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1. Crysis 3 Wii U was made but 'had to die'
by Alice O'Connor, Mar 04, 2013 7:30am PST
Related Topics – Crysis 3, Electronic Arts, Crytek, Wii U, Crysis Series
The Wii U is a reasonably powerful piece of kit, so how come the recent launch of Crysis 3 skipped it? Developer Crytek did actually have the supersuit shooter up and running on Nintendo's new console, CEO Cevat Yerli has revealed, but the powers that be wouldn't commit to pushing it out and Crytek couldn't self publish. So it was killed.
"We did have Crysis 3 running on the Wii U. We were very close to launching it. But there was a lack of business support between Nintendo and EA on that," Yerli told VentureBeat.
"Since we as a company couldn't launch on the Wii U ourselves--we don't have a publishing license--Crysis 3 on Wii U had to die."
And die it did. The Wii U has hardly been a romping-stomping success, but you might think EA and have more interest in getting one of its flagship games out there, and Nintendo would be more keen to have it. Evidently, the two couldn't come to an agreement which they both deemed worth it
2. By Tom Phillips Published Monday, 4 March 2013
Crytek actually had Crysis 3 up and running and near completion on Wii U before the game was canned, the developer has revealed.
It "had to die", said Crytek boss Cevat Yerli, because there was a lack of interest in the project from publisher EA and Nintendo.
"We did have Crysis 3 running on the Wii U. We were very close to launching it," Yerli told Venture Beat. "But there was a lack of business support between Nintendo and EA on that.
"Since we as a company couldn't launch on the Wii U ourselves - we don't have a publishing license - Crysis 3 on Wii U had to die."
It's not the first time that Crytek has mentioned a Wii U version of the game. In January, Yerli said that he would have "loved" to see the game running on Wii U.
"It's a business decision between EA and Nintendo," he explained. "I'd love to see it on Wii U, but what I love to see and what gets done at the end of the day are two different things.
"If that business decision doesn't make sense, or seems to not make sense for them, it's... not possible for us to make it."
It's unclear how long ago the Wii U version was cancelled. Crytek stated last year that there was a "fat chance" of Crysis 3 appearing on Wii U, but at the time failed to elaborate
1. Crysis 3 Wii U was made but 'had to die'
by Alice O'Connor, Mar 04, 2013 7:30am PST
Related Topics – Crysis 3, Electronic Arts, Crytek, Wii U, Crysis Series
The Wii U is a reasonably powerful piece of kit, so how come the recent launch of Crysis 3 skipped it? Developer Crytek did actually have the supersuit shooter up and running on Nintendo's new console, CEO Cevat Yerli has revealed, but the powers that be wouldn't commit to pushing it out and Crytek couldn't self publish. So it was killed.
"We did have Crysis 3 running on the Wii U. We were very close to launching it. But there was a lack of business support between Nintendo and EA on that," Yerli told VentureBeat.
"Since we as a company couldn't launch on the Wii U ourselves--we don't have a publishing license--Crysis 3 on Wii U had to die."
And die it did. The Wii U has hardly been a romping-stomping success, but you might think EA and have more interest in getting one of its flagship games out there, and Nintendo would be more keen to have it. Evidently, the two couldn't come to an agreement which they both deemed worth it
2. By Tom Phillips Published Monday, 4 March 2013
Crytek actually had Crysis 3 up and running and near completion on Wii U before the game was canned, the developer has revealed.
It "had to die", said Crytek boss Cevat Yerli, because there was a lack of interest in the project from publisher EA and Nintendo.
"We did have Crysis 3 running on the Wii U. We were very close to launching it," Yerli told Venture Beat. "But there was a lack of business support between Nintendo and EA on that.
"Since we as a company couldn't launch on the Wii U ourselves - we don't have a publishing license - Crysis 3 on Wii U had to die."
It's not the first time that Crytek has mentioned a Wii U version of the game. In January, Yerli said that he would have "loved" to see the game running on Wii U.
"It's a business decision between EA and Nintendo," he explained. "I'd love to see it on Wii U, but what I love to see and what gets done at the end of the day are two different things.
"If that business decision doesn't make sense, or seems to not make sense for them, it's... not possible for us to make it."
It's unclear how long ago the Wii U version was cancelled. Crytek stated last year that there was a "fat chance" of Crysis 3 appearing on Wii U, but at the time failed to elaborate