If the demo is any indication, it's far surpassed 2D Mario in controls.

On topic, I second "wait until the holidays are over". This isn't the kind of game that blows up week one.

Personally, all the talk of it being even easier than Origins, and even having less total new content than Origins, have put me off from purchasing it as much as I enjoyed the demo.

To be fair if this had launched in February judging by hype, preorders, sales of other Wii U exclusives around the time (and me guessing) I suspect it would have done maybe 40-45k first week (or basically right around what it did multi-platform just all on the Wii U). But as a 2D platformer like this gets a lot of sales from legs it makes sense to put it on as many platforms as possible so people who pick it up in a years time or more can have more options (read: chances) to pick it up. I don't like how they handled it, I would have rather seen the Wii U release in February along with other systems around now (I don't think that would have adversely affect the sales on other platforms, just increased Wii U sales) but that's not what they decided to do unfortunately.

i get that, all im saying is if you preordered it then you basically bought it or decided to buy it. If its any consolation im sure the game will plummet in price very soon. Hell i think we should be happy it kinda flopped as it will be cheaper for everyone.

It wouldn't have to cover the combine sales. People who wanted it on another console could have just waited. People who wanted it immediately could get it for Wii U. Timing is everything, and Rayman in February or March when there's not a lot else going on sounds more enticing than Rayman in September, when there are crap ton of big games coming out at the same time and in the near future.

They did, this game is BOMBA. We'll probably see it in the garbage bargain bin for 10€ in a few weeks again (just like the first time around). Seems you are right with PS3 being the best selling version at 20k (!) though. Of course I have no way to prove it, but looking at the sales of Lego City Undercover and the western sales of Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate I'm 100% sure this game would have whopped 40k sales in its first week this spring (which still would have been BOMBA territory at the time.) Oh well, at least the game is good.

timing does help, im not going to lie. BUT what was stopping those people from getting it NOW? Yes there are bigger games coming out i suppose, but would they not have gotten those games anyway? Just take the money that you would have used in March or whenever and hold it for Sept.

Ubisoft messed up Legends from the go, right from the beginning. Lets be real here. Announcing it as an EXCLUSIVE to a system that hadnt even been released yet and has not proven itself? Stupid. Even if they thought that the WIi U would take off like the WIi the Origins for WIi sold worst than PS3 and 360 versions. So its not like the game was a big hit on WIi, but thats Ubi being silly trying to take advantage of early adopters like they always do, which the damn game got delayed anyway. Stupid.

So now its in Feb? crappy time to release anything, they should have been working on a multiplats from when it got first delayed.Stupid,

Got delayed again, to compete with games that will slaughter it, its multiplat but doesnt really matter at this point. WIi U version got delayed, stupid. Didnt want to spend money on extra ads? then dont release the WIi U version then when others come do ads for ALL the systems, so it would have been a double launch.

I cannot take anyone seriously who uses ME3 as a point as to why the Wii U can't sell third party games. ME3's sales on Wii U simply prove that Wii U owners aren't blithering idiots. (not a slight against the game or its fans, but how EA chose to... i guess the word we can use is market, though that really isn't what happened... the game on Wii U)

Delays can too matter big time.

Let's say your stranded on a deserted island in the middle of the ocean alone.  Then one day a woman washes up on shore.  Doesn't matter if you don't find her that attractive your still going to be happy and hit that.

But lets say instead like 5 women wash up on to shore.  Your going to go after the ones you find more attractive first and may or may not ever get to that one girl who you woudl have jumped at few months prior.

That's what a delay can do for something like this game.  A lot of people, myself included probably are passing on this game because we are using our 'limited' resources on other more attractive games that are coming out soon or did recenntly.  Thus Rayman gets ignored for another day at best.  And Ubisoft doesn't relaly care that it might get my $20, 6 months from now, it wants its $60 now.  

I guess this goes to show that just cause you put it on PS3 and 360 doesnt mean it wil be a sucess. This game was advertised as a Wii U exclusive, it was built with the Wii U and gamepad in mind as its very obvious from the gameplay. It was a dick move to think cosumers are that dumb.

They turned a moderate hit in a monumental failure. Well done Ubisoft excs... well done.