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No EA games for the Wii U?

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EA’s Frostbite 3 engine, which is used for most of their next-gen titles, won’t be supported by the Wii U.

Guess they’re being left out in the… heat? This means that a range of big titles, such as Battlefield 4, Star Wars, the next Mass Effect and eventually Dragon Age 3 will not get released on the Wii U.  Apparently, EA and DICE tested Frostbit 2 on the Wii U and was not happy with the results, thus choosing not to even bother porting the next version to Nintendo’s troubled tablet. 

While this is a notable loss for the Wii U – further limiting an already limited library – EA games were not particularly a core part of Nintendo’s catalogue.  In general, we expect a different kind of game, and playing style, on Wii U games.  

That said, I’m sure they could use all the games they could get at this point.

Last Updated: May 9, 2013

30 Comments

  1. Admiral Chief Combat Engineer

    May 9, 2013 at 09:07

    Yeeeees, price must fall fall fall so that I can get mah ZombiU on!

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    • Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

      May 9, 2013 at 09:10

      Ha! See! you are looking for a console too now!

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      • Admiral Chief Combat Engineer

        May 9, 2013 at 09:11

        Nah, looking fer ZombiU

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        • CODDAMIT

          May 9, 2013 at 09:53

          Zombies…………….

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  2. umar bastra

    May 9, 2013 at 09:09

    Are all Ea games using Frostbite?

    My faith in Wii U is still strong, this isn’t a big deal though, well I guess it is as there are a lot of BF players in the world … but come on … I’m waiting for the Xenoblade (Sequel?) , and more importantly …. FREAKING Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem!!!

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  3. Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

    May 9, 2013 at 09:10

    Shame man. The WiiU is really struggling with developer support

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    • umar bastra

      May 9, 2013 at 09:12

      Indeed, quite sad hey … they gonna get swallowed up by MS and Sony

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    • umar bastra

      May 9, 2013 at 09:12

      Indeed, quite sad hey … they gonna get swallowed up by MS and Sony

      Reply

  4. Uberutang

    May 9, 2013 at 09:12

    The most pointless console since Jaguar.

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    • CODDAMIT

      May 9, 2013 at 09:53

      Or the Virtual Boy

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  5. Uberutang

    May 9, 2013 at 09:12

    The most pointless console since Jaguar.

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  6. OVG OfflineVideoGamer

    May 9, 2013 at 09:16

    I give up.

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  7. Trevor Davies

    May 9, 2013 at 09:19

    Why U no like Wii U

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  8. FoxOneZA - The Chosen One

    May 9, 2013 at 09:23

    The only EA Game worth playing right now is FIFA and NFS MW and those don’t use the Frosty Engine.

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    • Ricardo Harvey

      May 9, 2013 at 09:49

      I thought NFS MW does use frostbite engine?

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      • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

        May 9, 2013 at 10:45

        No. Chameleon Engine.

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      • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

        May 9, 2013 at 10:45

        No. Chameleon Engine.

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    • Slade Boender

      May 9, 2013 at 09:55

      Actually, I stand to be corrected but I think they do, last NFS titles used the FB2 engine, cant see Fifa would be left in the dust using its own… to the GOOGLE MACHINE!

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      • Slade Boender

        May 9, 2013 at 09:58

        Nope, just seems NFS, Fifa uses the ANT engine.

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        • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

          May 9, 2013 at 10:45

          NFS uses the Chameleon engine which is a pathetic engine to port over to PC.

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          • Slade Boender

            May 9, 2013 at 11:09

            The Run was on Frostbite though, was MW after the run? Always lose track (no pun intended)

          • FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

            May 9, 2013 at 11:38

            LOLz..Yes. It came after The Run.

  9. Wyzak

    May 9, 2013 at 10:25

    Recent EA titles have left a lot to be desired, so I won’t be shedding any tears over this. ZombiU is an awesome game, and who else can still play Guitar Hero on their next-gen consoles?

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