Their figures for Watch_Dogs are (a bit) more conservative, but with Assassin’s Creed IV Ubisoft is expecting sales figures to hit the double-digit millions. 10 million would put the game ahead of most this holiday season, but it’s worth noting (thanks, VideoGamer!) that Assassin’s Creed III actually sold even more than that, clocking in at 12.5 million.
Assassin’s Creed IV will be out on October 29th for Wii U.
IGN has put up a new feature on Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. The article has more details about the upcoming 3DS game, plus a few more comments from Eiji Aonuma.
Head past the break for the latest on A Link Between Worlds.
Super Smash Bros. will be launching on Wii U (and 3DS) next year. That presents the perfect opportunity for the game to make its first appearances at various events and tournaments in 2014.
MLG is one such venue where Super Smash Bros. for Wii U could be appearing. Major League Gaming CEO Sundance DiGiovanni has said on Twitter that Nintendo has interest, as does he.
The message reads:
@proxywolf @MLG @MrAdamAp it may. Nintendo is interested. So am I.
— Sundance DiGiovanni (@MLGSundance) October 16, 2013
In this week’s Famitsu, four notable Japanese developers revealed their top 3 games of all time. Puzzle & Dragons creator Daisuke Yamamoto, Monster Hunter producer Kaname Fujioka, Siren and Gravity Rush producer Keiichiro Toyama, and Ogre Battle designer Yasumi Matsuno shared their choices.
Polygon translated selections and comments for all four developers. You can find the results below.
Ubisoft share price falls up to 32% amidst game delays
Understandably, Ubisoft’s stock took a hit this week after they announced the delay of two of their biggest titles this holiday season: Watch_Dogs and The Crew. Both games were pushed into 2014, and shortly thereafter the company’s shares fell by the biggest margin they’ve seen since they debuted on the stock exchange all the way back in 1996. On top of that, we recently reported that the company said Rayman Legends and Splinter Cell: Blacklist sold below expectations, which probably contributed to their troubles.
Big franchises like Call of Duty tend to see new releases each year. But in the case of Zelda, it usually takes Nintendo quite a long time to develop a new entry.
Majora’s Mask was intended to be the original exception. Following Ocarina of Time in November 1998, Nintendo had wanted to get the N64 sequel out the door just a year later.
Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma told Shacknews that Miyamoto came up with the idea:
