ColdBlooder
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Splinter Cell Blacklist confirmed for Wii U?
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ColdBlooder
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Yeah its rumored for quite a while now.
gamergirly
Member
This is like the 4th time we seen Splinter Cell Blacklist WiiU leak
The Blockbuster leak that we first seen ZoombiU and Marvel Avengers on
Gamespot box art
and a few retailer listings
chertipros
Member
Better not be a late port
Hero of Legend
Member
Worst kept Ubi game in a while IMO, retailer listings were abundant for a long while.
Hell I believe one demo of the game a few months ago actually blurred the button prompts, might've even been white buttons (unsure of that second detail).
It's happening, no doubt. And very happy to again, see the support.
Rainbow 6 is next if GameStop's print-out release list from a couple of weeks ago is an indication, as was the first proper hint of Watch Dogs.
Now how about a late Far Cry 3 port guys? Or a late port of Future Soldier bundled with Ghost Recon Online?
Hell I believe one demo of the game a few months ago actually blurred the button prompts, might've even been white buttons (unsure of that second detail).
It's happening, no doubt. And very happy to again, see the support.
Rainbow 6 is next if GameStop's print-out release list from a couple of weeks ago is an indication, as was the first proper hint of Watch Dogs.
Now how about a late Far Cry 3 port guys? Or a late port of Future Soldier bundled with Ghost Recon Online?
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
Zoramon089
Banned
I'm not even sure what the point of hiding these announcements are...unless Nintendo is making 3rd parties withhold announcements
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
Is Nintendo counting on a one-third-party future?
TAS
Member
Seriously doubt it. I could only see that happening for an exclusive title like Bayonetta 2.
frankie_baby
Member
ubi like money, porting is cheap
grimshawish
Banned
Maybe Ubisoft know generations can last 8 years now and with Nintendo on two systems in a fast changing environment; token investment is probably long term investment.
I suspect they know Nintendo will bring some of the audeince to their platforms when their releases get on track and for some it'll be the only place to sell to them.
Gahiggidy
My aunt & uncle run a Mom & Pop store, "The Gamecube Hut", and sold 80k WiiU within minutes of opening.
What is the units sold break-even point? That is the ten-thousand-dollar question.
NOA is a mess. I'm willing to believe they're just not that good at selling games. What happened to the Nintendo machine, in so short a time? Uhg.
Gamer @ Heart
Member
Expected. If there is any company we can expect Wii U support its Ubisoft. Aside from well published support, they have a half dozen asian studios that only do ports and support for their big tent poles.
Call Me Maybe
Banned
Well at least one publisher is properly supporting the Wii U
and yet Rayman Legends...
frankie_baby
Member
if we assume the port costs a million dollars ( probaby bit of an over estimate) and that the publisher makes $20 per copy (possibly a bit of an underestimate) break even would be 50k copies
A conspiracy theorist would call this their attempt of compensation
metalslimer
Member
Who says they are hiding it? They may just not have anything to show on the port right now. It's like wondering where the PC version GTA5 is when we all know it will happen eventually.
SaintMadeOfPlaster
Member
Or maybe there's not really a good reason NOT to port a game to the Wii U. I can only see Nintendo money-hatting for exclusives, unless it's a game of GTAV's caliber.
There definitely seems to be a strong partnership between the two companies, though.
It's probably more though, I can't imagine so many developers refusing Wii U ports if the risk was that low.
I think it's ridiculous if true, but Nintendo does love the Direct format. Maybe they want to keep game announcements tied to those?
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
Outside of the Rayman Legends thing, Ubisoft has always had a soft spot for Nintendo.
metalslimer
Member
They probably won't make a big deal of the announcement at all just like EA didn't for Need for Speed, even though that is likely a much better port than this will be.
walking fiend
Member
It's mostly because of the marketing and that firstly they need to have their engine running; once the engine is there, porting future games shouldn't cost most, considering it's mostly grunt programming work.
Always-honest
Banned
Only if you Criterionise the port Ubi.
Spieler Eins
Member
Yet there still was 5 minutes of Batman Not the same game Edition.
If that constantly talked about supposed "third party Wii U direct" is going to happen I can see them showing this, but it seems to have not been a thing, apart from the 3DS Direct.
Doubt it's going to be on E3. Microsoft will probably try to secure that showcase if they even want to show it there to a bigger deal of capacity.
frankie_baby
Member
ubi said all their ports at launch were less than that
walking fiend
Member
They aren't doing this out of kindness, but rather for the fear that the last gen may be repeated. They will not be able to live on PS4/Nextbox sales if they sell only as they did early this gen.
Link please?
Gamer @ Heart
Member
It is not just about the money. Its about the resources. Having 10+ people dedicated to a 4th version of the game (including PC here) is just not practical for most devs if they want to meet their certification date and expected quality. While they may be able to farm it out, those relationships can be tough because the few who are ghood at it may already be on projects for others. Ubisoft can though, because they are fucking enormous and have more than a dozen studios worldwide. At every moment of the day there is some team of people in the world continually working on Blacklist, the new AC, everything.