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Rayman Legends coming to Xbox 360/PS3, all versions releasing in September
- Thread starter Nirolak
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I'm not that mad that the game is going multiplatform but it still sucks nonetheless. We all had suspected Ubisoft might do it. I hope Ubisoft receives a lot of negative feedback for holding the Wii U version hostage. That's ridiculous. Which publisher is going to fuck Wii U over next ?
Why? Because of Murphy?
Soooooo you're reasoning that if Rayman Origins did poorly across multiple consoles, it would do -better- on just ONE? Ha!
Carpe Libertatem
Member
People shouldn't really expect third party games to be exclusive, simply because of the nature of third parties. The problem is that there are very few third party games that go to the Wii U, while the all of them (including the ones on the Wii U, such as Rayman) go to both the 360 and the PS3. But that has mainly to do with the disparity in install bases.
It's releasing the same month as GTA V. Major, super huge titles is what destroyed Origins last time.
Bel_Air_Jeff
Banned
Incoming:
Nintendo panic mode
Jeez I'm pissed off, this ruined my day
Nintendo panic mode
Jeez I'm pissed off, this ruined my day
The Mana Legend
Banned
Are you here just to troll the Wii U?
It doing worse than Origins says nothing about your comparison. For all we know interest waned after the original game. You can't make assumptions.
Why is it trolling the Wii U if it appears to be a very clear business strategy?
And why is that Ubisoft's job? I think its clear why so many of you are upset.
DragonSworne
Banned
So why can't 360/PS3 get late ports?
Why delay the Wii U version?
Why delay the Wii U version?
Exactly how I feel. Porting to other consoles is understandable, but the friggin game had a late February release date, meaning discs should be pressed by now. Delaying it JUST because they're porting it is beyond shitty. It's just vengeful toward Nintendo. I'm guessing that's another 3rd party good as gone :-/ Wii U is in some serious trouble after all.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Shit happens. I'm still holding onto my Wii U for Nintendo games, just like the other nintendo consoles. Sometimes things change, Nintendo not so much. That's cool. It will sit right next to the new PS and Xbox when those arrive.
I don't think many people here really cared about the exclusivity. It's the 7 month delay that just threw us out of the park. I fail to see how Nintendo is responsible for that.
Aquamarine
Member
It makes more sense business-wise.
What DOES NOT make sense business-wise is to release the game up against GTA V.
The point, you're missing it.
You're taunting someone who said they wouldn't buy it while claiming it'll sell tons more. Which doesn't seem like a high probability. With its release window and how the end of this year might go, every little bit helps.
But who knows how things will be in September.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
They were going to publish the game for Ubisoft in Japan, but now Nintendo will drop the publishing deal.
Calamari41
41 > 38
If Ubisoft is delaying a finished game that is three weeks from release, a game which people have already put money down on, then this is a legitimate scandal.
The gaming press will just cheer it on it like a schoolyard putdown, though.
The gaming press will just cheer it on it like a schoolyard putdown, though.
metalslimer
Member
Wait so are they completely removing the Wii U specific sections from the Wii U game? I guess I will pick up the PS3 version because I had no interest in Murphy to begin with
Midnight Phoenix
Member
Rayman Origin was gorgeous on Vita, I hope they will port Legend.
SquiddyCracker
Banned
This is the real reason.
That combine with this:
Probably means that Ubisoft and Nintendo was discussing an exclusivity contract, but nothing got agreed upon so Ubi thought of all the other platforms.
Aquamarine
Member
Really? Source?
JacksUsername
Member
Disappointed with the news for sure. The demo was great and I was looking forward to playing it. Of course, I'll still get it, but that's a huge delay. Also, if there was another platform I'd like the game on, it would have been the Vita. I had a ton of fun having Origins portable and it looked great.
How is his post a troll? He's right.
Monster Hunter is next month, at least.
My point is the game will sell more as a multiplat. The number was pulled out of thin air, not meant as a literal quantity. Here, try this: Take whatever number you think it would sell as a multiplat, and divide by three to get the WiiU numbers!
Disorientator
Member
Any plans of orchestrated MiiVerse floods on UBI-related communities?
MikeE21286
Member
oh snap
Nintendo can be blamed for a lot of things, but this is not one of them. This is all on Ubisoft.
You're right that there's no way to measure how it would do in comparison to releasing in a few weeks, but you can't deny that it can potentially lose sales because of other major titles. For example, I would have bought the game in the next few weeks for the Wii U, but since Nintendo will have games out by then, Rayman Legends lost a day 1 sale. This will hold true for others as well as kids who are looking for something new. Instead of Rayman, they'll just by Yoshi's shit or whatever it's called.
Smiles and Cries
Member
The amount of late ports I purchased on Wii U kinda justifies getting an early game for once.
This could have good better without delaying the Feb 26 release
This could have good better without delaying the Feb 26 release
DragonSworne
Banned
So it makes sense to have late ports on Wii U but not on 360/PS3?
Unless you are saying late ports are just bad business in general. So why does Nintendo get late ports all the time? Third parties purposefully sabotaging?
