I mean, look back on the Xbox 360 for example. Wolverine game was pretty cool. Iron Man game wasn't bad. Marvel Heroes Omega was onto something if it wasn't such a shitty cash grab. So much potential there and little execution.
Remember X-Men Legends? Marvel Ultimate Alliance? Who didn't legit enjoy those games? Marvel, and superheros as a whole are at a peak right now. Why not embrace it and milk it for all it's worth?
I think the reason was that licensing was expensive and restricted. They had limited time to pump games out and they had to match movie release dates etc and that impacted quality.
Last gen gamers didn't really fall for it as much. So the games weren't safe bets anymore. They dried up. It's hard to blame them really. Why share the pie with Marvel/WB when you could make your own game and get all of the money?
Things have changed though. WB Games have all of the DC licenses so they can do whatever they want with them. But in a sense this is also a restriction since WB Games is only one publisher and they also have IP's like Lord of the Rings. I think WB Games most certainly would be looking into developing a Wonder Woman game after the box office results. But it will still be a few years away if they started pre-production this year.
Meanwhile the Marvel stuff has been all over the place. It took a long time for the deals with Activision to dry up. The rights have been shifted a few times. But it looks like it has settled down with Disney. It seems like they're willing to license out specific projects to developers and are way less restricted compared to the old days. So I think we're seeing a comeback. Insomniac Spider-man should be very good.
Perhaps they should make a Wonder Woman game that will be able to be released shortly around the time Wonder Woman 2 comes out. Doesn't have to relate to the movies in any way (preferably not because movie don't translate well to games usually). ---
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