Ubisoft has issued a statement about the company’s recent announcement to delay the Wii U version of Watch Dogs.
A spokesperson told VideoGamer:
“We made the difficult decision to further delay the release of Watch Dogs on Wii U to focus the team’s resources where they could have the broadest possible benefit for both our customers and Ubisoft”.
Ubisoft revealed its decision to delay the Wii U version of Watch Dogs during a financial call held earlier today. All other versions of the title are expected to ship before the end of June.
This month’s digital rewards on Club Nintendo have gone live. Members can choose Donkey Kong Jr. (3DS, 150 coins), Art Style: Pictobits (3DS, 150 coins), Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream (200 coins, Wii U), and Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (Wii U, 200 coins, via Wii Shop Channel). These items last through March 9.
Visit this page to order a downloadable game.
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag has performed well for Ubisoft. Since its release, the game has shipped 10 million copies, the publisher confirmed today in its third quarter 2013 – 2014 report.
In other news, the Just Dance franchise shipped 6 million units during the third quarter. Ubisoft says the series’ success demonstrates how it continues to be “the leading casual game brand for consoles”.
Watch Dogs has been delayed on Wii U, Ubisoft has confirmed.
CEO Yves Guillemot said during a financial call just a few moments ago that the Wii U SKU of the game will ship at a later date. His words were preceded by a confirmation that the title will launch on all other platforms during the first fiscal quarter, which ends in June 2014.
Vblank Entertainment is currently working on a free content update for Retro City Rampage: DX. But creator Brian Provinciano doesn’t intend to stop there.
Via the game’s official Twitter account, Provinciano said that Retro City Rampage: DX will continue to receive free updates in the future. “More cool stuff on the way,” he teased.
RETRO CITY RAMPAGE: DX on 3DS, like the Steam version, will continue getting free updates! More cool stuff on the way!
— Retro City Rampage (@RetroCR) February 10, 2014
Rabbids starting out as a gaming franchise. Then Ubisoft adapted the series into a television show. And now, the company has partnered with Sony Pictures Entertainment to bring Rabbids to theaters.
The Rabbids IP will be getting a full-length feature film in the future. Ubisoft Motion Pictures will be oversee and actively participate in the film’s production. Jonathan Kadin and Hannah Minghella, president of Production for Columbia Pictures, will oversee for Sony Pictures.
Head on below for the official announcement.
Update: Ubisoft has announced that the Wii U version has been delayed.
Original: Watch Dogs has received a slightly more specific launch window.
As noted by Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot in the company’s third quarter earnings announcement, it’ll hit store shelves in the first fiscal quarter. That means Watch Dogs will be available between April and June.
Guillemot’s statement in full:
“Fiscal 2014-15 will see an exceptional games line-up, with the release of five major titles including Just Dance, The Crew and Watch Dogs, which is scheduled for release in the first fiscal quarter.”
Nintendo has opened a North American teaser site for Yoshi’s New Island. You can find it here. There’s no content to speak of yet, but it should be updated before the game launches next month.
Thanks to Tytygh for the tip.
Flappy Bird, a mobile game that some say takes inspiration from Mario for its designs, is not at all an issue for Nintendo, a spokesperson has said.
The company’s Yasuhiro Minagawa told the Wall Street Journal that Nintendo did not issue any complaints about the title.
Minagawa stated:
“While we usually do not comment on the rumours and speculations, we have already denied the speculation.”
One could argue that Flappy Bird became a sensation in just a matter of days. However, the free game’s success led creator Dong Nguyen to take it down from the App Store and Google Play. Nguyen has said that there haven’t been any legal issues, and Nintendo’s comment reaffirms that the company did not play a role in its removal.
A whole bunch of details have surfaced for HullBreach Uncloaked. You can find a roundup of first information below.
– Single-player explorative RPG snadbox/mission-based
– Multiplayer interaction
– Commodity markets
– Third-person space shooter RPG
– Ships can be outfitted with secondary and primary weapon options
– This will create an action-oriented competitive atmosphere
– Collision detection and environment forces like gravity, which influence the matter surrounding player’s activities
– Game engine just now being put together
– Team has only just begun the process for the Nintendo Licence
– Core game is single-player
– Space-docks and planets will have multiplayer aspects
– These include commodity trading, shipyards, hailing other ships
– Multiplayer “fleet missions” must be marked on with a fleet
– Offline play support, but the full experience requires online
– Achievement and social aspects online
– Achievement system will likely have special items attached for big achievements
– Action, shooting, upgrading, exploration
– Entire universe encompasses 576 sectors
– In-game camera will be 3D on the TV as a third-person and cockpit view
– 2D overhead on the GamePad
– Playing without the TV will display 3D with a map toggle
– Controls will probably be configurable
– Would like to achieve 1080p and 60FPS
– New storylines could be DLC, but for free
– Only DLC that would cost something would likely be for new ship/weapon packages
– Ship classes have strengths and weaknesses
– These include speed, cargo capacity, crew capacity, firepower, warp drives, handling, sensor equipment, shields, and more
– Need different attributes for different missions
– Undecided on crowdfunding
– 3DS version is possible, but not at all confirmed
– Set about 2 generations after HullBreach Online
