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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare actually coming on Wii U?
- Thread starter L~A
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After those last few CoDs I'd still wait until it's too close to release, Activision has been crazy late announcing these and an accidental reveal is also a mistake.
... Still, I'd think having either a Playstation or Xbox would be better if you're serious about playing CoD online anyway. Wii U seems to only actually win in local MP and that's thanks to the Game Pad.
prag16
Banned
Agreed, EXCEPT pointer controls are ridiculously great. For shooters CoD is the last bastion.
Hero of Legend
Member
I would also like to believe Korra could also be announced along with this at some point, seems like a glaring omission as well since Platinum is big on Wii U right now with THREE games on Wii U.
Destiny as well maybe?
Destiny as well maybe?
I wouldn't count on those. But if they eventually come, then all the more appreciated.
prag16
Banned
Physical probably not. But digital on PC I'm sure puts that platform well above. I believe last I heard online player counts on PC are awful compared to consoles, but still a few multiples of Wii U.
Worth noting that not only did Ghosts come out pretty good on Wii U, it even got ONE piece of DLC to boot! WOW
It's possible Microsoft (or Sony?) ask them to do that as part of whatever exclusivity deal they have. It's not especially likely, I don't think, but it's the only real guess I have.
It's possible Microsoft (or Sony?) ask them to do that as part of whatever exclusivity deal they have. It's not especially likely, I don't think, but it's the only real guess I have.
Destiny isn't coming unless Activision starts caring about the eShop. An "MMO" game which will require extensive eShop presence isn't gonna happen. Though, I think Nintendo should really try to figure out what their problem is with the eShop and do something about it.
There was another game last year that had Wii U in the source code... and it isn't getting a Wii U version.
Destiny
This has always been bizarre to me. They print up all the in-store promotional materials well before the Wii\Wii U versions are announced so even after release CoD displays don't have any mention of the games existence on a Nintendo platform. It's not like sales are going to be amazing either way but whats the point of making a game for a the platform if you're not going to acknowledge that you've made it?
Considering the situation with Declassified was that Activision more or less loaned the IP to Sony to figure something out with it, it makes perfect sense why nothing happened on the Vita after that.
JordanN
Banned
Handhelds and Western Publishers don't go together.
Hero of Legend
Member
Only COD3 was a PS2 port, the others were exclusively made for/ported down the Wii.
Goldenmoney
Member
Hope to get official confirmation soon, but this is a good sign. I hope it's Treyarch handling the port again.
SatoAilDarko
Member
Almost certainly an error. Activision didn't show or discuss the Wii U version until late last year but they still announced it.
Who knows Wii U may get next year's game as it'll be Treyarch's. They were the ones who did all 4 Wii Call of Duty's including two Modern Warfare ports and ported Ghosts as well.
Which is why you pick up a copy of Black Ops 2 the last COD with 4-player split-screen. Play Zombies or deathmatch that has the option for bots.
Treyarch was great with control options so not only can you use Wii Remote controls but classic controllers are supported. I have two CC's and two Pro Controllers so I can play four player like a lot of games. I don't buy more than two controllers for other systems so Wii U becomes the de facto multiplayer system.
Who knows Wii U may get next year's game as it'll be Treyarch's. They were the ones who did all 4 Wii Call of Duty's including two Modern Warfare ports and ported Ghosts as well.
Which is why you pick up a copy of Black Ops 2 the last COD with 4-player split-screen. Play Zombies or deathmatch that has the option for bots.
Treyarch was great with control options so not only can you use Wii Remote controls but classic controllers are supported. I have two CC's and two Pro Controllers so I can play four player like a lot of games. I don't buy more than two controllers for other systems so Wii U becomes the de facto multiplayer system.
soxinthebox
Member
Am I misremembering that they announced Ghosts really late and we didn't see anything from it up until it basically released?
Hang up with Korra is almost certainly that it's a downloadable only game and Activision isn't doing stuff on the eShop right now.
I certainly expect it too. Given that it can come out around the time frame of of HW and Smash, they may be able to take advantage of new holiday buyer syndrom and get a few extra copies under the tree for it. Maybe. Heck, Bayonetta 2 too.
Essentially, I am not surprised either way. If they don't, they can say Ghosts sold worse than BO 2. If they do, they can point to prior 1 million+ Wii sales and just chalk up Ghosts to being worse than BO 2, hence a smaller install base/
Essentially, I am not surprised either way. If they don't, they can say Ghosts sold worse than BO 2. If they do, they can point to prior 1 million+ Wii sales and just chalk up Ghosts to being worse than BO 2, hence a smaller install base/
Already posted in this thread, the WiiU version of Ghost was announced by Nintendo's twitter on July 25th after the MP event, this years MP event is coming soon.
