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Bethesda had a minimal footprint on Nintendo's popular Wii console (its only US release was Star Trek: Conquest), and it does not appear that the Elder Scrolls and Fallout publisher has more ambitious plans in place for the Wii U. In a new MCV interview (via Videogamer), Bethesda marketing executive Pete Hines said the company mantra has been, and continues to be, that it will launch games on platforms that support them.
"So far the Wii hasn't fitted into that," Hines said. "Whether Wii U does down the road is [to be determined]."
Hines also took time in the interview to compare current- and next-generation consoles. He claimed existing platforms are not holding developers back, adding there is still room to expand on visuals, technical capabilities, and storytelling. He also said the current "huge" install base of users is an advantage the current generation has over future platforms.
"For me the problems with new consoles are two-fold," he added. "The developers are trying to hit a moving technical target, because the platforms are being built. A new console doesn't just show up a year before launch and is exactly what it will be when it comes out. It moves and iterates along the way. And introducing something like that to games that are in development is always a bit tricky. And that is obviously an element of risk."
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>Put ports of games with toned down graphics and glitchy engines on current gen consoles
>Say next gen console cant support future games.
the article also goes on to say how other companies such as EA and Capcom have no plans for Dead Space 3 and Resident Evil 6.
I can understand that it runs a risk of not being able to sell as well, but to say it cant support the console while current plans (Fallout 4 and Dishonored) can run perfectly fine on current gen consoles makes no sense, it sounds like a stupid excuse to say that they dont have faith in the Wii U.