Bayonetta 2: Sigma, on the other hand...
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Rayman Legends coming to Xbox 360/PS3, all versions releasing in September
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Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Not only that but Ubisoft avoids individual sales for their games when it comes to numbers. "Number one in all platforms" looks way better than individual releases.
I believe there is more going on with Lego City than just publishing, I recall hearing that Nintendo actually funded development, but I cant find a quote at the moment.
Not expecting a Rayman or even Ubisoft game to be ported to every platform under the sun is silly but the fact that it's being delayed by six months, including the Wii U version, is a fucking travesty.
Origins was a good game and I looked forward to Legends if only for being the perfect stopgap within Wii U's incredibly depressing first quarter but with GTA V and a potential surge of a bunch of more interesting games that come out during that period I have little to no reason to even care about getting it at full price on launch anymore. Ridiculous.
Origins was a good game and I looked forward to Legends if only for being the perfect stopgap within Wii U's incredibly depressing first quarter but with GTA V and a potential surge of a bunch of more interesting games that come out during that period I have little to no reason to even care about getting it at full price on launch anymore. Ridiculous.
Ahh makes sense. But it is confirmed that Bayo 2 and W101 are indeed fully funded by Nintendo?
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Maybe Publishing = Timed exclusive
JoshuaJSlone
Member
Hardly unexpected. It will have been known about for 7+ months. That's about as long as we've known about the Wii U version until now.SmokyDave said:
RobbieNick
Junior Member
It makes no sense. The amount of people who are 360/PS3 owners who also have a WiiU won't be so great as to affect sales on either of those consoles much. Why not just make a "director's cut" version with extra content for those ones? The WiiU version has exclsuive ways to control the levels so it's not like it would take much away from that version.
LOL At least that would make a lot more sense.
The Mana Legend
Banned
Which is what the N64, GCN and Wii were for, and I loved the shit out of them (okay, N64 sucked, but GCN and Wii had amazing exclusives).
That's all I need.
Aaron Strife
Banned
The date it's landed on puts it in direct competition with GTA V. How is that beneficial to Ubisoft? They're literally sending this game out to die. That's the upsetting part.
Well, I'm not sure about that. I always thought they put some money into a game's development/marketing if they're they ones publishing it.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Give it a chance we still haven't seen the Japanese support yet, .........Gulp
vagabondarts
Member
Nintendo needs to hire Michel Ancel away from Ubisoft and give him his own studio.
EdwardTivrusky
Member
I've a PC for everything else so it's all good for me. I bought the Wii-U on the basis of Nintendo games so everything else is a bonus or a fleeting disappointment.
Baconsammy
Banned
Do I believe you or do I believe Ubisoft who claimed it cleared a million+ total across PS3 and 360?
Publish = exclusive. It's the areas where Nintendo didn't publish that will get the ports.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
I would like to secretly imagine (?) that there is a hardcore Rayman fan who lined up days ago for this, and he has no access to the internet.
We'll probably forget about the game then, just like its predecessor.
I keep hearing this over and over again. What does it even mean? How, tell me how? If you don't work in tandem with console manufacturers - the ones you are develping games for so that you can sell them on their systems -, nothing will happen. Just release your finished game that got more than enough publicity and spotlight in the last few month! What marketing do you need? It's already gotten a lot of pubicity!
And if it's a good game, enough people will buy it, especially when you release it during a time of NO COMPETITION. Good games will automatically drive hardware sales as well. Waiting for an install-base to magically grow is nonsense!
i think a lot of those sales are budget $20 units? from what i remember, back before heavy price drops the game sold overwhelmingly on the Wii. i could be wrong, though.
This;
This;
And this;
All give off conflicting information. Has it explicitly been said that the Wii U version has been delayed till September? The press report says all versions, the image just says Xbox and PS3, and the quote says both formats (Xbox and PS3).
I might be grasping at straws here, who can blame me, but I think we need clarification.
This;
And this;
All give off conflicting information. Has it explicitly been said that the Wii U version has been delayed till September? The press report says all versions, the image just says Xbox and PS3, and the quote says both formats (Xbox and PS3).
I might be grasping at straws here, who can blame me, but I think we need clarification.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Yeah, I'm going to continue to be surprised by people who didn't see this coming. It's just how Nintendo consoles are...and that's fine by me because Nintendo keeps releasing great games that justify the platform on their own.
