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[Silent_Ocarina]

Rich is silly. This barely qualifies as Wii U news. The delay is horrendous.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

I thought the sales for Origins were woeful on the 360/PS3 anyway? Had to be some reason they chose Nintendo in the first place.

 

[LuuKyK]

lol IGN is on a roll

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/07/wii-us-struggle-to-remain-relevant

looks like this news was all part of the plan. lol

 

[OctoWara289]

I'm annoyed at this situation. I hope Nintendo responds with an ambassador list of games for Wii U early adopters. The catch is they won't make the games available until September, I bet. )) ....

 

[cyberheater]

So do folks now think that the game was basically completed for WiiU?

If I was Nintendo. I'd be pretty pissed off now.

 

[EDarkness]

I don't know how Ubisoft can justify delaying a game by SEVEN MONTHS a mere couple of weeks before a game was scheduled to release. It's insane.

This is my feeling about it. I don't give a damn that it's coming out on other systems. Hey, more power to 'em, but to delay a game that's coming out in a couple of weeks for this? Screw 'em. I just canceled my pre-order and I'll even do one better by buying the game used when I go to the States in October.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

If they delayed this for sales reasons, why would they move it to the fall? It's going to compete with Mario Kart/3D Mario/Yarn Yoshi on the WiiU and the Orbis/Durango launch AND the PS360's fall lineup. It's like they want the game to fail.

 

[Bel_Air_Jeff]

Ubisoft: do you eat shit?

What will I play on my wii u now?
This is so sad.

 

[UncleSporky]

When do you ever use "interesting" in a negative context?

"oh god a snake bit me I need medical attention."
"Jesus... That's pretty interesting."

You'd think a man who gets paid to write could whip up a more accurate statement.

And announcements of announcements are the lowest form of games journalism.

To be fair, the disturbing mating habits of mantises is pretty interesting.

 

[Malvingt2]

Rich‏@RichIGN

A lot of you will blame Ubisoft but I think the blame is Nintendo's. It has not created a compelling business scenario for third parties.

 

[vareon]

Well that's pretty interesting.

 

[Ken Masters]

I fucking knew this would happen, wow

 

[phosphor112]

Surprise surprise! Oh wait.

 

[Cosmonaut X]

Right.

Harker said one hand giveth, the other taketh.

Yeah:

One hand giveth Rayman Legends to PS3/360 owners, the other taketh Rayman Legends all the way to bloody September for Wii U owners...

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

I can't help but feel that was mean spirited.

 

[User Tron]

Right.

Harker said one hand giveth, the other taketh.

Link?

 

[UncleSporky]

Yeah:

One hand giveth Rayman Legends to PS3/360 owners, the other taketh Rayman Legends all the way to bloody September for Wii U owners...

And the other hand has something to do with dimensions.

 

[Van Owen]

Rich‏@RichIGN

A lot of you will blame Ubisoft but I think the blame is Nintendo's. It has not created a compelling business scenario for third parties.

This I agree with.

 

[cyberheater]

Rich‏@RichIGN

A lot of you will blame Ubisoft but I think the blame is Nintendo's. It has not created a compelling business scenario for third parties.

Unfortunately. He has a point.

 

[Ken Masters]

the fact they delayed the Wii U version is just insulting though

 

[louiedog]

You always can dream:

The interface looks nice, but I imagine it would be the same, smallish world as the XBLA version which really takes away from what I like about Minecraft.

 

[Hero of Legend]

Hang on, where did the Aussie Nintendo tease come from? They closed down.

Edit: Nevermind, it's Aussie Gamer:

https://twitter.com/AussieGamr/status/299468834014896128

 

[BronsonLee]

When do you ever use "interesting" in a negative context?

"oh god a snake bit me I need medical attention."
"Jesus... That's pretty interesting."

You'd think a man who gets paid to write could whip up a more accurate statement.

And announcements of announcements are the lowest form of games journalism.

Pretty goddamn often, actually. It's pretty alignment neutral, dude.

I would actually think that, yes. He used the same verbiage to describe Project X Zone, which I think tapered expectations here. Not exactly wise. That being said, this is how you plug bad news/protect sources. If he had said it was bad news, it could possibly tip his hand.

And there are like eighty thousand things I can think of that are lower than that in the realm of games journalism.*

*I am likely exaggerating.

 

[1-D_FTW]

When do you ever use "interesting" in a negative context?

"oh god a snake bit me I need medical attention."
"Jesus... That's pretty interesting."

You'd think a man who gets paid to write could whip up a more accurate statement.

And announcements of announcements are the lowest form of games journalism.

People use "interesting" all the time when they can't think of anything positive to say about a situation.

 

[Bricky]

I'm really pissed off. This was one of the reasons I bought a Wii U a week ago, might as well have waited for a small pricedrop now.

The port is fine, but the delay is utter bullshit. Respect for Ubisoft went down a notch.

 

[Cosmonaut X]

And the other hand has something to do with dimensions.

Fourth dimension: time. As in months of time between now and the release of Legends on the Wii U.

... ;-)

 

[Zero148]

Rich‏@RichIGN

A lot of you will blame Ubisoft but I think the blame is Nintendo's. It has not created a compelling business scenario for third parties.

yeah right. The problem is not going multiplatform for more sales and better bisiness, the problem is delaying a finished game for 7 months. Also isn't Nintendo publishing Rayman legends in Japan? WTF is going on?

edit:
now I need that 3rd party information Nintendo, please. What a letdown the delay

 

[ConradCervantes]

I think posters in this very thread were chiding him yesterday for using the phrase "interesting" again after the Project X reveal, jokingly telling him to get new material.

