Another superior experience missed out for Wii U fans?
Call of Duty: Ghosts for Wii U has, for the most part, been well received across the board. But there's something Wii U owners are constantly being deprived of: add-on content and DLC (Downloadable Content) packs. Let’s look at what Activision has failed to deliver to Wii U owners of CoD:Ghosts thus far.
On August 18th, 2013, Nintendo News asked Activision if the Free Fall Dynamic Bonus Map would be released for the Wii U version of Call of Duty: Ghosts. Their response was “We design our content for ALL of our fans to enjoy – we hope everything will work out, no news just yet tho.” By placing emphasis on “all,” it appeared as if Wii U owners would be able to enjoy what was being offered on other platforms. Unfortunately, Wii U fans didn’t get that piece of content.
A few months later, on October 29th, the Call of Duty: Ghosts Clan System — a feature that provides in-game integration, offering a more meaningful experience and connection between players on different consoles such as Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Windows PC — was also confirmed to be skipping past Wii U. Activision community manager Dan Amrich confirmed that the Wii U wasn’t “supported” in the Clan’s official documentation. Wii U fans didn’t get that piece of content either.
Today, the first DLC pack, titled Onslaught, was given a release date of February 27th for the PlayStation Network and PC. It was previously released for the Xbox 360/Xbox One last week, on January 28th. According to the official Call of Duty: Ghosts blog, there was no mention of Wii U receiving the new DLC.
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TG: “Most of us also grew up with Nintendo, likely forming a nostalgic connection with games that have long been crowned as our personal favourites. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker was an experience that shaped my view on open world fantasy, and Super Mario 64 changed my life like it did for millions of others. These titles have earned their place in history, and remain loved to this day for so many worthwhile reasons. We replay them and beg for remasters all while delving into their worlds time and time again because they mean that much to us. It’s a shame then that the company behind them often kicks its own sweet darlings to the curb.”
I never got the love for Nintendo games personally. The annoying vocalizations and ugly character designs do nothing for me.
Don't forget the constant hand holding with tutorials. Learn this new ability by pressing Y, now prove that you can press Y 8 times before you can move on....
Another very weird article.
Nintendo is a great company by almost all possible normal measures. The biggest one being: their own staff is happy, and they seem to be very happy, well compensated and retain rate is solid. They are also financially very stable, profitable, and cash rich, so shareholders love them.
Overall it is an extremely creative group of people, and their mission statement is fantastic as well "to put smiles on the faces of everyone we touch. We do so by creating new surprises for people across the world to enjoy together." The social impact is also massive, not to speak culturally. Additionally, they have a really strong core business, high customer retention rate and loyalty. Nintendo's reputation is extremely good, I think in the US alone they are 9th most reputable company, their customer service is better than the average company. Plus, the press gives them a pass, because they are Nintendo. But there's a reason why they do that, it's not "because they are Nintendo", there are more layers to the argument.
Then, then there's the random negative gamers online...and their "reputation" which is inside their heads. And their western ideas of how a Japanese company should behave or what they should do. But they have no right to ask a company to do anything for them, because they can vote with their wallets.
There's a small vocal community online who dislikes Nintendo for what they are, but then again, there's always a small vocal community that dislikes something.
Nintendo also disagrees with the Western world about IP, but most people call Westerners "hidoi!" when they emulate Tears of the Kingdom and do not experience it the way Nintendo wanted them (even if it is not the best visual way), because it is a matter of principle to them (Japanese are very much against anything close to plagiarism, and there are laws that are tight about creative works copying etc.)
The Western Braveheart "freedoom!" shouters need to understand that it is not an American company, nor they need to behave like one. They can have their own fights based on their principles (against emulation). And they very well may lose the battle with that and change, or find a new audience.
In the end, it is so very simple. Don't buy the products if you don't like a company, but there's no need to paint a picture that is unrealistic about Nintendo either.
I hate virtually everything about their business practices, actually. Suing everybody for virtually anything, shooting down fan projects, games they never let devalue, their online infrastructure and how they handle BC.
They're lucky they make great games, because that's the only thing I feel they do right.
my issue with them, is the complete refusal to have decent tech for us.
and their odd censorship and lawsuits for modders.
This is BS. I want Michael Myers on my Wii U!!! I'll sign a damn petition if i have to.
"Call of Duty: Ghosts for Wii U has been very well received across the board". Are you serious? After all those patches that this version needed and the framerate drops I wouldn't say that. I can even tell you that fan critics say this, too.
I played Call Of Duty Ghosts on my PS3 and will have to say this one sucks. The Wii U missing out on the DLC (IMO) is not a big deal. I still play and enjoy Black Ops 2 on my Wii U with my family and friends. Granted the lack of new maps sucks but at least its a solid game.
Wow, way to disappoint, devs...
This isn't even a surprise. As someone that will only play COD on Wii U I don't even bothering hoping for DLC anymore. Would I buy it if they released it on Wii U most certainly. But with all the promises they have broken I don't ever expect to see DLC from Activision. I may continue to buy future COD games if they look good but after being promised DLC twice and then not getting it I don't expect it anymore.