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Forums - Nintendo - Rumor:Wii U version of Watch Dogs cancelled?GameStop Italy AND USA say It was an error!

justinian on 23 January 2014
superhippy420 said:
BeElite said:
justinian said:
TanukiTrooper said:
If they spent all the money developing it for Wii U just to cancel it now Ubisoft have to be pretty stupid.


It would seem that way. The userbase is also bigger than the PS4 which is the leading next-gen console.

I doubt this rumour but at the same time it won't be much of a shock if it's true.

Not really, by the time WD releases PS4 user base will be bigger add X1 to that and there is almost no need for a wiiu version.


By July alot can change.   Wii U is releasing Donkey Kong (very consistant 5 million seller), and Mario Kart (7 million seller at its worst), and who knows what else by the end of June.  PS4 is coming out with Infamous Second Son (Infamous 2 dropped to 1.6 million), Driveclub (If Forza/Gran Turismo can't sell, good luck with that) and a handful of games that will be on last gen consoles and the Xbox One.   PS4 had incredible launch demand, but there is a limit to that.  Maybe it will be at 6 million, 8 million, but at some point Sony will fufill its launch demand and will have to rely on its software to bring in console sales.  That being said Watch Dogs should release on Wii U, just because it cost Ubisoft a ton to make and they will need to try to pinch every dollar to turn a profit and those 350k Wii U sales could be the difference between loss and profit.  Corporations run on ridiculously small margins sometimes.


Okay. Firstly, those sales figures of yesteryear means nothing in the here and now. DK being a consistent 5m seller don't mean squat on a console with a 5m userbase. The rest is just speculation.

As for WatchDogs I can agree with you. The Wii U should be far cheaper to develope for than PS4 and X1 - based on the account of some or at least one studio.

Don't quote me on this but I am pretty sure that the Wii U version has it's own "division" so to speak. That means that if WatchDogs generate sales of 350K as you suggested (and I do believe this is possible) it can hopefully break even for that division. I don't know what the profit maths formula is, therefore I speculate.



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BeElite on 23 January 2014
superhippy420 said:
BeElite said:
justinian said:
TanukiTrooper said:
If they spent all the money developing it for Wii U just to cancel it now Ubisoft have to be pretty stupid.


It would seem that way. The userbase is also bigger than the PS4 which is the leading next-gen console.

I doubt this rumour but at the same time it won't be much of a shock if it's true.

Not really, by the time WD releases PS4 user base will be bigger add X1 to that and there is almost no need for a wiiu version.


By July alot can change.   Wii U is releasing Donkey Kong (very consistant 5 million seller), and Mario Kart (7 million seller at its worst), and who knows what else by the end of June.  PS4 is coming out with Infamous Second Son (Infamous 2 dropped to 1.6 million), Driveclub (If Forza/Gran Turismo can't sell, good luck with that) and a handful of games that will be on last gen consoles and the Xbox One.   PS4 had incredible launch demand, but there is a limit to that.  Maybe it will be at 6 million, 8 million, but at some point Sony will fufill its launch demand and will have to rely on its software to bring in console sales.  That being said Watch Dogs should release on Wii U, just because it cost Ubisoft a ton to make and they will need to try to pinch every dollar to turn a profit and those 350k Wii U sales could be the difference between loss and profit.  Corporations run on ridiculously small margins sometimes.

it will likely release, all we are speculation is if it be possible it wont.  

You are basing to much on unrelaictic expectations you have for those games, and are blind to the PS4 juggernaut due to your Ninty preference.  Ps4 is the it console the cool one to have, they will maintain sales bases of that.  The market has deemed it the one to get, sales and lack of stock undeniably show that.

Lets be honest Wiiu user base does not matter all that much, fact is nin owners dont buy much 3rd party software.  And there no way in hell multiple console owners like me are gonna choose the wiiu version as the one to get.  Hell Wiiu Wd version will probably do such low sales it will likly pusing Ubi not to make wiiu versions of future titles.  



zippy on 23 January 2014
justinian said:
zippy said:
Ok, ive just visited the official Watch dogs site and there for all to see very clearly is the lovely Wii U logo and box art. You can also pre order if you wish. That will be my official source of information regarding watch dogs for the forseeable future :D


Yeah, I did that too but wasn't sure if they just hadn't gotten around to updating the website yet. This happened with ..ah..that game.. ah..can't remember.

But I do agree with you.

You can also pre order from Uplay, but never let the facts get in the way of a good story lol



EricFabian on 23 January 2014

I hope not. Still day one for me, even on PS3 +_+



ListerOfSmeg on 23 January 2014
Pavolink said:
Wouldn't surprise me. There's zero bussiness sense to release anything on that console. It's better for Nintendo to just launch as soon as possible all the Wii U announced/logic projects and change the ones far from release to the succesor.

Too bad for the commercial success of games like Bayonetta 2 or X.


It's easy to tell from you post that you have no idea how to run business. Also to try to proclaim failure for other games based off an unconfirmed rumor..



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fatslob-:O on 23 January 2014
ListerOfSmeg said:
Pavolink said:
Wouldn't surprise me. There's zero bussiness sense to release anything on that console. It's better for Nintendo to just launch as soon as possible all the Wii U announced/logic projects and change the ones far from release to the succesor.

Too bad for the commercial success of games like Bayonetta 2 or X.


It's easy to tell from you post that you have no idea how to run business. Also to try to proclaim failure for other games based off an unconfirmed rumor..

Ironic this is coming from some hardcore apologist ...

Moderated,

-Mr Khan



FlamingWeazel on 23 January 2014
fatslob-:O said:
ListerOfSmeg said:
Pavolink said:
Wouldn't surprise me. There's zero bussiness sense to release anything on that console. It's better for Nintendo to just launch as soon as possible all the Wii U announced/logic projects and change the ones far from release to the succesor.

Too bad for the commercial success of games like Bayonetta 2 or X.


It's easy to tell from you post that you have no idea how to run business. Also to try to proclaim failure for other games based off an unconfirmed rumor..

Ironic coming from some hardcore apologist ...

Shots fired lol.



fatslob-:O on 23 January 2014
FlamingWeazel said:
fatslob-:O said:
ListerOfSmeg said:
Pavolink said:
Wouldn't surprise me. There's zero bussiness sense to release anything on that console. It's better for Nintendo to just launch as soon as possible all the Wii U announced/logic projects and change the ones far from release to the succesor.

Too bad for the commercial success of games like Bayonetta 2 or X.


It's easy to tell from you post that you have no idea how to run business. Also to try to proclaim failure for other games based off an unconfirmed rumor..

Ironic coming from some hardcore apologist ...

Shots fired lol.

It's true though ... (That's the extremely sad part.) 



~kao on 23 January 2014

Bullshit



Nem on 23 January 2014

Wouldnt make any sense as most of the development is already finalised. Ubi soft would lose alot more money than if they released the game and it didnt recoup any of the investment.