Wii U: Will not support the Unreal Engine 4?

No Unreal Engine 4 for the Wii U.

[hennessey86]

Would the wii u not support what is probably going to be the most used engine engine next gen

[Acquiescence]

and continuing to rely on gimmicks, this time a tablet controller. It's the Wii all over again.

[oricon]

How is what Nintendo doing mega safe i would argue Microsoft and Sony will be playing mega safe as that their new consoles are most likely going to just be the same thing as before just a more powerful machine instead of changing how games are played.

Just how like the Wii was a big risk that paid off everyone here probably hates the Wii but you cannot deny that it was a big risk on Nintendo's part to not create a system with great graphics like ps3 and xbox 360 and stick to last gen hardware and do away with traditional control as the main playstyle.

[TheBlackSmoke]

Erm No, the wii was completely safe because they were using gamecube tech which cost next to nothing to manufacture, they made profit from the very first wii they sold.

Look at what trouble sony faced because they tried to future proof the PS3 as much as possible. they sold at a loss for a few years and then reaped the rewards in the long run and because of that risk blu-ray has been established as the standard for now and the future, to me that takes guts especially when sony could of easily pulled the same shit as Nintendo because the PS2 annihilated everything last gen.

What does the wii have to show for itself in 2012? It didn't change the way we play games because everyone still prefers a control pad, its catalogue is 99% shovelware shit and its sales have DECLINED year on year whilst the PS3 and 360 have grown. Casuals who were drawn in by their gimmicks wont be so willing to drop money on wii 2 as easily as nintendo thinks.

Nintendo are simply trying to repeat what they did with the wii but its going to backfire.

[Infernostew]

If so, there goes the 3rd party support.

[MurDocINC]

No biggie, UE3 still has alot of kick in it. Plus we won't see UE4 in games for atleast another 2-3years. When we do I doubt it will be a huge leap forward. I except nothing more than fancy shaders which games will make limited use of.

[CashColeTrain1337]

It is confirmed nothing but the PC supports it at the moment. No Nextbox, no PlayStation Next, and no WiiU. Just because it isn't supporting it yet doesn't mean it won't in the future. PC is the only thing we'll see anything from Unreal 4.

[GraveLord]

Wii U is not powerful enough. That's why.

[Muffins1223]

Maybe it cant run it?!?!?

[Yangus]

This true?
Failure and sad...UE4..most used engine X720/ps4 games....

[Moncole]

They already said it will. And this isn't news.

[PopRocks359]

That was just rumored. Though people should not take this as a confirmation.

Said it before and I'll say it again; wait for E3. We're less than a week off so crazy rumors will come out of nowhere for a while. It wouldn't surprise me if the day before Nintendo's conference an anonymous developer would come out and say the Wii U is less powerful than a Nintendo 64.

And the crazies here would believe it too.

[Titanz]

That's dreadful. :(

[Rampaged Death]

It's obviously not powerful enough. Why is this coming as a surprise ?

[yabhero]

That not obvious ... It's just an assumption made by some fanboys...

[HawtSkull]

Actually read the quote people this was taken out of context. READING IS FUNDAMENTAL.

[Tomonobu Itagaki]

We're on N4G. 90% of N4G members only read headlines.

[Dovahkiin]

Although you have to admit, most headlines are questions these days. So one feels the need to answer, without reading the article.

[manman6]

I going to wait until E3 to find out if the Wii U going to support the UE4. Because one person says it will and now they saying it won't. Make up your mind already.

[Metroid007]

I can tell you that geoff guy want's UE4 on ps4/720 more than sony and microsoft he cant wait to sit down in them disscussions with patcher and sessler ect and demolish the wiiu but let me just say this.

WiiU is almost defo going to run UE4 its a very powerful machine and at E3 you will see a demo running on WiiU that's what a developer has said already guys and he said...

"Watch people are going to be blown away with WiiU news" ?

[ChunkyLover53]

From what I understand, the PS4 and the Xbox 720 aren't supporting the UE4 right away either. I think I'll wait to hear for sure from Nintendo before I really say anything though.

I will never understand people who get upset or argue over rumors.

[vikingland1]

Google translate sux I couldn't make sense of that at all.

[corrus]

As i said once Nintendo never gonna change

[Game3s]

Epic praises the Wii U for not being able to run unreal engine 4....come on guys this is rumour its not fact.

[koehler83]

Considering the hardware that Epic has shown UE4 on and that they're asking for from Microsoft and Sony, the WiiU's Radeon HD 4000 series equivalent GPU is unlikely to be sufficient.

That engine is designed for what is currently bleeding edge tech. While the Wii U may be incrementally better than the 360 and PS3, it's dated tech never the less.

While by no means fact, this is a rumor that seems obvious to me.

[Metroid007]

The RV770 in other words what the wiiu was at in its 1st dev stage was equivelent to a HD4870 so 1.2 terra-flop.

