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[Update] Project Cars For Wii U Canceled

by Matthew Kato on Jul 21, 2015 at 09:23 AM

Update: Project Cars publisher Namco Bandai has confirmed the statements by Slightly Mad Studios head Ian Bell that the Wii U version of the race has been canceled.

A representative for the publisher sent us the following statement from Andy Tudor, creative director at SMS:

"Despite much perseverance on the Wii U version of Project Cars we will no longer be actively pursuing development on it as the quality does not meet our own high standards nor our intended vision for the title on this platform. We eagerly look forward to any announcement of further hardware from Nintendo but right now Project Cars is simply too much for Wii U despite our very best efforts. Apologies to our Nintendo fans out there that have been waiting for further news on this but have no desire to release a product that isn't at the very least comparable with our highest-rated versions on other platforms. We optimistically look forward therefore to what the future may hold."

 

Original Story: Studio head of Project Cars developer Slightly Mad Studios, Ian Bell, has all but confirmed that the Wii U version of the game won't be coming out. However, the game may yet appear on a Nintendo system.

Bell sent along this message to Nintendo Life about the Wii U version of the game: 

"The official line is that we're awaiting an announcement from Nintendo on new hardware. As of now pCARS is simply too much for the Wii U."

Earlier this spring, Bell admitted that putting the game on the Wii U would be a big challenge, as it was having trouble with the game's framerate on the system. Even then he was holding out hope for a new Nintendo system.

We've contacted publisher Namco Bandai for more confirmation of the game's status, and we'll update this story if we hear anything back.

[Source: Nintendo Life]

 

Our Take
Given the high visual bar of the title from the outset, I've always been surprised that it was even considered for the Wii U. I think the developer was sincere about bringing it to the system, but at this stage in the Wii U's life, it's probably not even worth it anyway.