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Is Ubisoft Considering Dropping the Wii U?

Bad news for Nintendo fans: apparently Ubisoft is threatening to drop support for the Wii U if sales don’t pick up. Emily Rogers, a Nintendo insider who previously told us about the 3DS Miiverse update, warned Nintendo fans to start buying Ubisoft if they want the publisher to stick with Nintendo. In her tweets, Emily revealed scheduling changes were eminent with regards to the Nintendo software updates and, more importantly, that Ubisoft is getting impatient with the Wii U’s persistently low software sales.

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vishmarx3878d ago

true.
for all those saying wii u will get no 3rd party games in 14
watchdogs is now delayed to 2014
take that!

guitarded773878d ago

I don't understand why Ubi wouldn't keep making for the Wii U. They develop for all the others, so bringing games like Watch Dogs and AC to the Wii U should be a fairly simple process (I'm assuming, I don't know the development details for Wii U games).

Now as far as exclusives like Zombie U (which I enjoyed) and Rayman Legends (which we all know eventually went multi-plat), I don't see Ubi doing that again unless the Wii U goes gangbusters and ends up in many more homes.

For companies like Ubi, it's all about money. If they can make money, I'm sure they'd love to support any and every platform. It's not about liking or disliking the hardware.

UltimateMaster3877d ago (Edited 3877d ago )

They have a ton of sold 3DS, yet not that many Wii U.

I keep telling Nintendo to upgrade their graphics, but they aren't listening.

So stop with the Nintendo Defense Squad, if you truly love Nintendo, send them messages of what they are doing wrong and what needs to improve.

If they listen tho their customers, they'll make the necessary changes and improve their games/hardware.

vishmarx3877d ago

did nintendo fans grow a brain and they actually accept the shit nintendo is in
or did they simply not see through my sarcasm?!!

N4g_null3877d ago

The hardware is fine, getting to grips with the api takes time it is like so much stuff but different in some cool way. The boycott of devs are their own problem. They are sabotaging their own games. Its their name they are killing not mine so let them come back when they actually have good games.

When the sales do pickup then im wondering what they will do then. Well that is clearly their own problem.

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phantomexe3878d ago

Well i've got a few friends who preordered AC blag flags and watch dogs for Wiiu. One picked up splinter cell. I'm just saying i alwasy gave them hell for never buying 3rd party but with the WiiU they are. Ofcourse they are only buying ubisolf and nintendo games. AC3,Raymen legends to name a few. I don't know anymore to be honest. Nintendo went at this go at it alone on the N64 and now it's like nintendo fans won't buy 3rd party games. Which sometimes they end up with half done ports to be fare. I really think ubisoft it breaking down those doors if they just stick it out. I plan to pick up a WiiU at some point. A friend pointed out that the online is what drove him the most crazy so maybe inproveing that will help.

Ol_G3878d ago

i also preordered watch dogs and after the delay ac4 as a replacement i have batman cod w101 sonic lost world mh3 ultimate mass effect 3 most wanted zombi u ninja gaiden 3 and nintendoland.
i see myself as a third party supporter and wouldn't appreciate this after the support i've given them.
i even gave them more support than nintendo as i didn't even buy pikmin or mario

triforce793877d ago

These articles are silly there is a big chance ps4 and 1 will fail lets wait and see how them consoles do 1st....

N4g_null3877d ago

True the xbone is climbing out of a pr grave sony fans and the ceo help dig. I see a bunch of delays and some buggy gui... lofty hype that isnt really catching fire except on sony fan sites.

the xbox 360 had a 5 million lead with similar sales yet went neck and neck with sony and almost won. Nintendo has 20 million plus sellers with out 3rd party support, yet all of their engines sing on the wiiu when you know the api and sdk.

the ps4 will see the light of day soon, yet games will still be short coming since gta did such crazy numbers.... the returns on ps4 engine investment may not payoff. Mean while the indies are just getting better. Sony will be hard pressed to out do what they did on the ps3 with just more ram and a slightly better gpu than most low end laptops.

