Square Enix’s America and Europe CEO Phil Rogers has explained to MCV that the company has no plans to abandon core gamers, despite the company’s recent shift to mobile platforms. Rogers told the publication that they are aware of gamers suspicions regarding free-to-play titles, but claims it’s only one of their business models.

 

 

 

“Today people might be suspicious of free-to-play – some people fear this is a tag for low quality although many see free to play games pushing boundaries in terms of quality and fun. We understand that generally a lot of core gamers don’t like the idea of free-to-play if it’s really seen as a way to charge them more than they want for something. That’s not the intention nor is it a strategy that will last and take any business forward.

 

“But free-to-play is one business model, not the only business model. And while we’re making games for a variety of audiences, we still have a lot of focus for those day one gamers that have such amazing passion, and which – frankly – this business has been built on. We have no plans to abandon them, and we value their responses – even if sometimes that can be emotion and hard to read.”

 

 

Source: http://mynintendonews.com/2014/01/16/square-enix-says-it-has-no-plans-to-abandon-core-gamers-despite-mobile-shift/#comments

really hate to bring this up but

 

The only fans the Square- Enix abandoned was their fanbase on the Wii U when the decide to port KH3 to the Xbox One ( that has imaginary KH fans on that console brand) and not the Wii U. just saying.  

Edited January 17, 201411 yr by MasterRoxas13

really hate to bring this up but

 

The only fans the Square- Enix abandoned was their fanbase on the Wii U when the decide to port KH3 to the Xbox One ( that has imaginary KH fans on that console brand) and not the Wii U. just saying.  

 

They might port KH3D over to the Wii U. That would be a good apology.

 

You can't blame SE for this move: if they ported the game to Wii U it would be severely gimped. Even if you are a Nintendo fan surely you must want the best for KH3, not a game hindered by archaic technology. I know plenty of people who moved from PS2 to 360 who might be interested in KH3. There is some market for the game. Not as huge as on the ps4, but still some.

They've said this before, and really they don't need too. All their major releases are on the PlayStation 3 & PlayStation 4.

Why can't people just admit that Square- Enix made a mistake with not porting KH3 to the Wii U? it is simple THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE ALMOST ZERO PROFIT OFF THE XBOX ONE PORT COMPARED TO THE PS4 VERSION. That is so simple. it is like common sense.

 

With the releases of COM,KH 358/2 days, Recoded, and KH 3D ( that is four KH games). KH is just as much Nintendo as it is Sony. Sqaure Enix is going after a group of consumers that don't even want their product. I play on Xbox consoles, so I know what I am talking about when I say that nobody on Xbox cares about KH3 ( due to the fact that they stop keeping track of the series around KH2).But they have a fanbase on Nintendo, due to the handhelds. If any you guys on KH13 want the best for Square Enix as a whole, you should realize that they will make a hell of a lot more on a Wii U port then a Xbox One port. Lastly the difference between the Wii U and the PS4/Xbox One is not a big one( it is like comparing the PS2 to the original Xbox).Sqaure- Enix has me scratching my head.  

 

Sora96- should that stop them from pursuing  other platforms for ports? it is appearing on the PS4,  Xbox one and it should be on the Wii U too.PROFIT should be a good enough reason as anything.

 

Tails - I am sorry I went completely off topic but I had to prove a point.

Edited January 17, 201411 yr by MasterRoxas13

Why can't people just admit that Square- Enix made a mistake with not porting KH3 to the Wii U? it is simple THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE ALMOST ZERO PROFIT OFF THE XBOX ONE PORT COMPARED TO THE PS4 VERSION. That is so simple. it is like common sense.

 

With the releases of COM,KH 358/2 days, Recoded, and KH 3D ( that is four KH games). KH is just as much Nintendo as it is Sony. Sqaure Enix is going after a group of consumers that don't even want their product. I play on Xbox consoles, so I know what I am talking about when I say that nobody on Xbox cares about KH3 ( due to the fact that they stop keeping track of the series around KH2).But they have a fanbase on Nintendo, due to the handhelds. If any you guys on KH13 want the best for Square Enix as a whole, you should realize that they will make a hell of a lot more on a Wii U port then a Xbox One port. Lastly the difference between the Wii U and the PS4/Xbox One is not a big one( it is like comparing the PS2 to the original Xbox).Sqaure- Enix has me scratching my head.  

