Topic: The first sign rises with the full moon.

[shelverton.]

Well, they better reach out to those WiiU backers really soon then, and offer them a new deal of some sort. Possibly the same for the Vita backers if it comes to that. I backed the PS4 version without even owning a PS4 yet, so I don't think it's a huge deal really. Plan ahead, backers! (Although the initial 2017 release date would've mase a little bit sense even for WiiU and Vita. But hardcore WiiU gamers that would potentially get angry now can't fool me; They will have bought the NX by 2018 anyway.)

[Castle34hk]

Yehaa good new update I like really how the game looks now really stylish.

[Shiroi Koumori]

This is one interesting development. As long as IGA's vision is followed, I won't be complaining.

[KaZudra]

They Published Armored Core, Rocket League, and Guilty Gear.
I don't think they are the Meddling type.

[Zargon]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/10/05/why-bloodstained-was-delayed-to-2018

So it seems like Inti creates lack of know-how with procedural content was a big part of the delay. I do hope the team they're bringing on doesn't just handle things in a bland manner, but considering Iga did this to MAINTAIN the high quality, I think that's probably a fruitless worry.

Also, more nice looking screenshots in that article! At the very least I hadn't seen those before, so I'm pretty sure they're new.

[KaZudra]

Will anyone truly gripe if They decide to drop the Wii-U version?
Unreal doesn't play well with Wii-U, but... it was on the kickstarter...

[theANdROId]

I don't think I'd complain, but since it's what I own it was the version I chose and I'd like to know what they're gonna do.  I would think (I would hope) they'll do good by anyone that did choose the WiiU version though, and I'm planning on getting the NX at some point ASAP.

Where's that update about the WiiU coming from?  I thought I'd been keeping up with updates, but somehow I missed that one. :-S

[affinity]

if they want to keep morale high, they'll do Wii U version instead of moving it to NX version.  just because NX is coming doesn't automatically make Wii U irrelevant to its owners.   look how old 3DS is and still supported, and Wii U has better hardware than that. 

they said Wii U, so they should stick with the platforms they kickstarted the game for and got the stretch goals for. 

[Belmontoya]

Please tell me that the Vita version hasn't been cancelled. I was planning on playing Bloodstained during my work breaks.

[Claimh Solais]

Please tell me that the Vita version hasn't been cancelled. I was planning on playing Bloodstained during my work breaks.

I hope it wasn't, either. There's no word on it and it seems Armature is still going ahead with it, but it's 2016 and the Vita is dying out pretty quickly in the west. I'm worried that by 2018 there won't be much of an audience and they wind up cancelling that port.

if they want to keep morale high, they'll do Wii U version instead of moving it to NX version.  just because NX is coming doesn't automatically make Wii U irrelevant to its owners.   look how old 3DS is and still supported, and Wii U has better hardware than that. 

they said Wii U, so they should stick with the platforms they kickstarted the game for and got the stretch goals for. 

And that's likely what they'll do: stick with a Wii U version rather than moving it over to NX.

But it has less to do with how old the console is and more the support for it. 3DS is old, but Nintendo and third-party companies are supporting the hell out of it. Wii U on the other hand? It didn't have very good third-party support to begin with and Nintendo seems to be all but ditching the system as well, porting over a lot of the major titles to 3DS. Paper Mario: Color Splash is the only major title I can think of for this back half of 2016 to come out for the Wii U (counting only console-exclusive games).

The only other exclusives coming out for it is Super Destronaut 2 -- whatever that is -- later this month. If the market for the Wii U dies out when we start nearing 2018 (which it likely will do once the NX is officially unveiled), they might cancel the Wii U version at the very worst. It might still come out, though, since PSP died back in 2011 in the west but still received support from niche third-party developers up until the end of 2015.

[zangetsu468]

I don't know about the Wii U. Nintendo are doing the smartest thing they've done in a while, releasing a new console with a new Zelda. In my eyes this alone is going to boost sales and probably almost rival the lifetime sales of the Wii U. I'd be putting my money on the NX for Bloodstained.

[Claimh Solais]

I don't know about the Wii U. Nintendo are doing the smartest thing they've done in a while, releasing a new console with a new Zelda. In my eyes this alone is going to boost sales and probably almost rival the lifetime sales of the Wii U. I'd be putting my money on the NX for Bloodstained.

In all actuality, I think it'd be better if they did an NX port instead a of Wii U port anyway. That way Armature can focus purely on the Vita port and not two different versions, and the NX is (supposedly) comparable to the Xbone and PS4, which means Nintendo players would be able to get an experience similar to other platforms rather than an obviously downgraded experience.

As far as Zelda, Nintendo really dropped the ball on that front with the Wii U. The lack of a major Zelda title for the Wii U until the end of its lifespan was a really bad move, especially when said Zelda title is also going to be on NX. (Still buying it for Wii U since I need to get something to play on it, plus we know jack about the NX currently).

[Shiroi Koumori]

Please tell me that the Vita version hasn't been cancelled. I was planning on playing Bloodstained during my work breaks.

Since there are Japanese fans who loves their vitas, the vita won't be cancelled as of now. Amazingly that handheld console is still going strong in Japan with new colors just announced recently.

[zangetsu468]

In all actuality, I think it'd be better if they did an NX port instead a of Wii U port anyway. That way Armature can focus purely on the Vita port and not two different versions, and the NX is (supposedly) comparable to the Xbone and PS4, which means Nintendo players would be able to get an experience similar to other platforms rather than an obviously downgraded experience.

As far as Zelda, Nintendo really dropped the ball on that front with the Wii U. The lack of a major Zelda title for the Wii U until the end of its lifespan was a really bad move, especially when said Zelda title is also going to be on NX. (Still buying it for Wii U since I need to get something to play on it, plus we know jack about the NX currently).

That's great for Vita users.

Agreed. Many don't consider 3D world a major Mario release either (although I personally believe that 3D world and 3D Land are on par with or better than Mario 3) and we're still hankering for a Galaxy style game to release. My original point about Zelda is that the Wii U was doing poorly but when WWHD was released as well as being bundled with the console this boosted Wii U sales dramatically at the time. If an old Zelda game remastered and reworked can do this, then given what we've been shown of the new Zelda, it guaranteed to be a hit and a console mover.

If the NX is also part portable then having bloodstained on a high quality portable device would be nothing to sneeze at.

[affinity]

they probably gonna do horizontal and vertical rooms, but what if there's secret background rooms, like where pressing up can enter a doorway in the background to access extra room(s).