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Ubisoft Quebec working on a "AAA MMORPG", possibly for Wii U
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Cow Mengde
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The sky is blue.
Lord_Byron28
Member
Rabbids and Just Dance would disagree with you.
What I said is more obvious. The sky isn't always blue.
Lord_Byron28
Member
I'd agree with you if this was some sort of PR statement or an interview but this is job postings. Why are they going to hire AAA developers specifically for Wii U only to make a C-level project?
SolarPowered
Member
They've never done anything on the Wii to earn that trust from Nintendo gamers.
I'll accept that it says AAA in the job postings, but I won't believe it until I see the game(s) with my own two eyes.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Well, what would a job posting say, if you're a bad developer join us for Wii U shovelware? They'd want to attract the best people that will, er, fall for it, regardless, no? Not just for this but for any future projects. We don't know the position terms, proposed pay and such, do we? Just that it's full time for a claimed AAA project. Doesn't mean the game will get that sort of budget and attention. Anyway, definitely doesn't sound like an MMO with that matchmaking stuff. What other AAA games has that team done?
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Well, that really depends on who you ask...
Ubisoft is the #1 Third Party publisher on both Wii and 3DS
Hm, perhaps its a PC/WiiU release? We already know they are doing dual PC/WiiU release for that Ghost Recon game. Certainly interesting, strange that we apparently now have 2 mmo's coming system early on.
MMO's are pretty good at capturing casual and hardcore players, and if we assume that Nintendo is allowing a lot of freedom when it comes to online, maybe making an mmo makes sense. Particularly if it has an in game store and such for micro-transactions.
MMO's are pretty good at capturing casual and hardcore players, and if we assume that Nintendo is allowing a lot of freedom when it comes to online, maybe making an mmo makes sense. Particularly if it has an in game store and such for micro-transactions.
Rabbids wasn't a seller.
Just Dance was several years into the Wii's life after it already had millions in install base.
it was a moderate to good seller. broke 1mil
1mil isn't going to cover the cost of an MMO. Expect 10% of the install base to subscribe, and even less to stay on for more than 3 months.
That's because they just throw shovelware around like crazy. Here's a list of the decent Ubisoft games on Nintendo platforms in the past 5 years.
Red Steel 2 (which Nintendo helped with)
Just Dance series
Rayman Origins (which is a port)
Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars (which was pure luck, had no marketing budget, and is now being ported to iOS)
Compare that to well over a hundred pieces of shitware and tons of broken promises. (Assassin's Creed 3DS anyone?) No. Not falling for it. You will be burned.
AngelSoldier
Banned
First thing I thought of.
That's not what I said, I was just correcting you.
Besides, it's silly to directly compare the sales potential of a rabbids game and a full scale MMO. Though yeah, I agree that an mmo at launch may not be the best idea.
pulga
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Freezie KO
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World of Shovelcraft
StreetsAhead
Member
Why are people typing as if this the MMO is confirmed to be coming to Wii U, let alone as a launch title?
Desperate need for something to scoff at?
Breaking 1 mil on the Wii isn't really spectacular though. Anything remotely interesting and casual could break 1 mil. Even that terrible Carnival Game probably broke 1 mil.
With the possible exception of subscription based multi-million dollar MMOs, breaking 1mil is always good sales. Great? Spectacular? No. But good.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Does it have Nintendo like quality since this is a deal breaker for me.
dragonelite
Member
Dance mmo "You got served"
cooljeanius
Member
Squeenix farms out Dragon Quest X development to Ubisoft?
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
shudders
Hero of Legend
Member
Agreed. They are actually confirmed to be behind AssCreed Wii U, could be that.
But yeah, I say with 99.99% certainty that the MMORPG and the Wii U AAA game are seperate.
If this isn't AssCreed, I'm really interested in seeing what it is.
Said "Wii U AAA project" is Assassin's Creed as far as I know.
TheLastCandle
Member
I think an MMO would work wonderfully on the Wii U controller. I'm interested to see what will come of this but I'll definitely keep my expectations in check.
On the topic of Wii U MMO possibilities, my wet dream come true would be Phantasy Star Online 2 on the Wii U.
On the topic of Wii U MMO possibilities, my wet dream come true would be Phantasy Star Online 2 on the Wii U.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Although I like that name, if only because it reminds me of South Park, how can a dance MMO be called anything over than "/dance"?
Hero of Legend
Member
Buddha Beam
Banned
An online-intensive game for a Nintendo console, made by Ubisoft? Sounds like a winner!
Not sure if serious?
SilverLunar
Member
It's a new Assassin's Creed spin-off, as indicated by the first teaser:
... You bumped this thread for that?
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Is this a hint?
And it was worth it. What a great picture!
I do wonder if it was a hint...because I can see it being an AssCreed MMO
It's a new Assassin's Creed spin-off, as indicated by the first teaser:
Day zero purchase!
That's so fake....right?
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
I was like
Ohhh!
Wha...?! :/
Dammit...!
Ohhh!
Wha...?! :/
Dammit...!