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Ubisoft Answers Wii U Questions; System Power & Games Discussed (GameXplain)

GameXplain: "Nintendo and Ubisoft had an open Q&A session after announcing their partnership and the new Ubisoft games on the way for the Wii U this Wednesday evening. Here's a recap of the important questions,extremly paraphrased."

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newsguy4744d ago

ubisoft likes it, it must be good!

sikbeta4743d ago

Ubisoft will waste the power of the new console with the massive amount of shovelware they make, Far Cry and Ghost Recon are the only good games coming from them now...

Agent_S4743d ago

WTF! Have you ever played Assassins Creed? It may not be your kind of game but to label it shovelware you have got to be delusional. Its one of the most well put together and innovative franchises to come out of this gen.

sdtarm4743d ago

assassins creed is good but they are milking it and instead of making progress they are going backwards, like how easy it is to kill someone in brotherhood.

and no, if ubisoft likes it doesnt means its good, remember that ubisoft also liked kinect? they are just looking for an opportunity and they've been looking for it for a long time,

MintBerryCrunch4744d ago

so the only thing that is confusing me is if the controller itself can play games on its own? or does it need the system to be ON in order to function properly?

plus, is it just me or are the analog sticks very shallow, they dont seem to be raised that much from what im seeing

fluffydelusions4744d ago (Edited 4744d ago )

Needs to be on and in the same room just like a normal controller. That is what regi said anyway

Shackdaddy8364744d ago

He said the same range as the wii remote which is basically a house. You will probably start seeing low connection or something if you go clear across your house though.

Shok4744d ago

The controller can do some MINI-games, but that's it. The system needs to be on and the controller has to be within range, of course.

Devs are saying it has just as much as range as the WiiRemote, and just to get a picture of the distance, I can turn my Wii on that's upstairs from downstairs in my living room.

NESpower4743d ago

Because Wii uses bluetooth technology....but Nintendo never boasted about it. I know this will....

iforgotmylogin4743d ago (Edited 4743d ago )

the analog sticks if anything like the 3DS feels nice. i like it and its just analog sticks ppl haven't made any complaints yet from all the analysis's.

i want them to hack this controller like they did wiimote for pc, i see my self having alot of fun with this system.

Cyb3r4743d ago

Why are Nintendo being so secretive on the Wii U's power? This is worrying

iforgotmylogin4743d ago

no its the opposite
you already see microsoft and sony trying to copy and duplicate everything once specs are released sony knows what to go after in terms of processors and etc.

its best to stay shut until launch.

iamnsuperman4743d ago

???. Copying specs?? Are you talking about their next console because that isn't easy to just release. It is not best to stay shut until launch. That is a marketing technique when the specs are not good. If specs are good you boast. I think they haven't finalised it yet. It is around a year from release. If the say this is what it is going to be and then they have to lower the specs for costs benefits it looks bad. The reason for the secrecy is they haven't fully developed the console yet. There are still things to finalised.

TenkoTAiLS4743d ago

I would wager that is why too, or at least till they are closer to launch. Gather up the nay sayers and blow them away haha. I mean keeping quiet if it was worse stats wise won't help them at all, it will have to be shown before launch and people will find out eventually and if it wasn't great they won't get as much sales reguardless of when they show it if that was the case. It's more likely it's better than people are thinking, 3rd parties and even Nintendo 1st party dev's sound like they have been told to keep quiet. The longer they keep it secret the less time the other two have to come up with something similar or better at a competitive price.

iforgotmylogin4743d ago

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look what happened with the 3DS and the psv having almost identical everything except gpu/cpu processors. Nintendo doesn't want their ideas being taken and implemented into their rivals tech.

its not a technique for when its bad specs. its a technique to hold your specs ex if Nintendo said it was a 6core 3.1ghz cpu don't you think Sony and Microsoft would look to invest in similar tech that can compete with that.

atm there is a shroud of mystery i believe their are multiple dev kits out with variety of specs thats why some publishers say it blows it out the water and some dont.

but i do also agree with your last quote "The reason for the secrecy is they haven't fully developed the console yet. There are still things to finalized."

squallheart4743d ago

Really? The psv copied the 3ds? What in the blue hell did they copy. Most of the technology in the psv is the same as psp but taken to the next level. Its about staying connected and having a portable media device where as the 3ds is just a portable 3d gaming device.

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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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Ubisoft to Focus on "Return to Leadership" in Open World Genre, Expand Live Service Experiences

Ubisoft says they are focusing on two "core verticals," and that's to return as a leader in the open world genre, and live service games.

enkiduxiv19d ago

Calling Ubisoft a leader in open world gaming at any point in time would be like calling Dollar General a leader in retail.

excaliburps18d ago

Well, to be fair, they did pump out good open world games before. It was used as a template so much that people now know what it means when you say it's like an Ubi open world collectahon.

shinoff218318d ago

What though? I can't think of one game they had where I liked anything about it. Atleast since the ps3/360 Gen

Kornholic18d ago

If they have never been the leader in open world gaming, then explain me this: why does almost every open world game follow the same tired old Ubisoft open world formula?

Follow the Leader.

Aphrodia18d ago

YO dont' talk bad about the General. There'll be problems...

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isarai19d ago

You were never the leader bro 🤣

shinoff218319d ago (Edited 19d ago )

I don't think they were ever the leader tbh. I've never really cared for any of their open world games. I do wanna try watch dogs 2 because it looks like it's set in San Fran. Looked interesting

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