MisterHero
Super Member
That's the same excuse since the N64, IGN. The conditions are faaaar better than before. How about some creative thinking, like calling Ubi-soft and others on their long-time BS?
I can't fucking believe they delayed this. It already had a demo up on the e-shop, it was slated to release in only a few weeks, and it has been finished for a long time considering it was originally set for the Wii U launch. I'm sorry, but despite my absolute love for Rayman Origins, I can't at all support this game after all the shitty delays that they have put us through.
I was ready to fully support this game, but Ubisoft has burned my goodwill and I won't be feeling any remorse at all skipping this game considering that it will be old news by the time it releases, and will get no mindshare whatsoever between both Nintendo's own big holiday line up as well as the launch of two new consoles.
I was ready to fully support this game, but Ubisoft has burned my goodwill and I won't be feeling any remorse at all skipping this game considering that it will be old news by the time it releases, and will get no mindshare whatsoever between both Nintendo's own big holiday line up as well as the launch of two new consoles.
VeryGooster
Banned
Even if this is to sell the game to a potentially wider Wii U base by then, 19 days from release. Just damn.
Wii U owners aren't mad because it gets ported (that it's not going to stay exclusive has always been obvious), but that the game suddenly got delayed by half a year. Keep in mind that Ubisoft announced the game to hit stores on February 26th -- and now the gamers get their hands on it in September. They are pissed and rightfully so.
MikeE21286
Member
Bingo.
DeuceGamer
Member
Ubisoft has to shoulder some of the blame. They could have simply announced it was multi-platform a long time ago rather than waiting until people had already pre-ordered it, paid for it, etc...
To be clear, Nintendo definitely has to shoulder some of the blame here as well.
TwEE-N-Toast
Banned
One of the two reasons I grabbed a Wii U at launch. I'll just grab this sometime next year for a few bucks.
Stuff like this and those horrible Xbox rumors are making me dislike a lot of the big players in the game industry.
Stuff like this and those horrible Xbox rumors are making me dislike a lot of the big players in the game industry.
Reserved for Japanese games. They're doing the right thing there.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Art Teitlebaum
Member
I get why Ubi wants to deliver to the install base of PS3/360, but why did they dare to disappoint the WiiU crowd? I can only imagine that the game is not in good shape and wasn't ready to ship. But of course I don't know shit and we have to wait for insider knowledge.
Apart from that I'm glad to get it on 360. The Vita game brought back my interest in platformers after a long, long time.
Apart from that I'm glad to get it on 360. The Vita game brought back my interest in platformers after a long, long time.
Davey Cakes
Member
Not going into system wars, I will chime in on my thoughts about exclusivity:
Rayman Legends being a Wii U exclusive made it a flagship third-party game for the system. It was a standout, and potentially a system-seller when combined with the Nintendo exclusives. Rayman was special on Wii U, notably since it was somewhat catered to the Gamepad. Not only that, but it was used as a game at demo kiosks to sell the concept of the Wii U.
I'm not saying that "more people getting to play the game" is a bad thing. However, it's not like Rayman Origins as a multiplatform game lit up the charts. It sold enough for profitability and that's it, but was otherwise lost among other games on the respective platforms. It may have been a great game but it was just treated like "another one to throw into the pile." Then you take into consideration that the game dropped price really fast; it needed more incentive to sell other than just being a really awesome Rayman game.
The Wii U may not have sold amazingly but the userbase is probably decent enough for a start. Rayman doesn't have to be a blowout, it can be a slow-and-steady seller. At least on Wii U, treated as an exclusive, served as a "pick-me-up" for the Wii U during a software drought and served as a standout title, giving it the attention that it deserves.
I remarked on this last year at some point, I remember. It was exciting to feel that a game like Rayman could suddenly be important. Now it's just another game.
Couple that with the likely unnecessary delay to September (in terms of the game's completion, anyway), there's plenty of reason to be unhappy about the news.
Rayman Legends being a Wii U exclusive made it a flagship third-party game for the system. It was a standout, and potentially a system-seller when combined with the Nintendo exclusives. Rayman was special on Wii U, notably since it was somewhat catered to the Gamepad. Not only that, but it was used as a game at demo kiosks to sell the concept of the Wii U.
I'm not saying that "more people getting to play the game" is a bad thing. However, it's not like Rayman Origins as a multiplatform game lit up the charts. It sold enough for profitability and that's it, but was otherwise lost among other games on the respective platforms. It may have been a great game but it was just treated like "another one to throw into the pile." Then you take into consideration that the game dropped price really fast; it needed more incentive to sell other than just being a really awesome Rayman game.
The Wii U may not have sold amazingly but the userbase is probably decent enough for a start. Rayman doesn't have to be a blowout, it can be a slow-and-steady seller. At least on Wii U, treated as an exclusive, served as a "pick-me-up" for the Wii U during a software drought and served as a standout title, giving it the attention that it deserves.
I remarked on this last year at some point, I remember. It was exciting to feel that a game like Rayman could suddenly be important. Now it's just another game.
Couple that with the likely unnecessary delay to September (in terms of the game's completion, anyway), there's plenty of reason to be unhappy about the news.
Alligatorjandro
Banned
I will buy this game used.