Bloodstained for Wii U Cancelled in Favor of Switch Version - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 22 March 2017 / 10,883 Views
The Wii U version of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night has been cancelled in favor of the Switch version, according to project lead Koji Igarashi in an update on the Kickstarter page.
"Thank you for always supporting us," said Igarashi. "I would like to give a message to the backers who pledged for the Wii U version of Bloodstained.
"During our Kickstarter campaign, the Wii U was at the height of its popularity, but the situation has drastically changed after the release of Nintendo Switch.
"This change made it difficult to receive the necessary support from the hardware maker, which has led us to drop the Wii U development and shift the development to Nintendo Switch.
"We are very sorry that it has come to this after all your support, but we hope you will understand. We would like to respond by preparing options for our backers, such as moving your pledge to another version or requesting a refund if you don’t want any other version."
The Switch version is now available as an option in the backer survey for anyone who backed the physical or digital release of the game, replacing the Wii U version.
If you selected the Wii U version originally it has automatically been changed to the Switch version. If you want the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita, or Windows PC version it can be changed now in the backer survey.
If you backed the Wii U version and don't want any of the other versions you can cancel and get a refund.
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I find it strange that they say the Wii U was at the height of its popularity ... I mean... when was that?
I assume the height of WiiU's popularity was between 2014 (Best E3 Nintendo had for the WiiU) and 2015 (release of the biggest games announced on that E3, specifically Splatoon and Mario Maker). Bloodstained's Kickstarter was in 2015, so it makes sense.
Obviously after Mario Kart released. That would be it's height, even if it wasn't very high lol
You missed the contraction "it's".
When ppl still believed it could keep up with PS4/XBO in sales
Well, even if it is unfortunate, it was obvious this gas going to happen, WiiU will be dead by the time Bloodstain releases. At the very least they allow to change the version submited or a refund.
with the way most kickstarter games get delayed and delayed I wouldn't be surprised if the wii u version wasn't the only one canceled.
Oooh... This looks good.
Sucks for Wii U owners but... I get it at this point. The Wii U is dead in the water, and Nintendo releasing its successor is the closest you'll ever get to them flat up admitting to that.
The only reason they put BotW on Wii U was probably not to incur the wrath of the tens of thousands of people who bought a Wii U in anticipation for it. And good on them for that. They could very easily have held it hostage for a Switch purchase, and it would have worked. (More than it already has I mean).
Eh, it's fine with me. I would have changed consoles anyway.
Good, more games for switch the better
Well they really assassinated it fast.
I blame onky Nintendo for this. They have screwed over their loyal Wii U customers again. During our Kickstarter campaign, the Wii U was at the height of its popularity, but the situation has drastically changed after the release of Nintendo Switch.
"This change made it difficult to receive the necessary support from the hardware maker, which has led us to drop the Wii U development and shift the development to Nintendo Switch.
