In and interview with the president of Epic Games, he said that the company will never make a game for the Wii. They said that they don't care about how many sales the console has, but more about the hardware.
Epic Games’ president, Mike Capps, reiterated what Epic has previously said in an interview with IGN, stating that Epic won’t ever be developing games for the Wii. It’s not about the success of the platform to him, but what can be done on it. When asked whether there would ever be a time when Epic would be forced to give in and create a game for the Wii, Capps said, “no, we go forward, not back. It makes more sense for us to invest in the next-generation tech.”
As for why he believes the Wii has become so popular, he says it’s like a virus that just keeps spreading:
It’s a virus where you buy it and you play it with your friends and they’re like, “Oh my God that’s so cool, I’m gonna go buy it.” So you stop playing it after two months, but they buy it and they stop playing it after two months but they’ve showed it to someone else who then go out and buy it and so on. Everyone I know bought one and nobody turns it on. Obviously there’s a class of people who really love it and enjoy it and are getting into the games but I’m still waiting for that one game that makes me play it.
Some in our forums have shared a similar sentiment regarding games for the Wii (at least this year), but others are very excited about the upcoming games for the system. It seems that in many cases it may just be personal taste.
Capps also talks about everything from Gears of War 2, Grand Theft Auto IV, and Unreal Tournament III to the comics, paying for weapons, and Wii Fit, so if you want to hear more of what he has to say make sure to read the rest of the interview.
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Sure wii isn't the most advanced piece of equipment, but it has its little perks.
Oh wait, that's every other *bleep*ing game on the market.
the man's god a good *bleep*ing point.
If they're not going to port the engine down then it's a given that they're not going to make titles for it seeing as they moved on from the UE2.x engine already.
I agree with Seeker.
Capps just sounded bitter that his choice console isn't "in the lead" of the pathetic consle war.
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Tbh, I just don't think that companies explore the possibilities of the Wiimote enough.
Nintendo make a big deal over the "innovation" of their motion-control, yet there are only a small handful of games that use the motion-control for something more than "waggling at the screen".
Epic fail. D:
I mean wtf......