TheGreatMightyPoo
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Yeah! That'll show 'em!
...what will it show them?
For what it's worth, I was in the 'probably not cancelled' camp
It will show them what assuming makes.
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Wii U Watch_Dogs canceled? GS Italy says so; Ubisoft no comment; back on gamestop.it
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It will show them what assuming makes.
Would love a confirmation on this, end of Feb is very soon and I would need to make money appear for it
well, to be honest. regardless if the game is canceled or not. i think nintendo should pull the plug on the WIIU by the end of this year. i mean, i think its much better option if they release a console with PS4.5 in terms of specs. if they want to have a chance as this system is going to win anything
aside from 3 or 4 games nintendo are making and probably won't sell due to the low installed base on the WIIU, there is nothing left for the system.
its kinda sad because i do kinda like the WII U. and it has like 3 games i already want to play. but i will not buy the system at this price. WII U to me is like PS3 and Xbox 360.
to me those systems are worth about 180$ to 200$ max. WIIU isn't different.
i hope its not canned for the WIIU only owners though.
aside from 3 or 4 games nintendo are making and probably won't sell due to the low installed base on the WIIU, there is nothing left for the system.
its kinda sad because i do kinda like the WII U. and it has like 3 games i already want to play. but i will not buy the system at this price. WII U to me is like PS3 and Xbox 360.
to me those systems are worth about 180$ to 200$ max. WIIU isn't different.
i hope its not canned for the WIIU only owners though.
dearodie
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Which also makes much more sense. Same goes for the metric system.
As a European immigrant to the US since the late 90s, I find the date system is actually much better starting with the month. I can take a quick look at a date and know immediately from the first set of digits which period of the year it applies to, that's more important than which day of a month. Also doesn't UK set months first.
Now back on topic, I think this whole rumor is a big load of B.S.
I had a gamestop employee tell me, after it was already available mind you, that COD Ghost was not going to be released on Wii U. I didn't write a blog about it.
I'm baffled how so many people seem to bask and rejoice in a destructive attitude towards anything Wii U in general.
Steve Youngblood
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Not that I'm saying that this isn't what happened -- after all, I obviously have no idea about what's going on -- but why would changing a release date result in cancelling preorders?
yeah, I read the clarification article on my phone this morning... I can't find it again =(
I'll post it as soon as I get it.
for starters; the game preorderd seems to be back at the page, but with a different date.
http://www.gamestop.it/WiiU/Games/31775/watch-dogs-d1-special-edition
I'd also say, why would UbiSoft deny comment if it hasn't been cancelled?
March of the Crabs
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So release date is now listed as February? Wii U timed exclusive confirmed.
The only thing I could imagine would be because of a pending announcement either from uni or nintendo
I see this Gamestop.it still lists the collectors editions of Watch Dogs for Wii U.
I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but all collector editions of Watch Dogs for Wii U were cancelled a long time ago in my country. Only the normal edition (and "special edition", which retails for the same price as the normal) would be released. Additionally, we were told this would affect the Benelux only. Perhaps Ubisoft now decided to pull the plug on the collectors edition in all regions, and Gamestop.it accidently removed the wrong version?
Apologies if this is already known/debunked, I don't have time to read through the entire topic.
edit: Starting to doubt myself, I see many stores still list the Vigilante edition, even in my country... I'm pretty sure it was cancelled, but now I'm thinking it was un-cancelled again later. Either way something weird was going on with the Wii U version of Watchdogs.
I don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but all collector editions of Watch Dogs for Wii U were cancelled a long time ago in my country. Only the normal edition (and "special edition", which retails for the same price as the normal) would be released. Additionally, we were told this would affect the Benelux only. Perhaps Ubisoft now decided to pull the plug on the collectors edition in all regions, and Gamestop.it accidently removed the wrong version?
Apologies if this is already known/debunked, I don't have time to read through the entire topic.
edit: Starting to doubt myself, I see many stores still list the Vigilante edition, even in my country... I'm pretty sure it was cancelled, but now I'm thinking it was un-cancelled again later. Either way something weird was going on with the Wii U version of Watchdogs.
