Well they want to sell almost 7 million copies so I'd be kind of surprised.
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Emily Rogers: Ubisoft won't comment on Wii U version of Watch Dogs
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Well they want to sell almost 7 million copies so I'd be kind of surprised.
Why? If we where to use Injustice as an example the Wii U was only 1% of total sales across all platforms. I can image other 3rd party devs like EA are in a similar boat with their multiplatform games. I think Splinter Cell: Blacklist had a similar percentage on the Wii U.
Why should Ubisoft support a system where its fanbase doesn't buy games?
CambriaRising
Member
Welp. It was good while it lasted.
Usually Right
Banned
Why? They're not obliged to lose money.
Phire Phox
Banned
Uh oh Spaghetti-o
gigantor21
Member
Is that some kind of ancient Egyption Rayman spinoff?
Also, Jesus Christ that's worrying--again.
"No comment".
The only thing we had going was the error within Gamestops system in Italy/USA that canceled the game for WiiU user.
Well, I doubt that they would cancel it, unless they had to invest more money into the game with the delay.
The devs that make Cocoto's Magic circus, of course.
GO, COCOTO. CARRY THE ENTIRE COMPANY ON YOUR BACK.
Goldenmoney
Member
I thought this was cleared up last week?
Sigh. Here we go again.
Sigh. Here we go again.
I want the Wii U version. The PC version is my second choice but rather have the Wii U version. However if it's canceled it's not on Ubisoft. I blame them for the crap they pulled with Rayman Legends but not potentially this.
This is on Nintendo for not doing what they had to do in order to get the Wii U to sell. They are the ones that refused to market the Wii U for a full year. The ones that refused to do the most basic things when explaining the system during it's limited launch marketing. That ones that didn't do wide spread mainstream marketing of the system and brand during the past holiday season. That didn't put out games that would be attractive to an early adopter market or even market/champion the third party games they did get to bring more attention to their system. Now even Wii U owners are wary about getting third party offerings and either won't bother or will pick them up on other systems because they have no faith in the Wii U's longevity. The blame has always been on Nintendo and I say that as a Nintendo fan and Wii U owner.
Unless Nintendo makes them a good deal I certainly don't expect the next Call of Duty to be released on the system. I really don't. I sooner expect to see a 3DS version before a Wii U version.
Err, does anyone believe that the next COD is going to make it to Wii U based on COD:Ghosts abysmal sales on that platform?
iamvin22
Industry Verified
If it means a kickass game that can generate hype vs 256/512mb RAM limited last gen experience, why not?
CoD maybe not but Skylanders did ok so why not?
gigantor21
Member
I don't think we have reason to worry about third parties abandoning Sony. There are no shortage of season passes on PSN, LOL.
Ninja Scooter
Member
IIRC AssCreed4 sold 6,000 copies in it's first month on Wii U. SIX-THOUSAND. And that's an established IP. At this point it would probably be financially irresponsible for Ubi to continue development and release of the Wii U version. It would sell like dog shit.
IsntChrisL
Member
Ubisoft needs to just clear the air on this already. It's like the last two COD's on Wii U. Nobody knows what's going on.
Videogamer.com spoke to them earlier today and said something similar.
http://www.videogamer.com/wiiu/watc...nintendos_official_2014_release_schedule.html
"Ubisoft chose not to confirm whether Watch Dogs was still heading to Wii U when contacted by VideoGamer.com this afternoon."
http://www.videogamer.com/wiiu/watc...nintendos_official_2014_release_schedule.html
"Ubisoft chose not to confirm whether Watch Dogs was still heading to Wii U when contacted by VideoGamer.com this afternoon."
Goldenmoney
Member
Treyarch ported Ghosts even after the abysmal sales of Black Ops 2, so yes I would say it's still possible the next Cod comes to Wii U.
I wouldn't be surprised if they continued to publish Skylanders on Wii U. I just don't expect to see anymore COD's on the platform.
wow lol. I can't believe people are angry at Ubisoft when its userbase talks the talk but doesn't walk the walk.
iamvin22
Industry Verified
grosvenor_92
Member
Well that definitely doesn't sound good. I hope the other versions turn out good though
You can't ask Nintendo either because they will just direct you to Ubisoft. Saying they have no say in what Ubisoft does. Which is BS. They could work with them, pay them, etc to make sure the game is still released and that their system has a certain level of variety and a quality library. They're not willing to do that. Not with western studios and now seemingly not with Japanese studios either given that they couldn't even secure a version of Kingdom Hearts 3 or the remake of 1 and 2. A series that is just as just as much history on Nintendo hardware that it does Sony hardware by having games that appeared on the GBA, DS, and 3DS!
Indies. And one SEGA game
I doubt they will cancell the Wii U's Definitive Edition of Watch Dogs. This trailer just screams of Wii U's excellence. http://youtu.be/kkAVjutTGJ0
Kinda sad tho.
Black Ops 2 and Ghosts were solid games. I really liked them but this is not charity so if they don't see any business on Nintendo consoles then I can't blame them.
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On the other hand, I'm one of those 6,000 buyers and I got a sub-par port. I'll be way more wary of buying future WiiU ports from Ubisoft (if they do exist...). It's a vicious circle.
Ninja Scooter
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https://twitter.com/Emi1yRogers/status/429488138348552192
She said they said "no comment" which goes with what was said during the last rumor, they dont comment on rumors and speculation.
Which is what she is asking is it canceled based on rumors
It could be, it could not be, but we wont know til the 10th anyways
She said they said "no comment" which goes with what was said during the last rumor, they dont comment on rumors and speculation.
Which is what she is asking is it canceled based on rumors
It could be, it could not be, but we wont know til the 10th anyways
Welp, that proves there's definitely something happening behind the scenes
Succinct Verbosity
Member
Yeah. No personal slight on the Wii U, but I could imagine Ubisoft abandoning less powerful consoles in order to push the test reviews up. There is no point holding back Watch Dogs given that the larger install base means squat when software sales are moving heavily towards the PS4 and Xbone.
If it wasn't cancelled, they would say that the game is still coming to WiiU. There's no reason to hide a positive answer.
If you announce a game and put it up for preorder and people preorder it and you keep it up there for months and months and then cancel it at the last min even after it was delayed that is BS. Now if they dont want to put anything else like that on WiiU then ok but it is wrong to just drop a game after jerking fans around
Zeyphersan
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The cancellation is a rumor, but it being on the Wii U isn't. That's something that they have stated directly... Asking "Is the Wii U version of Watch Dogs still in development?" NOT asking based on a rumor, it's asking based on established information.
Are we only considering sales or can we factor in the utter destruction the Wii U is having on Nintendo's bottom line?