COD Black Ops 2 was announced at the WiiU Sept event
And all WiiU COD games were late announcements, so its still plenty of time for it to be announced
SatoAilDarko
Member
Looking it up on the internet it seems I was confusing Black Ops 2 information campaign and with Ghosts. Ghosts apparently was confirmed late July last year on Wii U. Before that though there was all that weird talk from Infinity Ward how they couldn't say if there was a Wii U version or not. This time it seems so obvious it's not no one asked.
Considering how many copies of Ghosts Wii U Toysrus was trying to clear out and how nobody bought them till they went 80% off I don't think the game did well in sales to warrant Advanced Warfare to come to Wii U.
I think if the Vita came a bit earlier it might've worked out, back when they still regularly put out Wii versions in addition to 360/PS3. But that came out just as that ended.
Hero of Legend
Member
I would think they would've done a semi-late port of MW3 Wii on Vita at launch if they wanted to, I mean Vita came out in NA in Feb 2012, could've been a pretty high-profile release if any.
Infernal Monkey
Member
Estimated running time: three minutes.
prag16
Banned
Well, you're making a lot of assumptions, but may end up being right. We'll know soon enough. If we get towards late August with no word, the chances are probably down to almost zero.
Unlike last year as you said, it appears nobody has really asked Activision directly. Paging Jason Schreier...
Vermillion
Banned
Every damn time.
prag16
Banned
I guess the references were removed (at least I can't find them). If so, not sure what that implies. If it wasn't coming, I'm inclined to think they wouldn't even bother removing it. If it WAS coming and just can't be announced yet for some reason, removing that might make sense. But who knows. Few people probably even care at this point. But I love me some pointer controls.
Waylon Drums
Member
Which is exactly why I'm not buying this one. I love the pointer controls and CoD can be fun but I'm not paying full price for a shit version that doesn't even get patched like the others again.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
What have the player counts been looking like this week?
prag16
Banned
Some guys on gamefaqs were talking about it recently; apparently BO2 Wii U peaks over 2000 still on a regular basis (which is a lot higher than Ghosts right now supposedly). No idea on KZ:SF.
Friend of Sonic
Member
I really feel like it's coming. I honestly think Nintendo will have a good holiday, and Activision probably realizes that.
I don't have much faith for that, Activision is not interested and the only way is for Nintendo to moneyhat.
prag16
Banned
Yep. Wonder what was up with the "body is ready" trolling during the reveal though, since we now know 100% there's no Wii U version.
Yeah, it does make some sense. In the scheme of things the port should be very cheap and low risk, especially if they plan to spend zero on advertising that version (and almost zero on post release support). Treyarch (if they're doing the port) has this down to a science. BO2 and Ghosts were both good ports (failings that were in all versions were the real issues; not anything Treyarch's Wii U team did wrong).
All I know is that I picked up the Wii U version of Blops 2 for $10 the other day because I really like Blops 2 and wants to play it, but I'm master prestige on 360 so I wanted to start fresh. There are only about 1500 people on at any given time, and they are all in TDM, Dom, and S&D. I realize the game is old, but considering how shit Ghosts was, I expected a lot more.
Pointer controls. Refuse to play CoD another way. (It not a good PC fps).
Waylon Drums
Member
There were like 1700 people playing the other day.
Hope they announce it. Playing Gamepad split screen online is very fun. Also, playing by yourself on the Gamepad you will notice that the stream has such low latency that you may perform better. The Wii U stream seems noticeably faster than my TV. Once I switched to Gamepad only play I was seriously dominating in BO2 Wii U.
Trevelyan9999
Banned
Last I heard they have a 12 person team for the Wii U porting duties, limited to low budget, and always less than a year to port the Nintendo version.
I guess when you think about it, they have done a very good job over the years.
Beren the Empty-Handed
Member
I'll keep an eye on what people say. If it seems to be good, I might just pick it up.
Yep, Pointer Controls are the best thing ever. However, I really dislike CoD... *sigh* A somewhat futuristic setting is a plus, but I hope CoD won't be the only FPS option on the Wii U. I wish High Voltage Software would develop a Conduit 3 or finish The Grinder and port it over.
R
Rösti
Unconfirmed Member
Activision Blizzard's Second Quarter Calendar 2014 Results Conference Call is on August 5. I suppose there's always a slim chance of a Wii U version of the game mentioned there.
Goldenmoney
Member
I'm curious if Splatoon will have pointer controls. Probably wouldn't work as well since it's third person though.
I still reserve hope that Nintendo will pick up the James Bond license and give it to Retro or someone to make a great exclusive fps.