If the wiiu does take off soon expect a snes moment combined with the wii selling power. I mean I will be buying that pedometer like 5 times so we can all get in shape... since that is not a gimmick, its a tool. Then wii sports bowling comes back with online play.... and the option to rent it.

ubi can ditch the wiiu if they want... after splinter cell they might need to give pause and figure out how to not break their games.

Godmars2903878d ago

Didn't they just announce that they'd support it no matter what?

snitch_puck3878d ago

Yes. But that does not mean they'll continue supporting the Wii U until they go bankrupt on their development side for that console. You should understand that this is full corporatism: whether you like it or not, the patrons AND the corporation SHOULD benefit at the same time and not only the patrons. It's the sad truth because without profit how could Ubisoft continue business? I do feel terrible for the people who invested in the Wii U and I definitely don't blame them for defending it even if these issues on the lack of 3rd party support pop up every now and then.

ape0073878d ago (Edited 3878d ago )

do u really believe that statement??, it's not rocket science , if it generate less revenue than porting/development cost then support must be canceled

look at NFS most wanted on wiiu, only sold 40K, now they cancelled NFS rivals which wiiu can do with almost PC gfx like that awesome most wanted version

triforce793877d ago (Edited 3877d ago )

For what a wiiu version would cost they should of just done it.... because they will get long tail sales on a new console but hey I'm buying Project CARS and Mariokart8 there my racing games for this gen and anything Codemasters bring....

snitch_puck3878d ago

Anyhow, correct me if I'm wrong: Isn't this already old news?? Why is this getting approved?

SKUD3878d ago

Not why, but who?

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You're welcome.

DarkBlood3878d ago

at least the certain person i know isnt on that list.

brewin3878d ago (Edited 3878d ago )

Ubisoft can go to hell as far as I am concerned. They are the new EA. Milk every series worth a lick and then complain they arent selling anymore. Delay a once Wii U exclusive to bring it to other platforms only to watch it die slow on the shelves for those other platforms. What a joke they have become. They wonder why Splinter Cell Blacklist isnt selling, but its not only NOT selling on the U. Its not doing good on ANY platform because they are miling every series they have and not changing enough with each iteration.

Whats next, they gonna make a Battlefield/CoD competitor too? ScrUbisoft is there new name to me!I cant wait till Nintendo releeases their biggest titles and the U takes over just to see all the dumbfounded looks on all these a$$hole publishers when indie titles and Nintendo biggies are selling like hotcakes. There is a TON of indie support coming to Wii U and once Nintendo does release its big guns these publishers will wish they would have supported the platform then becasue they will be missing a lot of sales. I wont buy their crap anymore and I used to love their games. I dont support $shitty sham scamming tactics of these companies like Ubisfot and EA. Peopkle bitch about Nintendo releasing so many games in their respective franchises then support LITERALLY the same 5 games year after year after year. Ill stick to indies if thats what gaming is going to become.

gusgusjr3878d ago

I agree with you, but Nintendo needs every game they can get. Without sports titles and the like their release schedule seems barren. It's good that they'll get AC Black Flag and Batman this year but next year could get pretty grim. Yes they have X and Smash and Mario Kart, but if they want to be serious contenders and not go the way of sega they really have to figure something out.

ashcroft3877d ago (Edited 3877d ago )

The way of Sega? Nintendo is way too loaded to go that way. The WiiU is nowhere near as bad as people make it out to be. The only reason some hope it goes that way is to get nintendo titles elsewhere.

Their handhelds make so much money...more money than sega's handhelds ever made.

Also don't forget wiiU's on it's first year...Remember how the ps3 looked in it's first two years? Heavenly Sword, Resistance and Haze. Nothing else was worth playing at the time.

Nintendo's first year was slow but it's coming together...2014 looks beast for the console. Who cares about EA and their rehashed sports games that are simply roster updates.

