When we heard about
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, the first thing we asked ourselves was, "Why?" The second thing we asked ourselves was, "No really,
why?" Then we started to wonder, though, why this game wasn't heading to the Wii. It's not that we're going to miss it (although we're sure some of you might, and that's completely fine). It's just that the decision to snub the Wii doesn't seem to make any business sense. The Wii does have a
pretty large userbase, after all, and according to the
Mortal Kombat series' co-creator and executive producer, Ed Boon,
Armageddon did well on the Wii. In
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, were graphics really going to be
that much of an issue?
As it turns out, the issue is the Unreal Engine. Since the newest version of the engine
doesn't officially exist for the Wii, the developers thought it would be too challenging to bring the game to Nintendo's console. Yet, according to Boone, they're not against the idea. If they're waiting for Epic to support the Unreal Engine on the Wii, though,
they better not hold their breath. Whether or not Midway will one day use the unofficial engine and port the game to the Wii remains to be seen.
[Via
GoNintendo]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-21-2008 @ 2:41PM
sketchampm said...
Wow. That is really upsetting news. /sarcasm
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4-21-2008 @ 2:44PM
Superjay said...
That's funny because from what I've seen it looks like it was made with a Gamecube board.
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4-21-2008 @ 2:48PM
Avoli said...
'...the developers thought it would be too challenging to bring the game to Nintendo's console.'
Wait, a dev would have to pu effort intot the Wii to get goodness out of it? Oh hell no!! What ever would they do with thier shovels????
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4-21-2008 @ 2:56PM
raptorspike said...
Damn avoli, you beat me to it. How dare we ask developers now in days to work for their paychecks. Should have become a game developer. Don't have to do much work, get paid a big check. As opposed to my career, which is work a lot, get paid very little.
4-21-2008 @ 4:02PM
Avoli said...
LoL, same here. Picked the wrong expertise. I noticed my horrid spelling, frustration got the best of me.
4-21-2008 @ 3:04PM
Joe Cart said...
Ok, first off this game doesnt even make any sense to me.
Mortal Kombat is gore, blood, killing, destroying, demolishing, ripping people's kidneys out... whereas DC characters are more like friendly superheroes. Not really much gore, killing, slaughter, etc. (with all respect for DC, i'm a comic book reader)
Something like MK vs Killer Instinct or Street Fighter would have made tons more sense than this sorry excuse for an idea. I mean come one, Lui Kang vs Batman? You've got to be kidding me.
Well know knows, maybe it will be a good game.
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4-21-2008 @ 8:09PM
SoshiKitai said...
Friendly?
You obviously don't read THAT much comics then...
For crying out loud, it's surprising to see an entire comic series go by without someone's head or limb being blown off.
4-22-2008 @ 5:27PM
Joe Cart said...
@Soshikitai,
Yeah but u get the idea. Theres just not comparasion when it comes to violence and gore when u compare MK characters vs DC comics characters. And believe me, i'm not trying to diss the DC series, i've been a fan all my life, and I hope this game is a success, it just doesnt match up well for me.
4-21-2008 @ 3:06PM
TheCoats said...
so i heard that Suda 51 is doinf Fatal Frame 4 for the Wii
sorry off topic but has anyone else read anything on this
all rumors on my side
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4-21-2008 @ 5:47PM
Mr Khan said...
I believe this was well-known, at least among those who cared
Fatal Frame IV, last i heard, was on track for a summer release
...in Japan
4-21-2008 @ 7:14PM
TheCoats said...
yeah i just havent kept up to well and read this in the series of tubes we call the internet and was shocked
4-21-2008 @ 3:16PM
ProfWho said...
I would be concerned if I for a second thought this would be a good game.
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4-21-2008 @ 3:29PM
Fullmetal Salchemist said...
It makes perfect sense to snub the Wii. Userbase doesn't mean jack to a developer if the software tie ratio is atrocious. Which it is.
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4-21-2008 @ 4:02PM
Spekkio said...
This is me: :|
This is me caring about this game: :|
Did you see a difference?
I'm sorry, but this game has one of the worst premises I've ever seen. They haven't announced the DC lineup yet, but the only way it would make any sense is if they restricted it to the "street level" people - Batman, Nightwing, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Robin, etc. If they put in the massive powers like Superman, Captain Marvel (Shazam), Wonder Woman, etc - it's just not going to make any damned sense.
...and really, the premise wouldn't even make sense if it was just Batman versus Mortal Kombat. Batman would own all of them with one hand tied behind his back.
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4-21-2008 @ 4:04PM
Avoli said...
So far the only ones you could confirm safely would be SubZero, Scorpion, Superman, and Batman. So much for the street beat.
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4-21-2008 @ 4:07PM
Avoli said...
To me though, the attach sucks do to most games being similar, shovel, or crappy ports. Now, take something like the Unreal Engine, mod it for Wii, and we could have possibly more and better.
Then again, dev laziness will always be there.
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4-21-2008 @ 4:08PM
Avoli said...
Damnit, those were replies but.... didnt reply......
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4-21-2008 @ 4:13PM
Blue_Falcon said...
This is the best news I've read all day.
One less platform for this travesty to affect.
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4-21-2008 @ 4:37PM
Lucas said...
I wouldn't have played this game anyway... I WAS a Mortal Kombat fan till this regurgitated crap came up out of Midway's throat....I can't EVEN believe that DC would go for this...
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4-21-2008 @ 4:38PM
Gewurztraminer says: R.O.B. is the last Cylon! said...
Guess the Marvel vs. Capcom bug FINALLY bit Midway and DC. Like, 10 years too late. I've never been a fan of Mortal Kombat past the first and second arcade games and I shudder to think that any of their characters could, say, do ANYTHING to Superman, let alone dismember him.
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4-21-2008 @ 4:41PM
Rocketboy said...
Sounds like great news to me.
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4-21-2008 @ 5:10PM
DeadPlasmaCell said...
Makes sense.. why waste all that time & money reworking the engine to run on the Wii only to have the games not sell because there aren't ridiculous mini-games or Mario isn't involved in some way?
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4-21-2008 @ 5:49PM
Mr Khan said...
Just like the 50 Cent game, this is one Wii is better off without
Its an embarrassing, ill-conceived me too idea
And i would say this even if Nintendo was making it (for some reason)
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4-22-2008 @ 7:25AM
rockmansonic said...
tbh it shows how inferior the wii is it seems like the wii is just a gamecube with motion sensors and the rest. i wont lie i still ove the wii but its like its still part of the ps2 xbox1 n gc generation.
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4-22-2008 @ 4:25PM
Brian said...
Meh, I think it might be ok.. I *think* Batman has killed people before.. but its true.. I'm pretty sure that one punch from superman could liquify almost any MK character.. so yea, he ruins it for them lol. I still want to know if you can play as villains.. from DC that is.
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4-22-2008 @ 4:41PM
Dio said...
Everyone knows Epic is a bunch of douches.
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