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Rumour: Multiplayer Cut from the WiiU version of Watch_Dogs

Amazon have changed the preorder bonus on the WiiU from addtional Multiplayer - Singleplayer perks at the request of Ubisoft. Is this a sign that the WiiU version may be having its online features cut.

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-Foxtrot3822d ago

If it is then wow...Ubisoft the biggest supporter of the Wii U has now given up. That says something don't you think

wheresmymonkey3822d ago

I'd be lying if i said it wasn't a little worrying. But at the same time people often forget that nintendo has basically lived off 1st and 2nd party exclusives for over a decade.

Although every last Nintendo machine has had some marvelous 3rd party games, very few of them have actualyl come from the big three as i like to think of them. ubi, acti and ea have never been a major part of the success of failure of their consoles.

In short Nintendo don't need third party titles for the wiiU to be a success as Nintendos own offerings are usually the best games on their consoles anyway.

-Foxtrot3822d ago

The problem is when they first revealed the Wii U it was clear they wanted third party games on their console....over time though it's become pretty clear that this isn't going to happen.

Maybe it was a ploy to get hardcore gamers to buy their next console, maybe they actually thought they could get third party support like Sony/Microsoft or maybe they were completely oblivious to how far tec wise Sony's and Microsoft's next consoles would be.

Anyway I don't think they are trying hard enough, I mean for starters they don't even have a good stable online network which means games like Super Mario World despite being built up around 4 player co-op is local only.

Concertoine3822d ago

@foxtrot
I dont think the online infrastructure is the issue, look at X and monster hunter, both handle coop great. I think they just needed to get 3d world out the door for the holidays.

GordonKnight3822d ago

What gamer would buy a Wii U for online multiplayer games? These type of games aren't needed for the Wii U to sale, but the delay of the Watch Dogs is going to help sell the Wii U.

wheresmymonkey3822d ago

They're not needed but it would be great if it finally got a multiplat game that deifnitively showed it was capable of more than current gen systems.

Concertoine3822d ago (Edited 3822d ago )

They were hardly supportive in the first place. Blacklist on wii u is a mess even after a month of patches, AC 3 was a launch title that still didnt get dlc, AC 4 will apparently lack features. It really says somethinh when your biggest 3rd party supporter is this nonchalant.
They made Zombi U which was actually pretty successful with 600,000 sold (especially for a launch title) but it apparently didnt even break even. Where the budget went i dont know, graphics looks pretty bad, long load times, no online and its about 10 hours long.

It would be a shame if watch dogs is gimped, because this is the perfect game for the wii u.

deafdani3822d ago (Edited 3822d ago )

Zombi U's graphics aren't "pretty bad". They're actually decent on a technical level, and the art direction is great for the type of game it is.

Long load times, true.

No online play = so what? This isn't a multiplayer FPS or anything. This is strictly a single player game, with a small 2 player bonus section thrown in.

About 10 hours long = sure, if you're a pro gamer and have played it already. But for an average gamer, the first playthrough will run anywhere between 20 and 25 hours.

Have you even played the game?

Concertoine3821d ago

@deafdani
I'm not saying the game is bad, it's pretty good. I'm just wondering why over half a million copies sold didn't even break even. Considering the game had none of those features, (whether or not theyd make the game better) i couldn't help but wonder where the money went.

deafdani3821d ago

It may be because it started its development as a completely different game altogether (Killer Freaks from Outer Space), then it was totally reworked into a Zombie game. So, I'd assume a lot of funds were wasted because of the change.

Anyway, I agree with you on that. Around 500k copies sold (if you dare to trust VGChartz) doesn't really sound like a bad performance for a B-List game from a completely new IP, especially considering that, to date, Wii U has sold about 4 million units... meaning that roughly one in every 4 Wii U owners have the game.

So, seriously, how many copies was Ubisoft expecting to sell? :/

EXVirtual3822d ago

Oh, hell no. Not this again.
If games on the Wii U keep getting gimped, people are going to be less inclined to get one. I hope this rumor isn't true. But after the Arkham Origins fiasco and the fact that a fully online MP game from Ubisoft (the Division) isn't going to the Wii U, I wouldn't be surprised if this was true.

Neonridr3822d ago

Before we all jump off the bridge, let's wait until we hear an official word on the subject.

If true though, it would be another blow. You wonder if these developers honestly think of ways that they can ensure their games will sell poorly on the Wii U.

KrisButtar3822d ago

It seems to be one of the many blows to Nintendo but the blows always seem to be some sort of online issue when it comes to 3rd party games actually coming to the system. Whether it be DLC or online Multiplayer. Nintendo is a Hardware company and they need to show off what their hardware can do for online multiplayer.

wheresmymonkey3822d ago

agreed. I have a feeling that whatever monolith are working on may be the thing to do that.

But its not like the machine is incapble of doing online perfectly well, DQX has been on the console since its launch in japan and has managed to avoid most of the pitfalls most other mmos seem to stumble into.

maybe they just don't think its worth the investment.

KrisButtar3822d ago

But wouldn't most of the work already be done as you were suppose to seamlessly move from single to multiplayer in this game. Even in an Interview they explained that the was a story mode mission involving the multiplayer mode. Wouldn't multiplayer already have to be coded for that single player mission to work. It like they were built together, seems so odd to have the feature seem like it was more turned off than removed or even added

phantomexe3822d ago

My money is on this being fake.

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The entire WatchDogs series is 87% off and it's not even Black Friday

If you are looking for a bargain, check out the huge discounts across the entire WatchDogs series on Steam.

