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Ubisoft to announce more Switch games "quite soon"
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OmegaDL50
Member
New Trials on switch would be good
IF they use that HD Rumble tech to simulate the feel of the bike on different types of terrain that might be interesting. You are doing all sorts of stunts and jumps on all different types of terrain and elevations in Trials.
Although being able to just create your tracks with the touch screen in handheld mode would also be interesting too. I'm not too sure on motion controls though. Being able to balance the bike by shifting the gyro might seem a bit awkward though.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
Especially the end. The
gauntlet run from the game's start point to the London tower
Sequel set in Paris or Edinburgh, please!
valkillmore
Member
Calling you out. What makes you say that? Ubi has always been there supporting Ninty consoles from the get-go, they've even invested in new IPs for Ninty console launches. What makes you think we'll have to wait 'till 2020 to get new shit from them on Switch? Hmm?
Phoenix RISING
Banned
Whew, six pages of posts in response to a vague news.
The thirst for Switch games is real.
The thirst for Switch games is real.
RampagingSoul
Member
Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition is coming out some time this year. That's all that's confirmed so far.
I really can not imagine that being a thing. The effort it would take to get it to run would not be worth it.
It's possible they have some work into engines to get many of their style games on the switch in the future ...
A new Settlers game on PC & Switch would be nice, I think 7 was really under appreciated. Unfortunately Blue Byte seem to have been doing a lot of support development for big Ubisoft projects recently, I hope they're allowed to go back to work on their own projects soon.
They released AC:III, AC:IV, Splinter Cell Blacklist and Watch Dogs on Wii U, so I don't see why you'd rule out these kinds of games on the vastly more successful Switch. Especially as they're already porting their two main engines to the platform.
I also think you vastly underestimate what's required for "original titles custom made for switch". Mario + Rabbids is a 3 year project spread over two development studios, it is absolutely not a low budget title by any means. More importantly, though, making games for individual platforms just doesn't make financial sense any more for third parties unless they're locked down to that platform for some technical or legal reason. The cost of developing games has gone up so much, and the cost of porting them to a new platform is now a very small proportion of that development cost, so there's really no reason not to bring every game to every platform that can accommodate it. They could have made Starlink, for example, Switch exclusive, but why throw away a huge audience by not bringing it to PS4 and XBO as well? The engine already runs on all three platforms, so the port costs are minimal and they're increasing their audience by perhaps 100m people.
Mario + Rabbids is obviously an exception, as they've been given access to the most valuable IP in gaming, and quite obviously don't have the option of releasing on other platforms. Unless Nintendo hand over any other IPs, though, I doubt we're going to see any other exclusive Switch games from Ubisoft.
Well last year in august, Blue Byte announced, that they changed the strategy of their company and stopped their f2p and browsergame development. Instead they wanted to focus more on A. own core-IPs like Settlers and Anno B. develop software tools and service for the Ubisof-family C. Co-Develope Ubisoft titles.
For the last part they started to expand and form a third location besides Düsseldorf and Mainz in Berlin with 50 employees. Which makes them now 350 employees strong.
So I think at least one team should still work on traditional Blue Byte IPs.
Also Blue Byte is turning 30 next year. Would be sad if the oldest still existing German video game developer wouldn't have anything coming up to celebrate it.
Possibly! I heard a rumor going around that the Mortal Kombat II port to the Super Nintendo might have all the blood and fatalities this time!
Smiles and Cries
Member
did they lock down the leaks?
we should have had some by now lol
we should have had some by now lol
LegitMcfalls
Member
Far Cry 3 and 4 collection with dlc
with motion controls
Would love Origins on Switch, it looks like the best AC in years (since 2 tbh). It foesn't seem likely, but Tom Phillips isn't infallible (no one can be with such matters), and Ubisoft is interested in Switch, so who knows. Will be a technical challenge to pull off, though.
LFMartins86
Member
Gamescom is in a month. They might say something then.