Its said to be more near a underclocked 5870 chip now that's powerful and Nintendo are talking tech specs for the 1st time sinse N64,so considering the UE4 can be optimized to run on 1 terra-flop on consoles,the WiiU even in its very 1st stage can do this.

The gpu that's been said to be in stone now for the Xbox720 is a HD6670 is £35 to buy and its low end at best.

[koehler83]

And to that, Epic is saying "No no no! More more more!"

Which I think is indicative of the kind of hardware they want to support.

[abzdine]

I think Unreal Engine 3 is far from being the best of its kind because Unreal Engine games are far from being the most successful (technically speaking) with very shiny textures for example.

Maybe Sony should sell Naughty Dog's or Santa Monica's engine to third party developers.

Wii doesn't support any Unreal engine, but that doesn't stop it from having some of the best games of this generation. Power is nothing compared to creativity. I know many will disagree but that's my opinion about this :)

I still enjoy SEGA Genesis and Super NES games in 2012 !!!

[r21]

i think ND and SSM engines belong to sony soooo only 1st party playstation studios are allowed to use them. i think and yeah their engines are pretty sweet looking.

[WooHooAlex]

Man, hope this isn't true. This is Nintendo's opportunity to appeal to the hardcore gamer. Big misstep by Nintendo if it is true.

[eagle21]

Samaritan Demo GDC 2011? UE3 powered supposedly. UE4 tech demonstration is a bogus effort to overhype something prematurely. Show me a UE3 game looking like Samaritan Demo real time. I don't care about a tech demonstration based on nothing i'll ever play. Announce a GAME using UE4 and make sure it isn't crap.

[Shnazzyone]

Can't say until E3 chances are if it can run UE4 Nintendo is gonna bring it up at their press conference. That might be why it's not being confirmed. Nintendo tends to keep it's secrets and tell other companies developing for it's system to do the same.

[donman1]

UPDATE: Epic says it has not declared its Wii U strategy yet.

Haters sure love to misrepresent information. Nothing has been confirmed as Nintendo still have the gag order. The gag order will be lifted next week. Take a look at this link.

http://www.computerandvideo...

[josephayal]

The WII U is a powerfull console, a powerfull Console

[ApolloAdams]

I doubt Unreal 4 will be on the Xbox Loop and PS4 so I doubt that it would be Wii-U.

At the most I expect is Unreal 3.5 (Samaritan)

[trikster40]

Better article: doesn't require crappy translation.

http://www.computerandvideo...

They haven't declared anything beyond PC, but my money isn't on the Wii U running it though. If Geoff Keighley says they aren't, and he's been working with them on their E3 presentation, he MAY just know what he's talking about.

Wait and see though :)

[shackdaddy]

First of all, this should be labeled as rumor. Seriously, the people approving this stuff fail hard. The title even has a question mark at the end...

Secondly, the wiiu is obviously going to run UE4. UE is scaleable. I mean, UE3 can run on the iphone and android for God's sake...

[Shok]

I'll just paste what I said in another article:

"As for Nintendo’s Wii U, many have wondered whether the new machine will be capable of running Unreal Engine 4 and it seems that question has been answered this evening. When asked if the Wii U would be able to handle Unreal Engine 4, Keighley replied that during GDC Epic’s Mike Capps said “Wii U will be Unreal Engine 3”."

The Wii U not running UE4 wouldn't affect me much seeing as I have a gaming PC (meaning I'll have UE4 access of course), but this will definitely hurt Nintendo in the long-run from a business standpoint if true.

BUT, at the same time, developers are under NDA, so it doesn't seem right how the president would come out an confirm something like this, weird.

If false, good for Nintendo. If not, to my gaming PC I go. That's the beauty of owning multiple platforms lol.

[LOL_WUT]

Well thats gotta hurt if its true, but hey at least it will run UE3 it cant possibly be that weak to not run it :).

[NastyLeftHook0]

wii u should use it.

[BuffMordecai]

Unreal Engine was hands down the worst engine this gen, I hope unreal engine 4 isn't a sloppy mess.

[stragomccloud]

Epic is also saying that microsoft and sony's next outing might not hit the mark either. Meaning... Epic needs to take a step back and realize that consoles aren't PCs. And no one wants to buy a $700-$1000 console.

[DwightOwen]

But they're still "hardcore" gamers right? ;)

You get what you pay for, folks.

[stragomccloud]

Well, I wouldn't pay that much for a console. I'd rather invest it in a better gaming PC. When there are multiplats that come out on PC, I almost exclusively buy PC versions.

Consoles have to have more mass market appeal in the pricing department in order to be successful.

[DwightOwen]

@stragomccloud

I totally agree, and I'm the same way regarding multi-plat titles.

My comment was a satirical jab at gamers who want the next round of consoles to be able to do what today's high-end PCs can (which would run you $1,000 to $2,000 if you build it yourself) but only pay $300 to $400 for it.

Dream on.

NEWSFLASH: Sony AND Microsoft are in the red for this "generation". They can't keep selling high-end hardware at a loss and stay in business.

[mike1up]

Doubtful.