Dead Island: Riptide not on Wii U as dev didn't want to rework engine

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Undead sequel Dead Island: Riptide won't be released on Wii U as its developer didn't want to rework its engine for the new platform.
Techland's time was instead spent updating the engine from its somewhat creaky state on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 - the cause of many complaints about the original Dead Island game.
"One of the opportunities we had for Riptide was to continue the development of the engine, and really improve it and make a lot of refinements," creative producer Alexander Toplansky told Digital Spy.
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