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Assassin's Creed IV Wii U Is ‘Some where between current & next gen’ Works With Companion App

Sitting down with Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Producer Martin Schelling, and lead game designer Jean-Sebastien Decant, they revealed to Expansive that the Wii U version will exceed its current gen counter parts visually, he also confirmed that the AC:IV companion app will be fully compatible with the Wii U version of the game.

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mewhy323861d ago

I hope that we start seeing some more software that actually will showcase the graphic abilities of the Wii U . I feel that it's being under utilized. It has a pretty good GPU and a fair amount of RAM but the devs just don't seem to want to push the hardware to achieve the results.

WeAreLegion3861d ago

You're right. Even Nintendo isn't doing anything to fix that. Imagine Super Mario Galaxy 3 on that thing!

gpturbo813861d ago

thats exactly what it is. they'll just never say it because it would come off as half-assed.

ape0073861d ago

Great, wiiu is more powerful than we though

LOL_WUT3861d ago

Being slightly better than 7 year old consoles isn't a big feat and something to be bragging about. Future multiplat titles could be in more jeopardy and could be cancelled all together. Hopefully this game took advantage of everything the Wii U has to offer ;)

PopRocks3593861d ago (Edited 3861d ago )

Okay, just a week ago you said the Wii U was on par with the 360. Now it's slightly better than the 360 and PS3? Which is it to you?

lilbroRx3861d ago

If being near 3 times as strong as your last gen consoles is "slightly" better than you have some twisted/ hyper biased perception. Though, I guess pointing this out about your comments is redundant at this point.

iplay1up23861d ago

Why do u always say things like that "slightly better"? Look it is no PS4, But it has far more dedicated ram for gaming than current gen, and a much more modern and efficient CPU/GPU. Games like NFS/Trine showed that that the Wii U could handle much more than PS360. It should those systems are old. Also Wii U blows the water out of Wii, with its single core. Again I am not saying its a powerhouse, but give some credit to it and stop being negative.

IPLAY23861d ago

I have noticed reading what you say you flip flop all of the time dude!

dantesparda3861d ago

The WiiU is NOT 3 times more powerful than PS3/360. This is the problem i have with fanboys of any stripe. You'se all spew tripe! The WiiU may only be slightly better technically in certain areas than current gen but its also inferior in others. It has a little bit more RAM to work with but its slower, (half the bandwidth). So 1GB at have the bandwidth is similar in performance to 512MB at double the bandwidth. So it having twice the RAM may not even be a real advanatge, except in instances where bandwidth doesnt matter as much as the amount. The GPU, is only slightly more powerful than what the 360 or even PS3 has and the CPU is inferior performance wise. So certain things may be slightly better on the WiiU, while other things will be better on the current gen systems.

Most games for the Wiiu, perform worst and/or have worst graphics than PS3/360. So give me a break with this WiiU is more powerful crap. If it is better it is only slightly (and i do mean slightly) more powerful, if even.

Oh why am I even bothering, fanboys wont listen to me/reasoning

AbortMission3860d ago (Edited 3860d ago )

There's only so much you can do with limited hardware like on the Wii u though.

Multiplats are already being downgraded for the Wii u, even below the current gen versions at times. Downright sad and yet it's Nintendo's fault for being stupid with developing a console that has the power and dev support

iplay1up23860d ago

Someone has multiple accounts. LOL with all of the disagrees you get u should have like 2 bubbles. Also I do not think you even have a Wii U. Somebody has to call you out.

TheDivine3860d ago

No the ps3 was slightly better than the 360 and Sony fans called that a massive power advantage. If the ps3 was far more powerful than the 360 according to N4G than the WiiU is freaking space age tech. It blows last gen consoles out of the water. That is at least based on what people here say.

Same way ps fans bashed Kinect for three years only to cry tears of hypocrisy when PS camera was announced. Now cameras are all the rage and the best thing ever.

Everything's always powerful and awesome when it comes to your system and craptastic and last gen when compared to the opposing system here on N4G. Looked at objectively the WiiU is far more powerful than last gen systems and a decent bit less powerful than next gen consoles. Bottom line is X looks amazing and comparable to FF15 IMO. Its good enough for me. Games are what's important. Il take SMT x Fire Emblem over super hyper realistic brown/grey shooter with tesselation, dx17 , 16aa, and wind particle physics on the mullet of the MC while he reloads the BFG to shoot space nazi zombies.

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bequietdrive3861d ago

If it looks as good as Blacklist did on Wii U but runs at a better framerate, I'll be happy.

AbortMission3860d ago (Edited 3860d ago )

Blacklist on Wii u didn't even have the hd textures like the current gen versions and it ran at a WORSE framerate Lol

Africa-Garvey3861d ago

Wii U is indeed '' NEXT GENERATION !!! ''

Misaka_x_Touma3861d ago

next generation isnt determine by graphic or power. it determine by console releases.

ape0073861d ago

I respect your opinion but i partially disagree, imo nextgen is determined by release date and specs

wiiu looks to be 30% closer to nextgen systems

abusador3861d ago

Not always true, sorry buddy but you have to look up more definitions.

Of or pertaining to any method or technology that is expected or intended to supersede present day techniques.

http://www.allwords.com/wor...

There are many more definitions that talk about a leap in technology over present day technology and specifically talks about next gen meaning a jump in technology.

Stop believing all the hogwash ppl spew on here.

"used to describe a product that has been developed using the latest technology and will probably replace an existing product:"

http://dictionary.cambridge...

