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Home News Ubisoft Positioning Itself To Be The "Number One Third-Party On Wii U"

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Ubisoft Positioning Itself To Be The "Number One Third-Party On Wii U"

Posted on Tuesday, April 3 @ 10:24:51 Eastern by Alex_Osborn


While third-third party relations aren't necessarily Nintendo's strong suit, it looks like Ubisoft is going to work hard to support the Wii U, as the publisher aims to be the console's top third-party studio. Speaking to Gamasutra, Tony Key, the SVP of sales and marketing at Ubisoft explained that the company's plan is to support the Wii U like they have with Microsoft's Kinect platform and the 3DS.

Nintendo and Ubisoft have grown to be close friends over the years, and judging by the onslaught of Wii U launch titles they have in the cooker, things are getting pretty serious. "We've always had a really close relationship with Nintendo, so I'd venture to say that we did have an advantage in getting dev kits earlier than other people. I'm not saying we got them earlier than everyone, but I do think we got them early," Key said. As of right now, there are a total of four Ubisoft titles confirmed for the WIi U's launch, including Raving Rabbids, Killer Freaks from Outer Space, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Online and Assassin's Creed 3.

Unfortunately, being buddy-buddy with Ubisoft simply isn't going to be enough to give the Wii U the compelling library it so desperately needs to compete against the likes of the PS4 and Xbox 720, especially in light of the recent reports that this new hardware is actually inferior to the current generation PlayStation and Xbox. Sorry Nintendo, but I'm going to want to play Assassin's Creed 3 on my PS3, especially if it's going to look better and launch a month or two earlier. As for the other three titles... can't say I'd want to play them anyway.
Related Games:   Assassin's Creed III
Tags:   Wii U, Ubisoft


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  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow
    Joined: Mar 2010
    Posted: Apr 3rd, 2012 at 11:21 am
    Who wouldn't want to play raving rabbids (wtf is that?)
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  • MasterRabbi
    MasterRabbi
    Joined: May 2007
    Posted: Apr 3rd, 2012 at 12:16 pm
    And I thought the original X-box controller was LOL big and unwieldy. Little did my past self know.

    It doesn't matter what game is out for that thing, I don't think I'll ever be comfortable with that in my hands.
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  • 213EDD
    213EDD
    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posted: Apr 3rd, 2012 at 12:36 pm
    Analog above buttons still is ****ing stupid. Also. Who the **** wants ubi for their third party games?! I would rather play russian roulette with 6 bullets...you go first.
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  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Apr 3rd, 2012 at 4:17 pm
    Looks like a futuristic etch-a-sketch held upside down with a web cam and iPad buttons.
    0 1
  • ShadeTail
    ShadeTail
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Apr 4th, 2012 at 10:15 am
    Uh, there are no "recent reports" that the WiiU will be less powerful than the PS3 and 360, Mr. Osborne. There are unsourced and unproven rumors to that effect, and lots of people have, ridiculously, decided to believe them, but that's quite a bit different than "recent reports".

    The WiiU is being made with 2010 (at least) hardware, the PS3 and 360 are made with 2004/2005 hardware. Obviously, the WiiU is not going to be the less powerful entry. Also, the next Sony and MS consoles are at least years away, given how bad both companies' finances are right now, so they are not even a factor here.

    This is supposed to be a gaming news site, not a "we choose the best systems and sneer at the rest" site. Get your act together, for crying out loud.
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