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Need for Speed: Rivals Isn't Coming to the Wii U, EA Confirms

Frostbite 3 can't run on Wii U so EA won't bring the game to the console

May 24, 2013 08:02 GMT  ·  By
The Wii U can't handle NFS: Rivals
   The Wii U can't handle NFS: Rivals

Electronic Arts has confirmed that Need for Speed: Rivals, the recently announced racing game, won't be released for the Wii U home console, as its Frostbite 3 engine can't run on the Nintendo device.

NFS: Rivals is the next big installment in the franchise and has been confirmed for current-gen consoles (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360) but also next-gen devices (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One), as well as for PC.

Sadly for Wii U owners, the new game won't appear for their platform, as its Producer, Marcus Nilsson, has confirmed to Eurogamer that the Frostbite 3 engine isn't set up for the Wii U, so the studio can't bring NFS: Rivals onto the Nintendo home console.

EA already mentioned last week that it had no games in development for Wii U, largely because the platform wasn't profitable and that its Frostbite 3 engine couldn't run properly on the device.