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[Nostremitus]

Found the following from some Ubisoft Forum, so it might not be right:
GCN BEYOND GOOD & EVIL $6,712 367
PS2 BEYOND GOOD & EVIL $36,380 2,165
XBX BEYOND GOOD & EVIL $10,639 948

Oh, OK. My memory was from when the game was out on those consoles. I don't know why I thought it was GameCube.

What do the second set of numbers represent?

I don't know. But i'm happy Nintendo take the chance to ressurect the sequel.

If the rumor is true, it's pretty great.

 

[Mobile Suit Gooch]

I'm against moneyhatting games that otherwise would release on all platforms, however if the alternative is to not have a game get made... why would you have a problem with Nintendo, Microsoft, or Sony resurrecting a dead game?

Any anger here towards Nintendo is displaced.

If you put it that way...

 

[nintendors]

If Ubi announces BG&E remake to the WiiU...then probably this rumor is plausible.

 

[Nanashrew]

This is amazing if true!

 

[GrantDaNasty]

There would be something inherently hilarious about Nintendo funding BG&E2, the predecessor of which people criticized as "being too similar to Zelda".

Which, let me be perfectly clear, and I know I will be in the extreme minority when saying this - BG&E is the only 3D Zelda game I like.

Come at me.

If they end up getting it as an exclusive, more power to 'em, also it would show how fucked that project is at Ubi if they're looking to cut a deal with a platform holder.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

Just look no further than Street Fighter 5. Many did a complete 180 on this one. From the infamous phrase "they are stealing our games" to "Look it´s completely different, SF4 was only a multi million selling IP, therefore a sequel needed Sonys funding, otherwise there wouldn´t be SF5 , you know."

Care to elaborate?

Every time a 3rd party game has gone exclusive there is a furnace of anger that spills out regardless of the circumstances or the console it is going to.

BAYO2
SFV
TR

Even new IP like:

Bloodborne(The meltdowns over this game in particular is legendary)
Scalebound

The only way you could think there is some odd acceptance of gaf that skews toward Sony would be if you have not been around here very long or if you just have blinders up.

 

[Morfeo]

Wow, just because he actually want to play the game. Some of you need to take a deep breath and maybe step back a little.

Didn't even comment on the game but gotta insult the guy because Nintendo...

If he wants to play the game he should be happy for this. Nintendo is letting him, as thee is no way it would be developed without them.

 

[Pinky]

In this very thread:

Well, that's unfortunate. Truth be told, whether the rumor is true or false, he probably wouldn't have had a means to play it anyway, assuming no one else cared to fund the game and Nintendo was the last publisher that Ubi/Ancel approached.

 

[Exterminieren]

If Nintendo is footing the bill for this, I wouldn't be surprised if this is taking the place of whatever Red Steel or ZombiU-style Ubisoft exclusive Nintendo was hoping for. They aren't willing to put their necks on the block after the Wii U, but they were willing to offload this established thing that they didn't really want onto Nintendo instead.

Nintendo builds fences with a big third party, and gets a cult darling into the bargain. Provided the price is right, that's a win-win.

 

[Weebos]

Oh, I forgot the original was on Gamecube, this seems less crazy now.

 

[TGO]

That's nice.

 

[faridmon]

Let's hope that Destructoid is wrong.

Hope Destructoid is right so this backfires on you.

What a dumb comment.

 

[freethoughtbubble]

I buy Nintendo consoles so I'm obviously happy about this possibility. That said, I sympathize with the people who would not be able to play it for whatever reason. However, the way I see it, if Nintendo is funding this, it means the game wasn't going to get made as a multi-plat to begin with, because if Ubisoft had any real intent to do that, why would they choose to limit themselves to an unproven platform that is coming off the disaster that is the Wii U? If this rumor is true, it's because the game wasn't going to get made otherwise.

 

[Barakov]

As long as it gets made. That's all I care about.

Provided this rumor is true, there isn't a single negative for Nintendo in this situation. They need more 3rd party games that you can't get anywhere else for the NX.

 

[jet1911]

http://www.destructoid.com/rumor-ni...9.phtml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Let's hope that Destructoid is wrong.

Lol wut? I want this game to be made even if I probably won't buy the console it's on.

 

[dhonk]

Alright.

Cool. You cancelled a creative original game. Are you happy you don't have to spend money on a different platform for a leisure activity?

