“We get asked if there is going to be a Wii U version of Borderlands, and the reason why there’s not is because we couldn’t think of a natural, obvious, ‘OMG, I want that for what the Wii U brings to the table’ feature. But with Aliens, the first thing we thought was ‘Holy sh*t, I can have a motion controller in my hands!’ When it’s there in my lap it feels like I’m part of the movie.” - Gearbox's Randy Pitchford
It certainly makes sense, but let's hope that if Borderlands 3 comes into existence one day, a Wii U version will be included.
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It certainly makes sense, but let's hope that if Borderlands 3 comes into existence one day, a Wii U version will be included.
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Guys, Randy is just trying to cover TakeTwo's CEO with this bullcrap. TakeTwo is the reason we dont have Borderlands 2 or any of their core games. SEGA has no such issue, therefore we have Aliens.
I'm sorry but that kind of thinking is just retarded.
There's no such feautre on the Xbox 360 or PS3 versions of Borderlands that makes you think ‘OMG, I want that for what the [insert console] brings to the table’ and yet it's on those machines.
If they saw fit to put it on Xbox 360 and PS3 then there's absolutely no good reason that it shouldn't also be on Wii U too.
Not every single game has to be uniquely specific to the Wii U and it's controller.
A good game is a good game and I'm pretty sure most Wii U owners would like to see as many of them as possible on the system.
How ridiculous. What about the people who can only support one console and choose Nintendo. Don't we deserve to get some awesome game like Borderlands now that we have a console that can support it? I want everything the PS/360 gets.
Nintendo explicitly stated that devs are not required to make use of every feature the GamePad has. Just put the map, off TV play and inventory management on the Pad. I hope these excuses stop soon.
From July: http://www.destructoid.com/gearbox-inte ... 1548.phtml
So what's the REAL reason Randy?
*cough*IR aiming*cough*
I for one think it would be horrible to have the map on the Gamepad. Already with ZombiiU I'm finding it hard to look back and forth from my Gamepad's map to the actual gameplay on the screen.
However, co-op with one screen on the Gamepad would be really cool (it seems like no matter how you split the screen with BL2 you always lose some screen and menu space in co-op). I must say, though, that with the amount of lag in co-op on the PS3 version of BL2 (especially with one person having the menu open and the other in combat) I don't trust Gearbox to port BL2 to the WIiU properly.
Regardless, if it were ported to WiiU I probably wouldn't buy a second copy. I'll stick to my copy of BL2 on the PS3.
Isn't this the type of game that Nintendo specifically created the Pro Controller for?
Third parties already starting to make up weird and wonderful excuses why not game X is coming to the WiiU. Well, been through this with the N64, GC and Wii so i'm used to it. xD
2K hates Nintendo. I think we all already know that.
Developers still have to make the game compatible with the primary control imput, which is the Gamepad. Then again, this is not the reason we won't get borderlands or any nonsport game from 2K and TakeTwo.
No, I think the logic is a smart for business. It doesn't make sense to spend $1 million to port a game that you're not sure what the user base is exactly. Remember, the consumer base was exactly 0 on the first of November. So, if they spend the money and port it....they are not sure many will buy it. Versus the 140 million + potential customers on teh Xbox and PS3.
By using your logic, the Wii should have had NO 3rd party ports at launch.
The hell are you talking about? PS2 and GCN PORTS? Yes, those are cheap. But we are discussing the Wii U, not Wii. Wii had $50 games. Wii u $60 games.
It was supposed to say Wii U.
Those pubs took a bet, and hopefully its paying off.
its obvious what benefits the wii u could bring to the game, but i think it is a little too late for anything now.
Agreed, I hate looking at the map in Zombiu. Id much rather have it in the top.corner of the screen than the gamepad. And if it doesnt work for Zombiu it certainly wont work for a faster paced game like Borderlands.
don't mean to be a downer. but you guys (and myself as i got a launch day Wii U) aren't going to see every multiplatform title hit the Wii U. it just isn't going to happen and this won't be the last dev to publicly state that certain titles aren't going to come to our shiny wonderbox. if you had hopes tied into ONE system this next gen you're gonna have many tears. and yes if you care about such things you SHOULD look into getting another next gen console to avoid missing out.
Oh no! Wii U isn't having every single game that ever came out before Wii U did ported to it! BULLSHIT AAAAERRRRGHDERP
idk seems to me the reason Borderlands 2 didn't go to Wii U is because it's hard to justify a $60 port to a new architecture for a game that has already SOLD MORE COPIES than there are PEOPLE WHO OWN WII U without at least having some killer feature that really makes people want to buy say the Wii U version AS OPPOSED TO the 360 or PS3. Not everything is some anti nintendo conspiracy, all the manufactured outrage in this thread is silly
That's flawed logic? Makes perfect sense to me...
With logic like that why didn't they just develop the stupid game for Wii and while we are at it how about the DS? Or hey why not the PS2? They all have huge install bases. The largest in the world in fact.
Also with logic like that I guess we can expect 0 games from any company going to PS4(I don't believe this console will ever see the light of day) and the next Xbox. Oh well.
Idk why I'm replying to this post seriously but here goes
Borderlands 2 came out months ago, having began development before they could have even had their hands on a fully powered Wii U dev kit more than likely, and has already made its way to the bulk of its potential userbase.
That took me two seconds of thought and kept me from going "unnngngnn excuses". You know, because it makes sense that this game didn't hit Wii U. Not every game is gonna release on Wii U lololol I don't even see why this merits discussion
They way you've worded it makes it seem like Wii U ownsers will never be a part of the Borderlands 2 userbase, when this could have been a good time to expand with the new platform.
Still, they're sorta admitting to denying any Nintendo gamers and any new gamers the ability to play Borderlands 2 at all on the Wii U with no plans to bring them any of the fun in the future. Their reason is complete BS, otherwise, you'd have no reason to have games like Darksiders, Call of Duty, Batman, Tekken, Mass Effect 3, and Warriors Orochi 3 Hyper developed for it.
I can see why one such as yourself wouldn't see merit in discussion(of any kind)
...because you are dumb.
Coming from the guy waxing doof-mode rhetorical trying to insinuate that there's no reason a months-old game shouldn't have hit brand new hardware... bah what am I saying, I walked right into some blatant trollan, I guess I am dumb
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