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Watch Dogs’ budget was over $68 million prior to delay

Posted on 11 years ago by (@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 20 Comments

With game development costs on the rise, it should come as no surprise that Watch Dogs has costed tens of millions for Ubisoft. Specifically, executive producer Stéphane Decroix told French business publication Challenges last year (before the end of year delay) that the game’s budget was in excess of 50 million euros. That amounts to about $68 million.

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Ubisoft muses on where Splinter Cell may go next

Posted on 11 years ago by (@NE_Austin) in General Nintendo, News | 1 Comment

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Splinter Cell is a series that has had its ups and downs, with the latter coming primarily more recently for the franchise. Splinter Cell: Blacklist wasn’t the most well-received game in the world and it didn’t meet sales expectations, so Ubisoft might be thinking a bit about where to go with the games going forward:

“[With Splinter Cell,] we haven’t got the luxury of Assassin’s Creed where we know our formula; we’re still evolving. If you look at them, there’s no two Splinter Cells that are the same. They’ve all evolved and adapted. That, to me, is what makes it really exciting. We’re getting closer to what that game is, and maybe it isn’t necessarily about Splinter Cell being a 15-16 million Call of Duty-type best-seller. Maybe it’s just about it being the best Splinter Cell that it can be.”

– Splinter Cell animation director Kristjan Zadziuk

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Ubisoft, Mighty Switch Force! games discounted on the eShops

Posted on 11 years ago by (@NE_Brian) in 3DS eShop, News, Wii U eShop | 5 Comments

A few more games have gone on sale on both eShops – Wii U and 3DS. Specifically, several Ubisoft and Mighty Switch Force! titles are now available at cheaper prices.

Here’s the full roundup of discounts:

Wii U

ZombiU – $41.99 (was $59.99) through 12/31
Just Dance 4 – $34.99 (was $49.99) through 12/31
Rabbids Land – $34.99 (was $49.99) through 12/31
Your Shape – $34.99 (was $49.99) through 12/31
ESPN Sports – $34.99 (was $49.99) through 12/31
Assassin’s Creed III – $27.99 (was $39.99) through 12/31
Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition – $7.49 (was $9.99) through 1/2
Mighty Switch Force! 2 – $4.49 (was $5.99) through 1/2

3DS

Mighty Switch Force! – $4.49 (was $5.99) through 1/2
Mighty Switch Force! 2 – $4.49 (was $5.99) through 1/2
Rayman Origins – $20.99 (was $29.99) through 12/31
Rayman 3D – $20.99 (was $29.99) through 12/31
Splinter Cell 3D – $20.99 (was $29.99) through 12/31
Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars – $20.99 (was $29.99) through 12/31
Rabbids Travel in Time 3D – $20.99 (was $29.99) through 12/31
Petz Fantasy 3D – $20.99 (was $29.99) through 12/31

As a bonus, Young Justice: Legacy is also on sale for $19.99 (was $29.99) through 1/13.

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Ubisoft willing to delay an Assassin’s Creed game if it’s not of the highest quality

Posted on 11 years ago by (@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 2 Comments

Yearly Assassin’s Creed releases have been a regular thing now. That doesn’t mean Ubisoft would stick to the schedule if it’d mean sacrificing quality, however.

Ubisoft’s North American president Laurent Detoc told IGN that the publisher would hold back an Assassin’s Creed game if it doesn’t meet its expectations. Bringing out a “70 percent Assassin’s Creed game” would hurt the IP’s brand, Detoc said.

His comments in full:

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Watch Dogs screenshots

Posted on 11 years ago by (@NE_Brian) in Screenshots, Wii U | 0 comments

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