Activision only has call of duty...haven't touched an activision game this gen on the ps3.

Capcom, square-enix,Sega, platinum games...and a few others are all on board.

LOL_WUT3878d ago

Wow way to talk down on the very same publisher who's been there for the Wii U since day one. Even your avatar doesn't agree with you. ;)

brewin3878d ago (Edited 3878d ago )

Yeah theyve been there, with crap titles. AC3 was the worst in the series, Zombi U is a joke of a game, and Rabbids? lol. They delayed a FINISHED product in Rayman in order to release it on other consoles and it STILL sold better on the Wii U. Screw them, I wont buy their products because I am fed up with them releasing yearly titles of the same games. Ill get Rayman at $20 cuz I like Rayman and will buy their games if they release some good ones, like Watch Dogs. But if they release crappy ports why should I fork over my money to them? They are shortchanging Wii U even when they put their games on the syustems because they dont do any DLC and stuff like that. ScrU them! I dont need their titles. I have a Nintendo system for Nintendo games adn that is reason enough for me to won the Wii u. There are great games now and will be many more down the road. If I want that other mainstream stuff I will get a ps4 or One, no prob. I planned on getting one or the other, maybe both anyway. Publishers dont need to compete with the other systems on Wii U, just be different and release different games. Nintendo gamers dont really give a dman about Splinter Cell, so no wonder it sold like crap, but it sold like crap on the other systems too. So much for it being a powerhouse franchise.

Beastforlifenoob3878d ago

I understand each mario game is quite different and there is only 1 actual on per gen but Milk? sorry but there are 10 Mario games coming out this year alone, has there ever been a year where there has been 2 Call Of Duty's or Assassins creed (even though they have spin offs aswell)

And they are introducing a slew of new ideas and innovations to the table e.g. Watch dogs, Far Cry 3's massive improvement over 2 (hunting,graphics, rpg elements,etc), The crew (Co-op racing, cool hey?).

To be honest the only people that are milking right now are the cod teams (activision,Treyarch) and also EA to a degree.

Yes EA are the biggest scumbags on the earth but they still make decent games, I'm holding off buying Battlefield 4 after recently learning about the battlepacks, no official servers, micro transactions and Premium.

I used to admire EA, example with Bad Company 1 they never introduced DLC and they gave away free map packs, in Bad Company 2 they had one expansion pack that was a little overpriced but still quite nice.
Ea You fucking scumbags bring back the good past, we as gamers would love you for that.

Thats one thing I still have admiration for Nintendo is the fact they dont ripp of customers with DLC's/microtransactions and so far I think thats the best theyve done as well as making some really enjoyable titles.

Thehyph3878d ago

I'm with you.

I think much more highly of Ubisoft than current Activision or EA.

Although I will say that EA is starting to feel as though they will turn around somewhat in the next few years.
My mind is still blown that Respawn is using them to publish after what happened with Activision. Respawn are also keen on keeping the rights to their games as well, so getting EA to publish doesn't feel like it makes sense. Maybe EA is changing a little after years of bad stigma.

EA was one the best in the business. Maxis, Bullfrog, Westwood, Origin, as well as publishing some great outside games like Firaxis' Alpha Centauri.

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Garethvk4d ago

We can hope. Especially if the rumors of Cillian Murphy and Alaska are true.

RaidenBlack4d ago

That'd be too good if true.
But Henderson also leaked that next Far Cry setting was targeting some asian island.

jznrpg3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

With their shitty practices I really don’t care what Ubisoft announces until they reverse their course

Relientk774d ago

Assassin's Creed Hexe is what I wanna hear about most. Yes I wanna play as a witch with magic during the 16 century witch trials in Germany (as per rumors). Sign me up

Huey_My_D_Long4d ago

Yeah, Hex sounds amazing to me as well, and I've been playing since AC 1. I'm real curious how are they gonna fit the magic into the game, maybe in similar way the dlc introduced gods and god abilities. but I love that I've heard its gonna have a horror vibe.