I am seriously fucking bummed. My girlfriend and I played the demo at Gamestop yesterday, and she was psyched about the Murphy parts. My school workload wasn't as big as last semester, so I definitely would've had time to play it. Who knows in September?

Fucking Ubisoft.

 

[bomb]

"Hey hun I got some interesting news for you when i get home!!"

Gets home....

"Hey hun decided to start cheating on you and I'm moving out!!"

 

[Malvingt2]

yeah right. The problem is not going multiplatform, the problem is delaying a finished game for 7 months. Also isn't Nintendo publishing Rayman legends in Japan? WTF is going on?

I have a problem with that too.. Bullshit imo.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

lol IGN is on a roll

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/07/wii-us-struggle-to-remain-relevant

looks like this news was all part of the plan. lol

I thought it might be "interesting" in the way that they'd get to write a speculative article that would make Kotaku blush...

 

[Goldmund]

Consider me stoked, ... by fireirons.

 

[gaming_noob]

Ubisoft going "all in" on the Wii U is backfiring. Never expected WiiU to do poorly.

 

[phosphor112]

The interface looks nice, but I imagine it would be the same, smallish world as the XBLA version which really takes away from what I like about Minecraft.

wait... the 360 has a limited world size?... how is it so popular then?

 

[AzaK]

Shame for Wii U owned who wanted this given the barren Wii U landscape. I'm guessing it's due to low Wii U sales and the need to maximise profits which is fair enough.

Bit of a shame as it *might* have generated some hardware sales but you'd have to be a bit silly to think it wasn't going to go to other platforms.

You know, maybe Nintendo withdrew their monetary support and said "Hey, can we have Watch Dogs instead?'

And lay off Rich. This is interesting when viewed against the Wii U landscape.

 

[Aostia]

lol IGN is on a roll

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/07/wii-us-struggle-to-remain-relevant

looks like this news was all part of the plan. lol

I usually hate the "Nintendoomed" thread and posts, but be realistic: Wii U will barely be able to repeat GC level os success.

 

[mclem]

So do folks now think that the game was basically completed for WiiU?

I suspect it *wasn't*, and this is Ubisoft spinning that fact. I've worked on games where we've negotiated extra features in exchange for the publisher permitting and funding a delay.

 

[Mockingbird]

I didn't even know the game was originally an exclusive.

 

[Hakai]

Nobody has interest in bad news, but when it comes out it is definitely newsworthy, and absolutely worth being plugged.

Just because the news doesn't fit your interests, it doesn't fit mine? I have no dog in this fight. But it's still very intriguing to see a publisher to console maker relationship basically falter before one's eyes.

No one questioned that was newsworthy, but is not interesting at all!!! He deserves all the backlash for hyping it.

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

wait... the 360 has a limited world size?... how is it so popular then?

Isn't as much of a problem I guess. The Pocket Edition also does really well for itself, and the world's even smaller on that. Doesn't even have caves!

 

[UncleSporky]

Link?

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=47391870#post47391870

 

[cyberheater]

You know maybe you would've,but i'm not going to respond to you anymore,you are clearly trolling and i feel into the trap.

I'm not trolling. I'm a pissed off WiiU owner who it left playing a demo that has try limits which is going to expire months before the game finally gets released.

If stupid Nintendo hadn't put the try restrictions in. At least the demo would keep the game relevant for me.

You know what. I'm boycotting this game. It's a dick move by Ubi and I'm not supporting them by buying this game when it comes out.

 

[Haunted]

September is a pretty bad month to release this game, I'm fairly certain they would've had more success with the WiiU version in February than September.

Then again, Ubisoft probably doesn't really care about the performance of that version that much. It's clear that Sony and MS consoles have priority.


If you're one of the top sellers in September, you're making more money than in almost any other month. If you're one of the also-rans... gg.

gg Rayman Legends.

 

[UncleSporky]

Hang on, where did the Aussie Nintendo tease come from? They closed down.

https://twitter.com/AussieGamr

 

[Pociask]

Scene: A doctor's office. A patient sits on an examining table. The doctor holds a chart.

Patient: Well, any news, doc?
Doctor: [Flipping through the chart] Well, this is very interesting.
Patient: What's that?
Doctor: Cancer. You have cancer. Verrry interesting.

 

[zroid]

Rich‏@RichIGN

A lot of you will blame Ubisoft but I think the blame is Nintendo's. It has not created a compelling business scenario for third partis.

I blame Nintendo for failing to create a platform on which a third party exclusive can meet success.

I don't think anyone but Ubisoft can be blamed for deceiving us with a Feb 26 release date. I can understand a delay, but it's not like they were three weeks from release and suddenly decided, "Welp, looks like we need another seven months, guys!"

 

[The_Lump]

Also, I'd be remis if I didn't post this:

"7 month Delay"

 

[EloquentM]

I bow to you Sammy. Clicks indeed.

 

[EDarkness]

And lay off Rich. This is interesting when viewed against the Wii U landscape.

It was "interesting", but total crap. What the hell did he expect to happen? He should have simply kept his mouth shut and let things go where they may. What gets me is that as soon as he put up that Ubisoft article, he puts up another doom and gloom article. It's just not cool at all.

 

[cyberheater]

He has a point, but that doesn't excuse him teasing Wii U owners with "interesting news". That was just a dick move.

Yes. I was a rather cruel move to budding WiiU owners. I'll not be reading any of his tweets again.