Nomadic Sparks
Banned
HOW ABOUT A BUCK BUMBLE SEQUEL
AcademicSaucer
Member
HOW ABOUT A BUCK BUMBLE SEQUEL
RIGHT ABOUT NOW IT'S TIME TO ROCK WITH THE BIGGITY BUCK BUMBLE
nckillthegrimace
Member
Ubisoft, with their deep library of open world games, seems ripe to capitalize on the userbase of Breath of the Wild-loving Switch owners, but they've basically indicated that they're doing nothing like that.
I wonder what they will end up announcing. Hopefully it's not junk.
I wonder what they will end up announcing. Hopefully it's not junk.
Nomadic Sparks
Banned
ArkkAngel007
Member
I'd like to see South Park TSOT and TFBW brought to system, as well as Zombi.
Probably just more Rabbids and Just Dance titles to be expected.
Probably just more Rabbids and Just Dance titles to be expected.
jack_package_200
Banned
As unrealistic as it would be, I would probably buy AC Origins or any Assassin's Creed games that get ported to Switch.
Shit would be rad to play on the go.
Shit would be rad to play on the go.
Bending_Unit_22
Member
Well I'm waiting with bated breath.
DaxMedFlax
Member
Off topic slightly, but Rayman Legends demo is up on EU eShop. Downloading now.
SentryDown
Member
I don't see them doing under delivering ports of their online open world AAA which leaves us with very few of their current brands : Trials, Just Dance, Trackmania, Grow Home/Up. Maybe PC franchises if they have good twists: Anno, Settlers, Might & Magic ? Last possibility would be some digital bundles of their mobile games like Hungry Shark.
polyh3dron
Banned
I take it they never played Mortal Kombat 2 or 3 on the SNES.
Jon Carter
Member
Monopoly + Just Dance.
If not today, i doubt it. Gamescom started. Normally there aren't any new announcements during the rest of the week. Mostly press doing their previews, interviews etc.
Kissenkopf
Banned
Damn. I really had high hopes for an announcement. :/
Don't really know when we should expect any news then. Maybe they mean 2018 with..."quite soon.
SuperEpicMan
Banned
Dunno if anything would be announced here. But they do have a mystery slot on their schedule.
aygomyownroad
Member
South Park would be a great game for it.
I would love to see them mix it up like Rabbids and Mario with their franchises:
Far Cry: Mushroom Kingdom
Assassins Creed: your princess is in another castle.
I would love to see them mix it up like Rabbids and Mario with their franchises:
Far Cry: Mushroom Kingdom
Assassins Creed: your princess is in another castle.
They only have four games? HuhDunno if anything would be announced here. But they do have a mystery slot on their schedule.
Dunno if anything would be announced here. But they do have a mystery slot on their schedule.
No Rabbids Lounge?
Damn. I really had high hopes for an announcement. :/
Don't really know when we should expect any news then. Maybe they mean 2018 with..."quite soon.
Maybe a fall Direct held by Nintendo?
I believe them when they said what they said. Switch is selling well, they found easy to develop for it with their engine and they ha e been always ready to at least try to support Nintendo consoles
Even Ea just announced "a couple more" games following that with Fe (not the biggest title ever announced but still)
If it isn't Gamescom maybe they will actually wait for a direct
Nintendo usually does a fall direct around TGS
Skittzo0413
Member
Well like you said in the FFXV thread, a lot of developers are being weirdly secretive about Switch announcements. That suggests there could be a Direct soon with some of these announcements.
Jack The Nipper
Banned
Switch is going to start getting the wii shivekware I'm mostly afraid of how Nintendo does it after wii music etc
But atleast it will bring some good games with it just like wii got house of the dead, klonoa etc
But atleast it will bring some good games with it just like wii got house of the dead, klonoa etc
Kissenkopf
Banned
Don't wanna sound that negative guy but it feels like we are waiting for announcements since launch and always think games will be shown in the next direct. A lot of Devs been so secretive about potential Switch games since the console started being an success and people asked for ports. It seems like a lot of Devs aren't developing anything for the console and still wait a little bit longer...
Except for Indie Devs. Those guys bring everything to the Switch and it is pure joy to see that.