Epic: No Wii games from us

[Scotracer]

Epic Games’ president, Mike Capps, reiterated what Epic has previously said in an interview with IGN, stating that Epic won’t ever be developing games for the Wii. It’s not about the success of the platform to him, but what can be done on it. When asked whether there would ever be a time when Epic would be forced to give in and create a game for the Wii, Capps said, “no, we go forward, not back. It makes more sense for us to invest in the next-generation tech.”

http://www.megatonik.com/2008/04/20/...ward-not-back/

Harsh words but it is perfectly acceptable from a company that creates the next generation of game engines. I particularly like the Virus reference ^_^

[rabbitc]

From a marketing standpoint - it's dumber than dirt. I can appreciate what they're saying from a tech standpoint - but then again, the Wii is fast approaching 50% penetration and who can ignore that?

[Scotracer]

Perhaps in terms of marketing but you must look at what Epic has spent the last 3 years perfecting: the Unreal 3 engine. The Wii doesn't have the power to run it, in any form so they would have to go back to the drawing board and create a new engine. Epic wouldn't do that and nor would I.

[bevo1981]

agreed. smart move by Epic. it's not like they see one day that the Wii is selling and decide, "OK let's drop what we're doing and make a Wii game." you don't always have to jump on a bandwagon to make money. that's just short-sighted.