That would piss me off a lot. I bought this console for Zelda and if they move Zelda to the next console then I will never buy anything from Nintendo again.
CriterionDog
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So, this is still in development, right? Still releasing on other consoles?
TheGreatMightyPoo
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I don't see it happening.
HOWEVER, if Zelda is not at E3, then you can start becoming enraged.
I fully expect them to see out all their games in development to the end, even if it results in them taking losses.
Colonel Mustard
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It could have possibly been re-skued, resulting in the cancellation of whatever sku number that existed in their POS system.
R_thanatos
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seriously ... if it's still ON , they just have to say that it is . no words mean for me that the situation is dire for this release.
Shadow Hog
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I agree, but I actually like that the rest of the world uses a logical progression from smallest to largest... so, to reconcile these otherwise contradictory things I like, I tend to do year/month/day, personally - largest to smallest.
I don't know... it can be something as simple as a employee's mistake about how to handle the preorders on a computer or something...
what really gets my attention is that when the preorders were cancelled... EVERY major videogame news site wrote an article about it based on assumptions, with no clarification of Ubisoft people.
and now that the preorders are restored, nobody will make a story about it.
gotta keep those clickbaits up.
Ah Ubisoft could have put a end to this they did not,that's the problem.
No, only the US write them the wrong way. Do you really process a written date in sections when you read it?
dd/mm/yyyy is the logical and correct way to write it. The only other alternative is yyyy/mm/dd. And that's that.
No comment seems like a really bad sign.
Guessing it's because days are shorter.
Still, as dumb as many US systems are, I will defend month/day/year until the day I day. Potentially 1-12/1-31/0-???? just is much easier, and getting reference of a month immediately is more important info.
Guessing it's because days are shorter.
Still, as dumb as many US systems are, I will defend month/day/year until the day I day. Potentially 1-12/1-31/0-???? just is much easier, and getting reference of a month immediately is more important info.
Garmz juranlismz at its finest. We've come to a point where writing a new story from a lone tweet is not only common place, but also more or less accepted by people.
Pancakes R Us
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Just what kind of pending announcement from either Nintendo or Ubisoft could prevent Ubi from confirming that the game hasn't been cancelled? Whilst the game returning to the Gamestop site is good news for those looking forward to the Wii U version, don't be too sure just yet as you're setting yourself up for disappointment if it has indeed been cancelled.
I agree with that, I guess the PR department is slow and can't make the proper phone calls.
But still, I think it's unfair to make a major hustle with one assumption based on an arbitrary situation and ignore completely when it gets fixed.
it was ONE retailer, and it was less than a day.
R_thanatos
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Everyone wouldn't have put those articles IF ubisoft was communicating "something"
The best answer we've got is "no comment"
Can't tell if serious or American?
spookyfish
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I really hope it's not cancelled. Although I'm sure I'll enjoy the "next-gen" version, I wanted to give the Wii U one a try if it uses the Gamepad in a cool way.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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I figured it out.
It was probably cancelled, then they saw how popular this topic was, then uncancelled it.
It was probably cancelled, then they saw how popular this topic was, then uncancelled it.
Said pending announcement could just as we'll be that it is cancelled. All publicly traded corporations have to be extremely careful with any comment they make as it can affect stock prices. No comment is standard operating procedure until there is an announcement.
I am fine either way. If it comes it comes if not no biggie, it's jus a video game I will find another to play.
I mean that's the thing I have been saying I almost every post I put in this thread I don't expect it to come out period. I kind of like the attitude of I'll believe it when it is in my hands. Thats why I find all the wild speculation I this thread so entertaining
It won't happen. If anything the current situation will lead to Nintendo themselves releasing more games on the Wii U..not less.
