest desire to create) a cross platform engine. There are actually a few reasons why it would be a pain to release it on Wii U, but from a purely money perspective the vast majority of people who would buy it likely already own a 3DS (or at least, are unlikely to own a Wii U but not a 3DS) and so the time and cost of porting it doesn't seem worthwhile. Also better to charge full price at retail on one format, than try to juggle a full priced 3DS release with the pricing expectation of a Wii U eShop exclusive title.
Much better to take the time and effort and make a 2D Metroid with the same love and care the likes of A Link Between Worlds got, really.