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[mankoto]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqWfcPfxnmc

Apparently the game is actually pretty bad and NoA wants someone else to publish it because of that. This is pretty disastrous.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Cue Jeff Goldblum

 

[dragonflys545]

Ouch. That sucks.

Game does look terrible.

 

[Broken Joystick]

Talked to some reviewers and they've told me it's pretty shit too. Kinda petty of NoA not to publish though.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

WTF?!

 

[Gnilres]

I don't care. I still want it.

NoA has published plenty of shit games

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

This game was on so many "Most Wanted" lists.....

 

[Hip Hop]

The game looked absolutely atrocious from the start, no surprise here.

 

[Y2Kev]

"Drops?"

 

[Escalario]

Guess even the famous Nintendo Polish™ couldn't save this turd.

 

[shinobi602]

And nothing of value was lost.

 

[Kouriozan]

Failed the test.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

To be fair, the game looks T R A S H

 

[Discomurf]

Well I guess there's a chance of XSeed distributing it. Sounds like the reviews are going to be pretty bad - bummer, the online modes looked like they could have been fun in a bad sort of way.

 

[Zemm]

This is the game they say no to on quality and not the dozen other turds they've released? Weird.

 

[vinnygambini]

And nothing of value was lost.

I would agree.

 

[Zalman]

Can't blame them, honestly.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

What was that one quote again

a delayed game can eventually be good
a bad game will always be bad?

 

[Lijik]

Cue Jeff Goldblum

 

[ironcreed]

Well, now I feel even better about going ahead and dropping the Wii U. The writing is on the wall that it's over and this is just one less game to worry about.

 

[Xiao Hu]

Thank god...

 

[FlashbladeGAF]

This is why US has no Wii-U games

NoJ may not have a lot but they at least get everything.

NoA continues to hold US back


Game looked to be fun despite not looking AAA

 

[DXB-KNIGHT]

They could've kept it an eshop exclusive
We have something like "the letter" there

 

[randomlee26]

This is why they skipped out on Disaster: Day of Crisis too, right? Another game I'd still have liked to play

 

[Aske]

Game looks awesome and I must play it.

My will.

 

[cerulily]

I've been saying this game looks "meh" for awhile now, but that Itagaki fanbase...

 

[Discomurf]

Lots of Nintendo published games have sucked pretty bad. They should have just released it at this point.

 

[KingBroly]

What was that one quote again

a delayed game can eventually be good
a bad game will always be bad?

This is a game that's been in development in hell for as long as it's been announced due to THQ having financial trouble, the engine developers going under, etc.

 

[DedValve]

Talked to some reviewers and they've told me it's pretty shit too. Kinda petty of NoA not to publish though.

How is it petty? If the game really is as bad as reviewers and Nintendo themselves make it out to be and its less that its glitchy and more that the core design of the game itself is bad then yeah, I'd say its a completely fair move for Nintendo to not release it.

 

[KingSnake]

I guess they couldn't produce some amiibo for it after all. Maybe Devil's Thirst for Amiibo Festival will be better.

 

[jooey]

This is why US has no Wii-U games

NoJ may not have a lot but they at least get everything.

NoA continues to hold US back

No, see, people are saying the game is bad.

 

[Velcro Fly]

NoA continues to be a constant embarrassment

EU and JP getting it

Can't get it on region locked game starved console in North America

Fucking Nintendo my wallet will tell you if the game is good or not.

Spoiler

I probably wasn't going to buy it anyway

 

[YianGaruga]

Well I guess there's a chance of XSeed distributing it. Sounds like the reviews are going to be pretty bad - bummer, the online modes looked like they could fun in a bad sort of way.

why xseed?

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Gutsy call for NoA to back out, but the right one for their brand image.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

The online population for this title was already going to be low, but now... holy shit.

As someone who wanted to play this game, I'm honestly not even upset anymore. I guess I'm happy to finally have some closure.

 

[nckillthegrimace]

This is why they skipped out on Disaster: Day of Crisis too, right? Another game I'd still have liked to play

Beyond the camp value of fighting a flaming tornado and a bear, it fucking sucks.

 

[Shaanyboi]

This is why US has no Wii-U games

NoJ may not have a lot but they at least get everything.

NoA continues to hold US back


Game looked to be fun despite not looking AAA

it's being dropped because, according to this video, it most certainly wasn't fun.

 

[Glass Rebel]

 

[SatoAilDarko]

Like Disaster Day of Crisis it still looks so stupid as to be enjoyable.

I really enjoy janky Japanese hack and slash so it's always been super interesting to me.

Still really hope it comes over.

 

[Mononoke]

I mean, if the game is bad. I guess I don't want it. But I wish fans had a choice.

Can they not release it digitally on the e-shop? Or is that apart of them distancing themselves it? Don't really understand why they can't at least do a digital release....

:/

 

[NotLiquid]

It really seems like Nintendo were banking on the whole "developer legacy / cancelled project people were excited about" lightning to strike twice as per Bayonetta 2, but quietly shied away after it was clear that the game was sub par at best. It's no wonder no one bothered to pick it up before Nintendo stepped in - performance is one thing people might blame on it being shifted to the Wii U but the game itself doesn't even look good visually and the game play is apparently not even fun? The game is looking like a misfire on every level which is kind of tragic considering how long it's been in development hell. I have to ask what the hell happened with the development of the game and how Itagaki failed to live it up.

 

[Uraizen]

Hate you, NoA.

 

[ZeroGravity]

I don't care. I still want it.

NoA has published plenty of shit games

There's a difference between a shit game that will still sell, and a shit game that won't.

 

[BatDan]

Can't say I'm surprised. Game looked like crap.
No idea why people were so excited...

 

[Miles Quaritch]

I'm shocked it's apparently as bad as it's looked at every single showing.

Itakagi needs someone who believes in him behind his visions and Nintendo clearly weren't the right choice.

 

[batbeg]

why xseed?

They're the only company to ever release a Nintendo game in North America AFAIK. Did Doshin the Giant see an NA release too though?

On topic this makes me sad. NoA passed on Disaster Day of Crisis for the same reason and were so wrong about the quality. It is in fact my favorite Wii game. I prefer for us consumers to judge a game for quality though I can't fault them for running their business their own way.

 

[NSESN]

This is why US has no Wii-U games

NoJ may not have a lot but they at least get everything.

NoA continues to hold US back


Game looked to be fun despite not looking AAA

yep, NoA is too afraid of releasing games here, seriously NoA needs some drastic changes

 

[Discomurf]

why xseed?

They seem like the only logical choice, I mean what other publisher would pick this up?

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Also, if you still don't believe NoA has some autonomy, you're lying to yourself at this point.

 

[Frozenprince]

I get that it's not very good at all, but come one, less games for your system isn't a good thing.