Wii U won't sell many consoles without FIFA, Battlefield and Call of Duty, says analyst

Pachter: Nintendo in a world of trouble

MCV Staff 5th July 2013 Development News

The release of Wii U came two years too late to save Nintendo from a poor showing in the coming console battleground, it has been claimed.

“Nintendo’s in a world of trouble right now,” Michael Pachter told ABC News 10.

“By the time they did launch a console that stacks up really well [against PS3 and Xbox 360] the other two guys passed them by.

“Publishers are pretty excited about supporting Xbox One and PS4. They really didn’t say anything about the Wii U. We know EA has no games in development for Wii U [although it seems this could change href="https://mcvuk.com/ea-will-return-to-wii-u-if-nintendo-can-sell-more-boxes/0117253"]. If others follow suit – if you see Activision pulls support, if you see Ubisoft, you see Take-Two pull support the Wii U is a Nintendo-only gaming device which is the way they were back with the NES in 1985.

“They’re not going to sell a lot of consoles if they don’t have games like FIFA, Battlefield, Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto V.

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