Crystal Dynamics, the developer responsible for the new Tomb Raider reboot, as well as two undisclosed IPs, has today (26 January 2012) announced that there will not be a version of the game for the Wii U.<\/p>\n
In the developer’s Crystal Habit podcast, Global Brand Director Karl Stewart is quoted as saying, “When we started developing the game we made a conscious decision that it was all about building the game for a platform and making sure the game was specific to that platform. Given that we\u2019ve been working on the game quite a while before Wii U was announced I think it would not be right to try and port it across. If we started building a game for the Wii U we would build it very differently and we would build it with unique functionality.”<\/p>\n
Sorry prospective Wii U fans.<\/p>\n
In news that’s near and dear to my heart, Stewart has also assured fans that there is a collector’s edition in the works.<\/p>\n
However, “The editions may be unique to specific territories…because some areas have restrictions and so on,” said Stewart.<\/p>\n
My good man, if CD Projekt can ship a solid bust down here while Bethesda manages to pull off a pointy-edged dragon in a crate, then whatever restrictions you come across can go hang.<\/p>\n
Nobody wants a second-rate almost-collector’s edition.<\/p>\n
On the plus side, Mac users won’t be left out in the dark as discussions are taking place with “a company.” Ominous, isn’t it?<\/p>\n
Fortunately, it’s not speculative but the poignant question remains: when is this game launching?<\/p>\n