As April 1st has past and days go on, people love to reminisce on great April Fools jokes. From capturing Pokemon on Google Maps to Pokemon Showdown reskinning all their pokemon for a day, this year was pretty great. One joke went bad though, which came from the software publish Electronic Arts. In several tweets made to put down the Wii U's hardware, EA poked fun at Ninendo and the Wii U's weaker hardware. EA tweeted:
"Frostbite now runs on the #WiiU since it is the most powerful Gen4 platform, our renderer is now optimized for Mario and Zelda."
"Frostbite will power #HalfLife3, coming out summer 2014! #WiiU exclusive."
"Good news, we have finally fixed and optimized our 'netcode'. Uses quantum entanglement for Zero Latency connections. Exclusively on #WiiU."
Was this all in fun or was this really a shot at Nintendo? Do you think Nintendo's Wii U is really THAT bad? What was your favorite April Fool's joke of this year? Comment below and let us know your thoughts!
Update!: An official apology has been posted by EA's CEO stating:
"Our apologies to partners @NintendoAmerica & fan @FrostbiteEngine ’s poor attempt at April Fools not condoned by EA : unacceptable/ stupid"
Our Sources: https://twitter.com/EA
"Frostbite now runs on the #WiiU since it is the most powerful Gen4 platform, our renderer is now optimized for Mario and Zelda."
"Frostbite will power #HalfLife3, coming out summer 2014! #WiiU exclusive."
"Good news, we have finally fixed and optimized our 'netcode'. Uses quantum entanglement for Zero Latency connections. Exclusively on #WiiU."
Was this all in fun or was this really a shot at Nintendo? Do you think Nintendo's Wii U is really THAT bad? What was your favorite April Fool's joke of this year? Comment below and let us know your thoughts!
Update!: An official apology has been posted by EA's CEO stating:
"Our apologies to partners @NintendoAmerica & fan @FrostbiteEngine ’s poor attempt at April Fools not condoned by EA : unacceptable/ stupid"
Our Sources: https://twitter.com/EA