KonsoruMasuta3861d ago

Ape, I'll break it down for you.

The Wii is the system that competed with the PS3 and Xbox360 this gen. The WiiU is the next generation of Nintendo console after the Wii. Therefore, it is next gen.

thezeldadoth3861d ago

^ If next gen is about specs, then PS4 and xbox one are last gen already

Baka-akaB3861d ago

"PS4 and xbox one are last gen already "

Do you even know what people are talking about ? "Next gen" is an expression always relating to consoles , PC is in "no gen" and in a separate lane .

gpturbo813861d ago

how you have any disagrees boggles my mind. its a fact. period. . . nintendo will most likely be the first to release their next system down the road, so that will be the start of the next generation. its not complicated

_QQ_3861d ago

@ ape
sorry but you can't have that opinion because the definition of Generation is fact not opinion.
"a single stage in the development of a type of product:" thats straight from oxford dictionary.

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Irishguy953861d ago

Somewhere 'between' current and next gen.

KonsoruMasuta3861d ago

He is talking about graphics. But the WiiU itself is a next gen console.

lilbroRx3861d ago

Next generation is determined by two things.

Release date and "technology", not power.

The Wii U has a lot of technology that wasn't present or or possible to produce in the last gen. That makes it next gen.

KonsoruMasuta3861d ago (Edited 3861d ago )

It seems Ubisoft is one of the only 3rd party developers that actually supports the WiiU. I'm surprised they actually took the time to incorporate the companion app.

I'll buy the WiiU version of their games along with my PS4 versions.

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Leaked Early Prototype Footage Reveals Development Stages Of Several Assassin's Creed Games

Prototype footage from several of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed titles has leaked, revealing early stages of their development.

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The Best Pirate-Themed Video Games (Not Skull and Bones)

BY JASON MONROE: The very best pirate-themed video games that you should play instead of the disappointment that is Skull and Bones.

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thorstein55d ago

PoE: Deadfire, Unless you have a or PS5 or an SSD don't bother, loading times are insane. A minute and a half to go into a room to investigate a desk in an inn and then an additional 1 1/2 minutes to leave the room and then load to leave the inn???

And they never fixed it.

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Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag vs Skull and Bones Video Comparison Is an Eye-Opener

Ubisoft has just released Skull and Bones on PC and consoles. And, from the looks of it, the game wasn’t received well by some gamers. Not only that but it appears that Skull and Bones can be worse than Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag, a game that came out a decade ago.

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OtterX69d ago (Edited 69d ago )

I wanted a Black Flag sequel so bad. It's still my favorite AC entry. The fact that they ignored everything that we loved about that game in this "spiritual successor" is making me enjoy watching this game crash and burn quite a bit. Either do it right or don't do it at all. (I understand the legal binding they got themselves into with the Singapore government to release this game at all costs)

/grabs popcorn

isarai69d ago

My thing is, if the Singapore govt was forcing you to do it at all cost, why not make what people wanted? How did ubi delay it for 5yrs, then again for 1yr and not just make a similar experience to black flag? How do you spend so much time and make so little?

Chocoburger67d ago

Ubisoft did make a sequel, Assassin's Creed: Rogue. It has a short campaign, and its packed with filler side quests for upgrades, but it's still a decent time.

It released on the same day as Assassin's Creed: Unity, so it was mostly forgotten.

porkChop68d ago

11 years of development. Multiple restarts. All the while people have been saying they don't want some pirate game where you can't even get off your ship. 11 years of people telling Ubisoft all they want is a pirate game that's basically Black Flag without any of the assassin or animus stuff. Yet they still served up this trash that no one wanted, charged $70 for it, and had the balls to call it AAAA.

The Guillemot family honestly needs to be forced out of Ubisoft. They've doubled down on everything players don't like about their games, they want AI to create "rough drafts" of their stories rather than letting their writers do their jobs, and they literally do not give a shit what their playerbase actually wants. 5-6 years ago their stock was worth more than 4x what it's currently worth. The company is dying.

Jin_Sakai68d ago (Edited 68d ago )

What has happened to developers? How can you possible make a worse looking game 11 years later? It’s honestly mind boggling.

darksky68d ago

It's because the older developers were better at it. The new generation pass most of their exams by copying code from around the web so are not nearly as good at understanding what they are developing.

LucasRuinedChildhood68d ago (Edited 68d ago )

No, here's the truth:
https://www.channelnewsasia...
This was made in Singapore and it's the first game of this scale to be made there. Ubisoft would probably cancel it normally since it clearly wasn't shaping up well but they were getting government grants to try build up the industry there.

Do you really think game developers are radically different than just 10 years ago? And this game has been development since Black Flag released.

Using one crap game to trash a whole industry of developers is stupid. It's like saying "Alien Colonial Marines proves that game developers suck now."

yeahokwhatever67d ago

i know this to be at least part of the puzzle from experience.

senorfartcushion67d ago

It's the multiplayer aspect of the world. MP games look worse than single player games, period. Every comparison we keep seeing are for games like Gotham Knights, Suicide Squad and Skull and Bones. They all have multiplayer focusses.

SyntheticForm68d ago

God, I'd love a remake of Black Flag.

Yi-Long68d ago

Enough has been said about this game already. The gaming world shrugged when it was announced so many years ago, and instead of listening to all the criticisms from the community back then, Ubi just sailed on and kept making a game nobody really wanted. What a waste of money and effort.

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