 

Sora96- should that stop them from pursuing  other platforms for ports? it is appearing on the PS4,  Xbox one and it should be on the Wii U too.PROFIT should be a good enough reason as anything.

 

Tails - I am sorry I went completely off topic but I had to prove a point.

 

Wii U? Lol. Wii U cant handle next gen graphics.

LMAO  care to explain the games Nintendo has at 1080p 60 Frames per seconds on the Wii U

Edited January 17, 201411 yr by MasterRoxas13

LMAO  care to explain the games Nintendo has at 1080p 60 Frames per seconds on the Wii U

 

PlayStation 3 is fully capable of that too. We're talking about graphics here, not resolution or fps. The Wii U cant handle the type of graphics FINAL FANTASY XV & Kingdom Hearts III will have.

The PlayStation 3 can not play games on 1080p. neither can the Xbox 360. So much for the Wii U not being able to handle next gen resolution.

 

yea the PS4 and Xbox One have better graphics then the Wii U. but is it such a Huge difference like how the Wii was to the PS3/Xbox 360?

 

No it is not. These consoles just came out ( they are like a year or 2 old) and most of them have games that look like 7th gen games.it is like that every console gen ( the 7 the gen was the only real exception).  

Edited January 17, 201411 yr by MasterRoxas13

The PlayStation 3 can not play games on 1080p. neither can the Xbox 360. So much for the Wii U not being able to handle next gen resolution.

 

yea the PS4 and Xbox One have better graphics then the Wii U. but is it such a Huge difference like how the Wii was to the PS3/Xbox 360?

 

No it is not. These consoles just came out ( they are like a year or 2 old) and most of them have games that look like 7th gen games.it is like that every console gen ( the 7 the gen was the only real exception).  

 

Lol. Yes, it can. Even if the PS3 upscales from 720p sometimes, it can run 1080p perfectly fine. Next gen resolution? Lol. There's no such term as "next gen resolution". What comes after 1080p is Ultra HD and it's pointless unless you screen is 55"+.

 

Yes, the graphic difference is massive. Why do you think third party developers have given up on Nintendo's home console? Because it's always using old hardware.

 

You can argue as much as you want, the major FINAL FANTASY and Kingdom Hearts releases are sticking to PlayStation and Xbox.

I meant next gen graphics. if you want to see videos of the graphical comparison of the Wii U and the other 8th gen consoles I suggest you go to digital foundry,the difference is so small. no joke. Especially between the PS4 and Xbox One

 

Do you believe the bull the third-party devs say about Nintendo? remember when Square Enix lied about Direct ex 11 or when EA said that the Wii U can't handle frostbite 3. Both these major devs were proven wrong my friend. Third-party devs hate Nintendo, ever since the NES and SNES era.

 

Nobody can tell the future, KH might make its way to the Wii U.

Edited January 17, 201411 yr by MasterRoxas13

I meant next gen graphics. if you want to see videos of the graphical comparison of the Wii U and the other 8th gen consoles I suggest you go to digital foundry,the difference is so small. no joke. Especially between the PS4 and Xbox One

 

Do you believe the bull the third-party devs say about Nintendo? remember when Square Enix lied about Direct ex 11 or when EA said that the Wii U can't handle frostbite 3. Both these major devs were proven wrong my friend. Third-party devs hate Nintendo, ever since the NES and SNES era.

 

Nobody can tell the future, KH might make its way to the Wii U.

 

I don't care what people say, I care about hardware and games. And the Wii U is struggling in both areas. It won't. The last major release of the FINAL FANTASY series on a Nintendo console was FINAL FANTASY VI on the SNES. They aren't going to change their mind for this console that isn't selling and has old hardware.

For every man his own then.

 

oh well in the end I am still glad that KH3 exist. This does not really effect me since I will end buying a PS4, Xbox One and Wii U in the future ( even through I would have picked up a Wii U port of KH3). I am talking for the Nintendo owners who have to pay a extra $400 or $500 so they can continue the series ( even through most KH fans own Sony and/or Nintendo consoles). 

They could just remake a classic Final Fantasy game like VIII or IX for the Wii U to see how the Wii U could handle a Square Enix game.