Nintendo Purchases Irrational Games: Next ‘Bioshock’ To Be A Wii U Exclusive!

Gamers were shocked last month when Bioshock developer Irrational Games was essentially shut down, reducing itself to a single digit team to focus on smaller titles. As the team dissolved, so did our hopes of ever seeing a return to the world Ken Levine and his team had created.

Until now, that is, as the news coming out of Japan today, is that Nintendo has decided to buy the studio. After tense negotiations, the Japanese game company has also secured the rights to the Bioshock franchise from former holder 2K, under the conditions that they “take Duke Nukem with it.”

Normally composed and professional, even Levine himself couldn’t hold back his excitement to be back in the AAA game business. When asked for comment, he stated:

“F— yes! You didn’t think I wanted to be stuck making mobile games for the rest of my career, did you!? I’m back, bitches!”

Sadly, early reception seems to be poor, as gamers seem to reject the idea of the franchise coming to a Nintendo console. We spoke to one gamer who said, “This is the worst thing that could have happened. Bioshock doesn’t belong on a kiddy console! It would have been better off dead!”

When asked if this news will push him towards buying a Wii U, he told us, “I won’t buy a system with no games.” as he cradled his PS4.

This is a well known problem that the Wii U has faced since launch, with BioShock joining other non games like Super Mario 3D World, New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, Lego City Undercover, Pikmin 3, The Wonderful 101, Nintendoland, ZombiU, The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze and the upcoming Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros, X and Bayonetta 2, the latter going through similar controversy when Nintendo revived the sequel a few years ago.

Regardless, the reformed Irrational Games seems to be in high spirits and are eager to get back to work. One team member was overheard saying,

“This will be great as long as they don’t force Big Daddy into Smash Bros or something… Big Daddy in a fighting game? What a stupid idea.”