Lol you people.

 

[fernoca]

What do the second set of numbers represent?

NPD sales from a month between December 2013 and October 2014. (Total in dollars, units sold that month)


No month is cited. The user was asking for total sales but got that as a response which was only one month...a month.

 

[Mass_Pincup]

If he wants to play the game he should be happy for this. Nintendo is letting him, as thee is no way it would be developed without them.

Well, that's unfortunate. Truth be told, whether the rumor is true or false, he probably wouldn't have had a means to play it anyway, assuming no one else cared to fund the game and Nintendo was the last publisher that Ubi/Ancel approached.

It's still a rumor, and Ancel and Guillemot confirmed that the game was in development countless times since 2003, I don't know if what the rumor says is true or not but even without it I knew that BG&E was going to happen with the several teases Ancel did troughout the years. Now is it because of Nintendo? I don't know and we're going to see at E3.

If Nintendo funded the game then I'm completely happy and support that decision.

 

[ultrazilla]

Isn't Ubisoft fighting off a hostile takeover? Nintendo outright buying Ubi to
be a second party developer would be an amazing move. I'd still let Ubi produce games
for other platforms but obviously Nintendo would get those games along with
exclusives.

Them funding Beyond Good and Evil 2 isn't shocking tbh.

 

[NateDrake]

The initial source being Geno made me question the validity of this rumor, but they did get a second confirmation from another source. Wouldn't be too surprised if it were true as it would give Nintendo a nice "surprise" announcement to make alongside the NX reveal at E3.

 

[Nictel]

If this finally gets made, please be good. The expectations are already too high

 

[-Horizon-]

Isn't Ubisoft fighting off a hostile takeover? Nintendo outright buying Ubi to
be a second party developer would be an amazing move. I'd still let Ubi produce games
for other platforms but obviously Nintendo would get those games along with
exclusives.

Them funding Beyond Good and Evil 2 isn't shocking tbh.

Ubi is possibly being bought off? By who? This is news to me :0

 

[daxy]

This is pretty great news for a game that most likely will never have seen the light of day.

So when Sony does it, its okay, but when its Nintendo, oh noes.....

But, but, it's for the players, you guys!!!!

 

[GWX]

I really want this game to exist. So, please be true.

 

[potatohead]

Well then I'll have to buy a NX if true.

Was hoping to buy this for PS4 and/or PC tbh though.

 

[Nairume]

Ubi is possibly being bought off? By who? This is news to me :0

Vivendi is trying to buy them.

 

[-Horizon-]

Vivendi is trying to buy them.

I have no idea who that is, gonna need to google them.

 

[Nanashrew]

I have no idea who that is, gonna need to google them.

Vivendi is the former owner of Activision.

 

[Father_Brain]

In that light, maybe funding an exclusive that Ubisoft didn't care much about otherwise was the only way they would play ball.

If Nintendo is really that desperate to get an AAA Western story-driven franchise of their own (and I maintain that it's far too late to make any real inroads with the PS4/XB1 audience, and they probably shouldn't bother), they'd be better off funding an original IP than a sequel to a game that bombed well over a decade ago.

 

[Nanashrew]

If Nintendo is really that desperate to get an AAA Western story-driven franchise of their own (and I maintain that it's far too late to make any real inroads with the PS4/XB1 audience, and they probably shouldn't bother), they'd be better off funding an original IP than a sequel to a game that bombed well over a decade ago.

That hasn't stopped Nintendo before.

 

[Mass_Pincup]

Isn't Ubisoft fighting off a hostile takeover? Nintendo outright buying Ubi to
be a second party developer would be an amazing move. I'd still let Ubi produce games
for other platforms but obviously Nintendo would get those games along with
exclusives.

Them funding Beyond Good and Evil 2 isn't shocking tbh.

Nintendo doesn't have the money to buy Ubisoft.

 

[Pinky]

It's still a rumor, and Ancel and Guillemot confirmed that the game was in development countless times since 2003, I don't know if what the rumor says is true or not but even without it I knew that BG&E was going to happen with the several teases Ancel did troughout the years. Now is it because of Nintendo? I don't know and we're going to see at E3.

If Nintendo funded the game then I'm completely happy and support that decision.

