Batman: Arkham Knight Unveiled – But Not For Wii U
Warner Bros. has officially announced via Game Informer that the next installment in the Batman Arkham series will be “Batman: Arkham Knight”. The impact of the big reveal was somewhat diluted after UK Video Game retailer GAME leaked the release early.
The bad news for Wii U owners: it is only slated for release on Xbox One, Playstation 4 and PC. As you can expect, with the Wii U being left out, there will be no Xbox 360 or PS3 versions of the game, making this a wholly next gen title. No release date has been set yet.
Batman: Arkham Knight will see Rocksteady at the helm again following their absence from Batman: Arkham Origins.
How disappointed are you at the lack of the Wii U version, or was it something you had expected?
March 4, 2014
This is bull. The Wii U should be on Rocksteady’s list. Arkham City: Armored Edition was great. But as usual, Nintendo is being left out because of lazy developers. I cannot wait to play this next and final Arkham game, but I am furious that they are pulling this crap on us.
March 4, 2014
It’s not because of lazy developers. The game they’re building is just not possible on the Wii U. I love my Wii U as much as the next guy, but compared to the Xbox One and PS4 it just can’t compete tech-wise. Until Nintendo releases their next console, expect this to happen with pretty much every third party game.
March 4, 2014
Actually, the Wii U can compare with the PS4/XBONE. Sure, Sony and Microsoft may be better graphics wise, but there are developers who have made it clear that most third-party developers won’t develop for the Wii U because coding for it is much different than coding for PS4/XBONE. But graphically, and power-wise, the Wii U is on par with the others. Don’t fall for the excuse that developers keep giving for not working with Nintendo.
March 4, 2014
Either way, if they’re not developing games for it now, sadly it’s only going to get worse.
March 4, 2014
Seven words: This. Game. Is. Going. To. Be. EPIC!!!
March 4, 2014
Not surprised, but very disappointed :(