"If you're just going sort [of] deciding, 'we're going to make a box and this is how it works and you should make games for it'. Well, no. No is my answer," said Hines. "I'm going to focus on other ones that better support what it is we're trying to do."
Whether it's hardware or sluggish sales, the Wii U is struggling. And despite a price drop on the horizon, Nintendo has done little in the way of courting major third-party development for the system. According to Hines, Nintendo should "do what Sony and Microsoft have done with [Bethesda] for a long time," in regards to keeping developers in the loop in regards to its console.
Bethesda is currently at work on Wolfenstein: The New Order and The Elder Scrolls Online. Matt Clark is a freelance writer covering the world of videogames, tech, and popular culture. Follow him on Twitter @ClarkMatt and MyIGN at Matt_Clark.