Garethvk4d ago

Hopefully it is full of good stuff.

RaidenBlack4d ago

The studio just completed Avatar and busy with Outlaws and also got their F2P Heartland cancelled ... IMO, Division 3 will surely come but it'll take more time.
I'd be most thrilled if Ubisoft greenlits a sequel or at least a remake of the studio's first game i.e World in Conflict

anast4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

I would get hyped about Hexe. If the rumors are true, UBI might get a gold edition purchase out of me.

Demetrius4d ago

Hopefully gameplay of ac shadows or star wars outlaws, if they finally announce the new far cry I'm definitely getting that, far cry still fun af and gorgeous games, yeah ubisoft has their faults but atleast they're not copying souls like games their titles still have identity

neutralgamer19924d ago

We will definitely see gameplay for star wars and AC. Farcry let's see

OtterX4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

I'm going to be an outlier amongst the rest of these comments.... give us something NEW! I'm pretty burnt out on Ubisoft franchises, unless you're giving us a new Rayman game!

*Edit - imagine what they could do with a Rayman 3D game in this day and age. I say now is the time to revisit the series.

RaidenBlack4d ago

Would love a AAA PoP too or a back to roots Ghost Recon (none of the open world stuff)

MeatyUrologist4d ago

Hell yes! Ghost recon in the style of the originals with real consequences, permanent and all!

jznrpg3d ago

I love Rayman, played it a ton with my kids years ago. But Ubisoft puts dumb crap in their games. MTs , paid tiers , always online requirement for single player games and as they stand now I could see them doing that to Rayman

OtterX3d ago

Yea unfortunately, you're right. :'(

Garethvk4d ago

Beyond Good and Evil 2: It is coming really; we promise.

OtterX4d ago

Their microtransaction monetization scheme on it will lie somewhere between good and evil!

Haha JK.... it'll be completely evil. 🙃

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Ubisoft say AC Shadows protagonists will be "romantically attracted to different types of people"

Ubisoft recently shared more details about Assassin's Creed Shadows protagonists, confirming that both of them will romantically attract and be attracted to different types of people.

Hugodastrevas12d ago

That should please everyone I'm sure...

RpgSama11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

Feudal Japan DEI LGBTQ+ Samurai, sounds very accurate for the time period. Surely a decision made only with historical accuracy in mind.

Crows9011d ago

Or even modern day accuracy.....

Lexreborn211d ago

You have no idea what you are talking about, bet you didn’t know nobunaga was bi-sexual. Or ran maru his is often depicted as androgynous was a “beautiful boy”.

So yeah, feudal Japan had tons of lgbtq and kawaii enough… A BLACK SAMURAI! All without the need of offending a Caucasian because the world is diverse.

VenomUK11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

This story has cracked me up so much! Bravo Ubisoft, bravo! 🤣. So last week everyone was upset that in the long-awaited first Assassin’s Creed: Japan game the protagonist is black. But NOW he is also LGBTQ+ ! It’s like the Ubisoft creative team sat around a table and said “How can we best impress our Kotaku/IGN/Polygon friends and antagonise gamers? Let’s make it woke x 100!’ And then they all silent clapped!

Just you wait until the Star Wars: Outlaws details come out, there better not be anybody complaining about Kay Vess’ dating preferences and the gay droid armies.

Christopher11d ago

It actually is.

Japanese were very Greek in their sexual experiences.

lodossrage11d ago

Lexreborn2 is right

Go read up on Japan's feudal era homosexuality and bisexuality was a very common thing in that time.

I just have to laugh because the same people complaining about this are the same ones crying about wanting "historical accuracy". When it's clear most of the whiners don't even know history themselves.