Anyone who thinks Nintendo is going to dump the Wii U to release games on something more powerful is kidding themselves.
that's also a common journalistic lingo for "we send a mail to the source, but he didn't answer during the 5 minutes it took me to write the story".
PhoenixDawn
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Hah. You joke, but I bet this thread actually does have more views than Watch_Dogs would/will sell on Wii U. (~69k at this moment)
If we make a 50 page topic about the Wii U version of "The Divisoion", maybe they will actually port it
Yves called Iwata "Do you want even more bad news for you shareholders' conference? If not, show me the money!" lol
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C'mon, son. You really ought to look this sort of thing up if you're going to take a pop at others for not doing their research diligently.
I've never heard of this happening before. Why wouldn't they just notify consumers about the delay then? Why cancel preorders all of the sudden?
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Yep.
I laugh at those that are like "IF TRUE, IT'S ALL OVER".
I don't know what "over" means to them but this changes nothing.
They can say it's over anyway whatever that means but this isn't some gamechanger.
However, even though I probably wouldn't even get this game, I hope it's not true because some want this version.
So I take it all is well for now? All I know is I cancelled my PS4 bundle pre order when Watch Dogs got delayed. There was no other game I wanted that bad. At this point I dont plan on getting any multi platform game on anything other than a PS4. Would like to see how it uses the game pad tho.
And it would be fine if Ubi did this. If this were to happen...I dont see how ppl can be upset with Nintendo, the Wii brand being considered family friendly.
Whats wild is some of the biggest grossing movies are family friendly. As a studio you can be seen as family friendly and still make lots of money. It just doesnt work out that way for Nintendo.
I do wanna see how Ubi responds with future games if Watch Dogs also sells poorly on the Wii U.
I havent either....and the only thing I can think of is the version changing. Even in that case, I dont think pre orders would get cancelled.
And it would be fine if Ubi did this. If this were to happen...I dont see how ppl can be upset with Nintendo, the Wii brand being considered family friendly.
Whats wild is some of the biggest grossing movies are family friendly. As a studio you can be seen as family friendly and still make lots of money. It just doesnt work out that way for Nintendo.
I do wanna see how Ubi responds with future games if Watch Dogs also sells poorly on the Wii U.
I havent either....and the only thing I can think of is the version changing. Even in that case, I dont think pre orders would get cancelled.
yeah, I read the article, son... and I worked in business journalism for a while.
you can see that there are two "sources" of Ubisoft... one properly identified with name and position, even with a proper quote, with the specific event and date when it happeed...
and the other is a vague quote from a nameless "Ubisoft spokeperson".
I'm not saying that that's EXACTLY what happened, but I'm just saying it's bad journalism and there are reasons to be skeptical about the story.
DragonSworne
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Ubisoft and Nintendo are pretty close.
Maybe Nintendo let Ubisoft know that Wii U will be removed from the market in Europe this year?
Maybe Nintendo let Ubisoft know that Wii U will be removed from the market in Europe this year?
Seems like a surefire disaster for consumer confidence if Nintendo actually pulled the Wii U from the market.
DragonSworne
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Maybe there is a rebranding process taking place?
I think it's quite obvious that Nintendo have killed a great deal of people's families and raped their dogs. I'm surprised they haven't been criminally charged before now lol
Great to hear that the game appears to not have been canned. I'm expecting the GamePad use to make the Wii U SKU the definitive version. Can't wait!
Could be. It's just, if so, I'm not sure why that would merit cancellation.
and only ONE store in the whole continent cancelled the preorders for less than a day.
redmetal86
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Would this situation be considered similar to the whole Call of Duty thing, where no one would actually comment as to whether the game was really coming. Sure there's a slight difference, being that Watch Dogs U was already announced, while Ghosts U was still unknown but still.
12 months vs 28-31 days vs XXXX years, rather than the one with the shortest length of time.
Ahh that explains it.
This however, does not. See, I was thinking the smaller set of numbers would have the smaller section, like this....
12 months vs 28-31 days vs XXXX years, rather than the one with the shortest length of time.
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