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Watch Dogs Deserves A Remake, More Than Ever

With the world of information and technology, privacy and security growing every day, Watch Dogs deserves another chance in the spotlight, now more than ever.

RaidenBlack995d ago

The only Ubi title that deserves a faithful remake right now is Splinter Cell 1.
All 2014+ Ubi titles are just underwhelming. Especially ones from 2016+ are just cancer.

LucasRuinedChildhood995d ago (Edited 995d ago )

Seriously, are we so far removed from Ubisoft actually making good games that people now praise Watch_Dogs in retrospect?

"Watch_Dogs has remained one of my favourite games of the last ten years." Jesus Christ.

HankHill995d ago

I remember being so disappointed in Watch Dogs when I played it at release. It was alright, but I think I fell for the hype and I needed a game to play on my new PS4.

obidanshinobi995d ago

This is what happens when mediocrity gets praised as good.
Standards are slipping across the whole entertainment industry.
What was once considering rubbish is now considered as OK, what once was OK is now being praised as good etc etc.

LamerTamer994d ago

Everyone has their own likes. I liked it a lot myself. I played through it twice and liked the car chases and the open world with fairly decent environments and missions. It suffered from the whole downgrade thing where they showed graphics that weren't actually there. No game will appeal to everyone but it was still ambitious for it's time.

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gantarat995d ago

assassin's creed 1 should get a remake.

ExBee995d ago

For certain! AC1 was brilliant at the time but with new graphics and gameplay it would be amazing! Do you prefer old combat or new though?

RaidenBlack995d ago

I'd say a reimagining of AC1.
I direct AC1 remake would be a bad idea. It'll need better story pacing and significant better world building.

BlaqMagiq1994d ago

Old. Let it play like how it did with AC2-Syndicate style gameplay but refine the setting and story.

Profchaos995d ago

It would need a lot changed for it to be enjoyable again as even back in 2007 on launch we were all complaining about it's repetitive gameplay go here perform one of three side quests repeat then assassination now do it over and over until a big battle with a unforgiving checkpoint system.

BlaqMagiq1994d ago

Absolutely. It needs it. The only AC I truly didn't enjoy.

chicken_in_the_corn994d ago

I'd prefer it didn't. Ubisoft would make it so bloated, it wouldn't be anywhere near the original

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smolinsk995d ago (Edited 995d ago )

Absolutely, this watch dogs legion was terrible boring.

Profchaos995d ago (Edited 995d ago )

As a fan of the franchise legion was garbage and I regretted my purchase for the first time in the franchise the entire thing felt like an experiment in NPC behaviour and released without the writers input on what makes a good story.

I don't think I'm alone in that feeling though as wrench and Aiden are brought back and the campaign was rewritten to fit them.

I am tempted to buy the season pass to play it again with Aiden but fool me twice shame on me I'm waiting for a deep sale

camel_toad995d ago

Agreed. Despite the annoying hipness of the characters in part 2 I thought it was a really fun game. I was extremely disappointed and surprised at how many steps back they took with Legion. You'd think it was made by an entirely different team. Or was it?

It was just so devoid of fun.

LamerTamer994d ago

Honestly one of my biggest annoyances with Legion is that they took out the camera views for the driving. I mean the behind the car view that they stuck us with is near unplayable. I always used a first person driving view. After two releases why did they take OUT features? I don't get it.

TheSinsibleOne995d ago

The fist watchdog game was the best by far
After that they weren't weird and annoying with that hipster stuff. Aiden was a badass.

LamerTamer994d ago

I thought so at first too. I got used to it and it ended up being good after some play time. I just had to give it a chance.

TheEnigma313995d ago

Remake the PoP series from xbox/ps2/gc era

RaidenBlack995d ago

They are remaking Sands of Time.

TheEnigma313995d ago

That's good news. Hopefully it's done right.

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Inside the Driver game that died so that Watch Dogs could live

From VG247: "When cars slide, they leave tyre marks. In a game like Driver, they’re an aesthetic touch, part of the inherent cool of a handbrake turn. But those dark shadows in the road also tell a story. From tyre marks, you can determine the speed of a vehicle, when it started to skid, and its ultimate direction of travel – long after the car itself has vanished into the distance."

vallencer1059d ago

Different spellings in different parts of the world friend. Tyre is a correct way to spell it.

Pridefall1059d ago

Dunno why you got downvpted when tyre is correct in Australia.

mikefizzled11059d ago

The mystery that is En Fore Gee

neutralgamer19921059d ago

Give us driver San Francisco remastered

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen1059d ago

Why did they stop making some of the best games ever? Driver was one of them.

Gameseeker_Frampt1059d ago

Assassins Creed 2 showed Ubisoft how to make money and Far Cry 2 showed them that gamers don't like complex ideas. Now Ubisoft just turns out games that are just variations of the same thing.

WeAreLegion1059d ago

Best driving mechanics ever made. Nothing has come close.

Gardenia1059d ago

A story driven game with pure driving gameplay. I'd love to see a new Driver game or a remake of the first one.

ApocalypseShadow1059d ago

Yes. This one. A definite remake of the first without adding any ridiculous fluff. The first game had great physics and sound for its time. The start of the car in the beginning cinema I watched constantly. My father and uncles were big muscle and classic car freaks. Only thing crazy about the game was the relentless cops in the last level. Insane the way those police cars were and launched at you.

Bleemcast made it look better just like PC emulators. But would definitely take a remake.

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