Christopher11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

Facts don't care about downvotes, btw. You either claim to understand historical accuracy or you just admit you don't like the stuff people did throughout history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

thorstein11d ago

Japan had no Christian stupidity about sexuality.

That's where your nonsensical puritanical view comes from: the Abraham's faiths.

It's feudal Japan, they don't believe in your religion's made up nonsense.

I mean, if you're going to embrace a particular viewpoint, you should at least be aware of where it comes from. Most of the world doesn't care about your ideals.

In those days, they certainly didn't care about your religion.

Get over yourself.

RpgSama11d ago

All of you guys missed the point, I even said I'm very sure they did it ONLY because they wanted to be historically accurate. Stop defending this, we all know why they did it and who they want to pander, it's not out newfound respect for history.

lodossrage11d ago

@RpgSama

Nobody is defending anything.

People are just pointing out the fact that after they just cried about the game not being historically accurate, when they SHOW they're accurate, they cry about it because they don't like certain parts of history

Not to mention you contradicted yourself RPGSama. You just pointed out you said they "ONLY because they wanted to be historically accurate". Then turn around and accuse them of pandering and/or having an agenda. Those two things are opposing statements

Cacabunga11d ago

Dumbest decision ever.. always online was a pass for me but now not even for free I’ll try it..

LordoftheCritics11d ago

It's made by Ubisoft Montreal.

Obviously we'll be allowed to bang anything that moves.

RiseNShine10d ago (Edited 10d ago )

Yeha pretty sure.

H910d ago

People actually telling you that Japan had sexual deviancy which is correct however what's hilarious is that they will act as if it holds the same moral value that the LGBT community holds today, oh the things men used to say about themselves when they are attracted to other men, it's not empowering in the least bit

senorfartcushion10d ago

It was more common to be attracted to the same sex before the crusades.

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Tapani10d ago

You are completely lost on Japanese history. Japan was one of the most liberal places in the world, and in many ways still is. You can slice and dice it from your western hubris and whatever point of view, but the reality is that history tells great stories about freedom of choice and people not being judgemental on this island. Also one of the reasons I want to raise my family here, no need to have those whatever Western woke bullshit here, because everyone just respects each other without using all that nonsense.

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CrimsonWing6911d ago

Geezus, just make a good game… holy sh*t this is becoming insufferable.

Crows9011d ago

Oh yeah!!!! What about being inclusive???

I'm sorry
..please replace the word inclusive with stupid.

Hofstaderman11d ago

You asking UbiSoft to make a good game? This is not 2002.

thorstein11d ago

I thought you crybabies wanted "historical accuracy." Now that your going to get it, you're going to cry more.

PRIMORDUS11d ago

It's past the point of retarded, everyone seems forced to do this bullshit now in games. 😑

Barlos11d ago

Hell no. A good game or film is secondary now to the agenda and the 'message'.

It's not enough to be simply entertained these days, there has to be an overarching real world narrative. I mean look at Dr Who as a recent example. Disney have completely destroyed it all in the name of 'diversity'.

senorfartcushion10d ago

You sound like you don't have a very active sex life ,😅

CrimsonWing6910d ago (Edited 10d ago )

Are you projecting? 😝

senorfartcushion10d ago

It's the only thing that explains the incel crap. They can't simply be angry virgins who don't get any, so then a lack of a sex life i.e. a dad of three or something, is also a good additional explanation. They're either lonely and don't get any or too busy to get any. There's a horrible news for sexual control with incels, and they're angry because they simply aren't the right people to achieve that control. They're weaker animals.

notachance10d ago

dude’s too busy commenting on other people’s sex life to actually stay on topic.

That or he’s angry but didn’t have half the brain needed to refute back so he went for the classic ad hominem fallacy.

senorfartcushion10d ago

Notachance

It's a fact that remains true. The only way it can't be true is if humans were not greedy and heavily reliant on procreation.

Your username is fitting.

