November 14th, 2012

There’s no Miiverse support in Mass Effect 3

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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.

  • Nepenthe

    I doubt those little weeble-wobbles (Miis) would be appropriate for a game like this.

    • MadCrain

      They’re appropriate for every situation.

    • Nepenthe

      Really? Miiverse is cute and all and probably works well in the zany psychedelia of the Mushroom Kingdom, but I don’t want it in my Darksiders, Mass Effect, etc. (not that I’m buying Mass Effect U).

    • Tails the Foxhound

      Have you played Dark/Demon Souls? MiiVerse can work like the community messages that on a console scale, you never have to see the Miis either you know.

  • jiji

    isn1t bioware the developers?

    • Tails the Foxhound

      Bioware made the original game yes, Straight Right is handling the coding of the port.

  • Michael Mullins

    inb4 it doesn’t sell well because people are pissed about EA not bring Trilogy instead of this, and then EA blames its poor sales solely on Nintendo.

    • nathan

      The only way we can stop this is buying the other games on the system like zombie u so they can see the audience is there and its their game

    • Guest

      In after EA apologists.

  • BellaKazza

    I ain’t buying this crap even more then I wasn’t buying it before now!

  • http://www.facebook.com/AlexAtkinUK Alexander Atkin

    I’m a little confused about this, as I thought Nintendo had said ALL games function with Miiverse automatically. Its going to look odd with some games with no Miis gathered around and others that do.

    I can’t help feeling pretty let down, it seems the closer we get to launch the less functionality the Wii U turns out to have.

    Its like Nintendo aren’t even trying to capture gamers from the other consoles. Its pretty sad that I am going into this, getting a Wii U, with the full intention that it will NOT be my primary console. Nintendo should be trying to change my mind nor confirming it.