Fans hoping Pokkén Tournament will get the same treatment as the latest Super Smash Bros. in that it’ll release on both Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS are out of luck, as Bandai Namco recently confirmed it just isn’t happening.

Pokken Tournament developer Masaaki Hoshino confirmed the difficulty in doing a 3DS port with GameSpot, saying:

“It’s definitely a challenge to get it on the Wii U with what we’re doing right now. And it definitely would be a challenge to have the same graphical experience on the 3DS.”

Bandai Namco boss Katsuhiro Harada also sounded off in the difficulties of making a 3DS port, however it seems he feels it boils down to money, and not technical issues:

“Programmer does not need technology. Programmer needs budget,” Harada said.

This is somewhat similar to Nintendo’s previous statement in confirming they currently have no plans to support the game with post-launch additions such as characters or stages.

Pokken Tournament is launching on March 18th for Wii U, worldwide.