CrimsonWing6910d ago (Edited 10d ago )

dude, let’s be real, you’re on a video game news site going into the comments section and taking time out of your life to go to war with people you think don’t f*ck. You sound as much of a virgin as any incel does.

Let’s be real, bub you’re just as pathetic as the rest of them. Anyone who would look at this who doesn’t waste their time on a video game news site or video games in general probably thinks the only thing you f*ck is your crusty ass pillow.

C’mon, man. Anyone who f*cks doesn’t immediately go into a comment section claiming others have no sex life. It’s just one of those things if you are getting your d*ck wet. It just comes off like you’re projecting in hopes to god nobody figures out you can’t get any, so you try to flex, even though you’re completely full of sh*t.

I mean, that’s the only thing that makes sense to me 😅.

senorfartcushion9d ago

I'm engaged without children - I'm doing just fine.

This is just nerd sites now. Users are just so angry and for basically the same reasons. Most people go through phases with this type of stuff but it's scary seeing the same attitudes being regurgitated over and over again. From what I've seen it's a strange mix of sexual frustration, lack of proper financing and the need to have 100% control over both so that they aren't taken away from the users.

CrimsonWing699d ago

@fartcushion

Look, man, people are allowed to have opinions and show frustration with stuff. It has no bearing on them not getting sex or not making money.

I have no idea how people commenting on being tired of hearing about SJW sh*t being shown in the spotlight like some carnival sideshow where publishers are wanting some pat on the back for means they’re financially unstable and don’t have a sexual relationship.

What, are you on the spectrum? Like how do you come to that conclusion and make multiple responses to the discourse with “virgin alert” or “you need to have sex?” That right there is kind of sus to me.

I don’t know in what world you lived in where this hasn’t been a nerd site, but people are allowed to comment their thoughts on things and still have relationships. You’re just as much of a nerd as everyone in here.

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darthv7211d ago

Is that genuinely a selling point for people?

RpgSama11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

They sure as hell want to see if it is, time and time and time again.

VincentVanBro11d ago

You have to understand they’re incapable of writing a good story so this is the best they could come up with

thorstein11d ago

Well, after last weeks crying about historical accuracy. Now Ubi days, " Oh, okay, historical accuracy: here you go."

Now you're saying you don't want the accuracy? Can you guys just make up your minds?

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notatallsurprisinggg11d ago

It's a genuine click-bait snippet to rile up people like you to push traffic.

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Nintendo Has Acquired Shiver Entertainment From Embracer Group

Nintendo Has Acquired Shiver Entertainment From Embracer Group

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Profchaos14d ago

Great news it shows that Nintendo intends to continue developing ports of AAA games to its next gen platform

H914d ago

Buying studios from embracer now is a great deal, they must be dirt cheap at this point, Nintendo is a opportunist, they wait until someone fall so they get their best deal

OtterX13d ago

That is some serious brain gymnastics you have going on there. 🤔

H913d ago

I didn't do any gymnastics I can assure you, honestly I don't know why you think that, not hating I seriously don't see why you think that

ZeekQuattro13d ago

Yeah I don't know where that came from. It's rare for Nintendo to flat out aquire studios. Guess they were trying to be edgy but why flex on this studio. 🤣

Kneetos12d ago

At least they are safer from layoffs with Nintendo then any other company

banger8814d ago

I hope someone buys Piranha Bytes, their future isn't looking good right now. I love their RPGs, they're janky as f***, but they have heart and soul.

Relientk7713d ago

Nintendo saw the Mortal Kombat 1 Switch port and were like, "Yeah, these guys are worth acquiring."

You can't make this crap up lol

Profchaos13d ago

Mortal Kombat 1 was never going to port well I'm sure they told wb it wasn't going to work but wb wants that sweet sweet 140 million install base

In the end wb approved the project cleared the milestones and allowed the product to release

SonOfOsiris13d ago

Yeah this guys ported MK11 which is great, Hogwarts Legacy which is great, and MK1 is now ok, play it every day