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Wii U Watch_Dogs canceled? GS Italy says so; Ubisoft no comment; back on gamestop.it
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If I had a WiiU, I'd get it due to the gamepad.
coinoperatedboy
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I would find it weird but if the version is buggy as all of hell I could understand the reasoning.
Hobbestetrician
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I have it preordered.
Personally I expect the game won't be very good, like the assassin creed games. Crap combat, boring world, but good trailers and high sales. That goes for all versions.
Expect about eight watchdogs games this generation.
It already was. Cancelling Watch_dogs at this point isn't neither surprising nor changes anything really.
If it really is cancelled it could be that it has been so for a while now and they're just looking strategically the right time to break the news.
coinoperatedboy
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I more curious to know if there is actually anyone on this board who has a WiiU in the first place
But this rumor if turns out to be true is pretty much confirmation that Ubisoft will abandon Nintendo and the console might die quicker than some here think. Next weeks investors meeting at Nintendo will be really interesting.
Mushroomer25
Member
I might, depending on the PC specs. (Some Ubisoft games have a weird disclaimer against playing them on laptop graphics card, and it's resulted in strange shit for me in the past).
I more curious to know if there is actually anyone on this board who has a WiiU in the first place
But this rumor if turns out to be true is pretty much confirmation that Ubisoft will abandon Nintendo and the console might die quicker than some here think. Next weeks investors meeting at Nintendo will be really interesting.
I do have one. I buy all new consoles though so Im not really ther average gamer.
Bought Unepic for Wii U last night. Awesome lil game.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
If it is cancelled, it would mean Ubisoft see the cost of finishing the port, printing packaging, and shipping it globally to retailers, and the projected sales thereforth, actually outweigh the cost of simply cancelling the port now. In either case they'd see it as a money sink, but less so to just pull the plug.
thebisonxrc
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As long as it doesn't end up being hot garbage, I'll be picking it up for Wii U.
I have a Wii U and at no point did getting Watch Dogs for it cross my mind. PS4, PC hell even PS3 but previous AAA ports to Wii U have pretty much scared off my desire to play anything but Nintendo games. I can live without the amazing Gamepad features of map and inventory...I more curious to know if there is actually anyone on this board who has a WiiU in the first place
SentryDown
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Not that surprising considering how hard was the development. 6 platforms is way too much for a new AAA blockbuster expecting to ne thé first of a successful serie.
Its not impossible that the Wii U version is canned, like EatChildren said, it really depends whether they deem the costs of finishing the game+packaging+shipping worthwhile compared to just canning it. There is no third party game that higher ups at Ubisoft can point to and say "Well what if it sells like ____ on the Wii U? Then we be stankin' rich!". Every third party game has failed.
Ubi did delay Legends, put it on every system under the sun, that was a sign of lack of faith in the Wii U obviously, as the title was meant to be exclusive. I do not expect Zombi U 2(Two?) to be announced for the Wii U any time soon either, even though they should.
Possible, but also be a misunderstanding.
Ubi did delay Legends, put it on every system under the sun, that was a sign of lack of faith in the Wii U obviously, as the title was meant to be exclusive. I do not expect Zombi U 2(Two?) to be announced for the Wii U any time soon either, even though they should.
Possible, but also be a misunderstanding.
Ubisoft is evil because they canceled a port for a dead platform?
AltogetherAndrews
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Eh... what? I think you have misunderstood what it is that has earned EA the "evil corporation" tag.
I have it pre-ordered. Looking forward to seeing how it's going to turn out.
not reallyanother wii bites the dust
cyberheater
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Why would you think any 3rd party would support a system when they know they won't get a return of investment on it. It's a business, not charity.
I wonder if Last Remnant for the PS3 is still coming on Square Enix Japanese site.
ryanofcall
Member
Well, he probably preordered the Collectors (?), which is cancelled for Wii U.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
If it comes out, Nintendo likely would have incentivized it at this point
I got a Wii U. I also got a PS4, PC, PS3, etc. I'm going to pick up the best version of the lot, either PC or PS4. I bet most Gaffers with a Wii will be in a similar position. This is one of the reasons why third party software on the Wii U doesn't sell: too many people for whom the Wii U is a secondary console. They buy the exclusives only.
Don't be daft. Ubisoft are fantastic at supporting systems that others wouldn't touch with a barge pole. You can't blame them for reaching the end of their tether here though, they were on a hiding to nothing.
I consider delaying Rayman Legends to be pretty evil, given the circumstances.
Aquamarine
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I wonder if Nintendo has done any of that for any previous third-party "mature hardcore" releases on the system.
Whats disappointing here? That publishers wont take losses because they should be generous to Nintendo? Ubisofts AAA games didnt manage to achieve even 5 digit numbers lately, so how in the world could they do profit with WiiU? Its only logical that they stop spending money on it. I'm rather glad that the money on porting for WiiU is now available to optimize the next gen versions.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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I... what..what??? lolanother wii bites the dust
Aquamarine
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Where would GAF be without its daily thread whining? Probably at a better place.
I totally agree. I don't have a PS4 / Xbox One yet, and I'm not sure how well my laptop can run it, so I was really looking forward to the Wii U version. I reckon it'll be a tad better than the PS3 / 360 equivalents if it does come out.
another wii bites the dust
If you're gonna guffaw, at least be clever about it. This makes Dragonsworne's posts look like Sacha Baron Cohen wrote them.
Same case here.
Wii U is the console for me to only play Nintendo exclusives.
Xbox One is the consoles for me to play MS exclusives + FPS multiplatform games;
PS4 is the console for me to play Sony exclusives + all the rest games.
So, in any case, I will not buy WD on Wii U.... Sorry, Nintendo.
Hero of Legend
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another wii bites the dust
Since I feel clever:
Wii U is Pee-Yew.
That one's free.
And I'm nuts about the thing. XD
no surprise, really.
if it isn't a 3rd party game that is directly bankrolled by nintendo themselves, it doesn't make much sense to release games on the platform, unfortunately.
no one else's' fault except nintendo's.
again, no surprise… at least not '9 page' worthy anyway.
if it isn't a 3rd party game that is directly bankrolled by nintendo themselves, it doesn't make much sense to release games on the platform, unfortunately.
no one else's' fault except nintendo's.
again, no surprise… at least not '9 page' worthy anyway.
cyberheater
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Has this been confirmed by UbiSoft yet?
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
It's a business, deals happen all the time ::shrug::
EatChildren
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Make sense. Hopefully, if Ubi/Ninty isn't willing to comment asap, confirmation gets leaked so the internet can break again.
Aquamarine
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Oh I know that! Nintendo distributed Ninja Gaiden and helped out financially with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate...they had a deal with Activision for Sing Party and Warner Bros. for Lego City Undercover...among other third parties...
And Nintendo has made clear deals with Ubisoft in the past (Just Dance is Wii exclusive in Japan + ZombiU is exclusive to Wii U)...I'm just wondering if Nintendo ever struck a deal with regards to Wii U versions of Western, contemporary blockbusters like Assassin's Creed IV, Splinter Cell Blacklist, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Batman: Arkham Origins, Watch_Dogs...you know, ports like that.
I wouldn't be surprised if they have...I just haven't seen any evidence of it yet.
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