Oh, I acknowledge this is nothing more than a rumor. I'm just speaking hypothetically. However, if the game has been in development since 2003, I'd say the rumor actually seems a little more believable. After 13 years of development limbo, I'd imagine Ancel felt he had no choice but to seek support from the outside. Nintendo could very well be just that. E3 could prove to be quite interesting.

 

[Phyla]

That'd be a weird course of events. I'd think that Ubi has sufficient resources to release a game like that. But, considering the sales of the first title, they might not want to.

This would actually have me consider buying a Nintendo platform. For the first time in my life.

 

[Ogodei]

If Nintendo is really that desperate to get an AAA Western story-driven franchise of their own (and I maintain that it's far too late to make any real inroads with the PS4/XB1 audience, and they probably shouldn't bother), they'd be better off funding an original IP than a sequel to a game that bombed well over a decade ago.

It's not about that. It's about shoring up the margins, like Bayonetta 2 or earlier for-the-fans projects like Sin and Punishment 2. It breeds goodwill, definitely convinces a nonzero number of people to buy the console, and provides more unique games to Nintendo consoles that don't have an impact individually, but do have an impact together.

 

[OnionPowder]

Nintendo doesn't have the money to buy Ubisoft.

They have more than enough money to buy them more than once.

 

[Barrel Cannon]

Every time a 3rd party game has gone exclusive there is a furnace of anger that spills out regardless of the circumstances or the console it is going to.

BAYO2
SFV
TR

Even new IP like:

Bloodborne(The meltdowns over this game in particular is legendary)
Scalebound

The only way you could think there is some odd acceptance of gaf that skews toward Sony would be if you have not been around here very long or if you just have blinders up.

Lol yea GAF does favor Sony in general, given the last few years though I think it's become more of a trust thing though.

I'll day one an NX for many reasons. This game coming would be one of them

 

[BGBW]

As long as this never leads to Rayman being playable in Smash.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Hope Destructoid is right so this backfires on you.

What a dumb comment.

Not as dumb as how people keep attacking the OP over nothing

 

[Mass_Pincup]

They have more than enough money to buy them more than once.

Against Vivendi? I don't think so.

 

[PooBone]

Would be about the only way to get my interested in an NX if Zelda U is still coming out for the U.

 

[-Horizon-]

Vivendi is the former owner of Activision.

News to me :0

 

[OnionPowder]

Against Vivendi? I don't think so.

They could easily outbid Vivendi if they actually wanted it. Nintendo has around 10bn in cash reserves.

 

[slit]

Nintendo doesn't have the money to buy Ubisoft.

Oh, yeah they do!

Not that they would, but theoretically yes they could.

 

[Mass_Pincup]

They could easily outbid Vivendi if they actually wanted it. Nintendo has around 10bn in cash reserves.

Source? A recent one.

Oh, yeah they do!

Not that they would, but theoretically yes they could.

That's what I'm saying, they won't outbid Vivendi because it isn't worth it to them.

 

[Ponchito]

This is great for Nintendo, though I'm not sure BG&E is the heavy-weight they need. Still, they need this and a hell lot more of deals like this one.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

Lol yea GAF does favor Sony in general, given the last few years though I think it's become more of a trust thing though.

I'll day one an NX for many reasons. This game coming would be one of them

Things are definitely more Pro-Sony lately but that is mostly because they just haven't screwed up as bad as Nintendo or MS. Last gen though it was a completely different story.

 

[ozfunghi]

Yes, but it wasn't a particularly great seller anywhere.

Neither was BG&E

 

[impact]

I can't see why they would do this. BG&E is a flop franchise that no one outside of gaming forums remembers. That remaster on XBLA/PSN reminded me just how not good the game actually was. Glad there was a demo!

 

[Balb]

Things are definitely more Pro-Sony lately but that is mostly because they just haven't screwed up as bad as Nintendo or MS. Last gen though it was a completely different story.

Nah, it was even worse last gen when Sony was struggling early on. I think I saw Killzone 2 gifs showing off its graphics in 90% of the threads for a while.

 

[ForsakenLotus]

I just don't believe this for a second. Beyond Good & Evil 2 is a game that will require at least close to a AAA budget I would assume, and I doubt Nintendo is willing to spend that much. But even if they were, I don't see why Ubisoft would risk a major cult classic IP on a new Nintendo system. Plus, there would be the outrage for those not interested in the NX.