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Since Mass Effect 3 was released on the Wii U on the Wii U’s launch day, the game has received DLC for the other versions of the game on the Playstation 3, XBox 360, and PC. However, the Wii U has not received any such DLC. All DLC that was available for other versions before the Wii U version was released was included in the Wii U version. Now it appears Wii U owners will not be receiving any DLC packages, such as the Omega Pack or the recently announced Citadel or Reckoning DLC packages.

Speaking to IGN, a BioWare representative said:

There are no plans to bring Citadel or Reckoning to the Wii U at this time.

This doesn’t mean the Wii U version won’t receive any DLC for Mass Effect 3, however, at the time it does seem unlikely. Are you disappointed by this or do you still hope to see DLC for the Wii U version of Mass Effect 3?

According to Jeremy Parish of 1UP, Mass Effect 3 on the Wii U has technical issues. He explains:

This version of ME3 seems a lot less visually stable than, say, the Xbox 360 version — the frame rate is choppier, the animation seems rougher. The audio suffers, too; while the music and sound effects have come over fine, all the dialogue has a hollow, echoing quality to it.

Combined with the fact that the future downloadable content might not be released for the platform, this version of the game is appearing less and less appealing as time marches on.

Based on the above conversation with the @masseffect Twitter account, it sounds like downloadable content for Mass Effect 3 on the Wii U isn’t something we should expect. The game does include previously-released content, so maybe that’ll be enough. It’s useful to be aware of it though.

Tom Crago of Straight Right has confirmed that “Miiverse functionality isn’t in [the Wii U version of] Mass Effect 3″, explaining that:

In the context of the game we never really talked about it. However, it’s something we’re interested in as a studio and with future titles that we might release we would love to look more into it.

This doesn’t feel like a big surprise though. I doubt most of the ports will contain the less instantly-obvious features of the Wii U. For the most part, the tweaks are going to focus on the GamePad, since that’s what people see first.

Melanie Faulknor of Bioware has proclaimed that the Wii U version of Mass Effect 3 is “more than just a standard port project.” She reminds gamers that they’ve “added additional content and new features to fully utilize the Wii U GamePad,” and explained that:

[The] team in Edmonton and the team at Straight Right was working together constantly to create a feature set we think would enhance Mass Effect 3 and we’re proud of the results! You can control your squadmates, utilize both Shepard and your squad’s abilities and even play Mass Effect 3 all from the GamePad – something that comes in super handy if someone else in the house wants to watch or use the TV.

On the disc, there is also the “From Ashes DLC, the Extended Cut DLC, the Rebellion, Resurgence and Earth multiplayer packs, and a bonus heavy weapon.”

It might not be enough to encourage gamers to replay the campaign, but it’s a solid deal for folks new to the franchise. Who plans to pick it up when it launches as a day one launch title in all regions?

(via bioware.com)

There’s a video after the break with footage from both Mass Effect 3 and FIFA 13.

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Electronic Arts announced Mass Effect Trilogy — a collection of the three Mass Effect titles — for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. This would have been perfect for the Wii U as many Nintendo gamers have not played the series. But unfortunately, Trilogy is not coming to the Wii U.

Why?

According to a long-time user of NeoGAF:

EA did not expect Wii U owners to buy Mass Effect, anyway, so no point in porting over three games. If ME3 sells gangbusters, they’ll consider it a proper summer home for Mass Effect.

And this leaves me feeling conflicted. I want Trilogy to arrive on the Wii U, but I also don’t want Electronic Arts to hold games hostage like this. It’s just lousy all-around.

(via neogaf.com)