This;
This;
And this;
All give off conflicting information. Has it explicitly been said that the Wii U version has been delayed till September? The press report says all versions, the image just says Xbox and PS3, and the quote says both formats (Xbox and PS3).
I might be grasping at straws here, who can blame me, but I think we need clarification.
Yes, in the conference call it was pretty much confirmed that there won't be a Rayman Legends before September. It's now a FY 2014 game.
Little Green Yoda
Member
Remember when Nintendo/Iwata kept saying they would learn from their mistakes and go hard after 3rd party support this time?
:lol
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
This;
This;
And this;
All give off conflicting information. Has it explicitly been said that the Wii U version has been delayed till September? The press report says all versions, the image just says Xbox and PS3, and the quote says both formats (Xbox and PS3).
I might be grasping at straws here, who can blame me, but I think we need clarification.
It's called smart PR without burning bridges.
At this point, it's definitely looking like that. They really got my hopes up in the past few years, but I should have come to expect it.
friskykillface
Banned
probably "exclusive" to the wii u version
it was pretty meh in the demo so i guess people won't miss much.
i just want to play it. at least release it a month or two from now :/
September was an AWFUL choice to release this game multiplat. Bring it in August or October but for god's sake releasing it the same month as GTA V AND Wind Waker HD? Who's calling the shots at Ubisoft?
9/10 360/PS3 owners will be buying GTAV instead of Rayman.
9/10 Wii U owners will be buying Wind Waker HD instead of Rayman.
Rayman Legends: Dead on Arrival.
9/10 360/PS3 owners will be buying GTAV instead of Rayman.
9/10 Wii U owners will be buying Wind Waker HD instead of Rayman.
Rayman Legends: Dead on Arrival.
Chopper Dave
Member
Wow what an "interesting" kick in the nuts this turned out to be. I doubt I would have bought the game when it should have released but I feel for the people who fully intended to. So close so close so close!!!....whooosh it's gone. See ya at the end of the year ol' friend! Sheesh :/
vagabondarts
Member
This;
This;
And this;
All give off conflicting information. Has it explicitly been said that the Wii U version has been delayed till September? The press report says all versions, the image just says Xbox and PS3, and the quote says both formats (Xbox and PS3).
I might be grasping at straws here, who can blame me, but I think we need clarification.
Wii U version canned, the only explanation that makes sense.
This;
This;
And this;
All give off conflicting information. Has it explicitly been said that the Wii U version has been delayed till September? The press report says all versions, the image just says Xbox and PS3, and the quote says both formats (Xbox and PS3).
I might be grasping at straws here, who can blame me, but I think we need clarification.
Go tweet them and find out!
how much did origins again? 1 million combined on all platforms?
I think the much better business would be release the game on WiiU now, when there is a game drought. The awesomeness of the game is in the WiiU owners mind (Demo on the E-Shop, Demo in the In store Demo Units) and I'm confident it could have sold good numbers on the WiiU until the other versions release in September. I mean, the game must have gone gold already on the WiiU.
But now, they will release in in the same month as GTAV on the PS360 and mybe even only a month before a new 3D Mario or Mario Kart on WiiU? Why send the game to die on 3 platforms Ubisoft instead of grabbing some good sales on a single one first?
So in conclusion: Going multiplatform is the right business decision, the WiiU delay not so much...
I think the much better business would be release the game on WiiU now, when there is a game drought. The awesomeness of the game is in the WiiU owners mind (Demo on the E-Shop, Demo in the In store Demo Units) and I'm confident it could have sold good numbers on the WiiU until the other versions release in September. I mean, the game must have gone gold already on the WiiU.
But now, they will release in in the same month as GTAV on the PS360 and mybe even only a month before a new 3D Mario or Mario Kart on WiiU? Why send the game to die on 3 platforms Ubisoft instead of grabbing some good sales on a single one first?
So in conclusion: Going multiplatform is the right business decision, the WiiU delay not so much...
That's not fine by me. Nintendo doesn't release enough games on their own for that to be worth it. If Platinum moves on and Bayonetta 2 somehow does see release on another system, there will literally be nothing of interest to me on the Wii U. I have a 3DS for Nintendo's endless iterations of Mario, Mario Kart, and Zelda already.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
In his defense he tried but its not that effective, we dont know whats happening in background all we can see are the results and thats what we care about.
Or pushed back for the WiiV
They do, and I am looking forward to the new 3D Mario game, but for a console it is not enough and I would expect looong game drafts for this console in the future.