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Devil's Third Is First Wii U Exclusive to Run on Unreal Engine 3

"It seems like Devil’s Third runs on Unreal Engine 3. This engine has not been seen on the Wii U very often, only in multiplatform games like Batman: Arkham City, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, and Mass Effect 3. Devil’s Third would in fact be the very first exclusive Wii U game to run on Unreal Engine" -- Nintendo Enthusiast.

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trywizardo4013d ago

that's why it looks so outdated ...

randomass1714013d ago

To be fair, it's a cancelled 360/PS3 game resurrected by Nintendo's publishing firm.

Metallox4013d ago

Batman Arkham City, Mass Effect 3 and Gears of War 3 look better than this.

randomass1714012d ago

Oh sure, compare it to three of the biggest juggernauts from last gen. That's a fair comparison. :P

-Foxtrot4012d ago

@randomass171

"from last gen"

I think that's the point he's making

randomass1714012d ago

@Foxtrot And the point I'm making is that this is a canned last generation game being moved to Wii U. I don't think the budget for this game was ever nearly as high as those games.

BlackWolf4012d ago (Edited 4012d ago )

So... You're comparing a game that was announced on 2008, entered development problems, suffered the bankruptcy of it's publisher, and it's been reworked for a new console with a different architecture than those it was going to get published.... Against 3 games that were first announced and/or released between 2011 and 2012, whose previous entries were released between 2008 and 2010, giving them around 2-4 years to get polished enough, with big budgets (something I assume Devil's Third didn't have, in comparison) in the graphics department....Am I right?

Sure, they looked better. But consider the troubles Devil's third has gone trough to get published six years after it was first announced. Get's things in perspective, no? Some retooling and proper optimization can make this game look great.

EDIT: Well, you had to let that part of your opinion out. It confuses people... me included. First thing that came trough me was that you were saying DT wouldn't look better...

Metallox4012d ago

I was just trying to clarify that the Unreal Engine 3 it's not so outdated; just look at Arkham Knight.

BattleN4012d ago

I still play Gears 3 online, there's nothing like it on the market, so I'll be giving Devil's 3rd a spin. It looks like crazy fun!

Tito084012d ago (Edited 4012d ago )

Depends, because this is the first game he uses UE3, for a game like that, I would of took Fox Engine instead, despite it being Konami and Kojima only.

3-4-54012d ago

Will they play better though ?

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pwnsause_returns4012d ago

to be fair, its not like games like MKX is not running on UE3, cause it is....

Ck1x4012d ago

When the game was 1st shown it was running on the Darksiders II engine. I do believe it was in an interview years ago that this was revealed. So it must have been switched over to the UE3 pretty recently then.

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sevilha824012d ago

Wow,when there´s already an Unreal engine 4...sigh.So "next-gen".

MasterCornholio4012d ago

Mark Reign even made a joke about it.

Remember the "Ha ha ha No" from Mark when he was asked about UE4 on Wii U?

Vegamyster4012d ago

Game engines are scalable, I'm sure if a tablet can run UE4 the Wii-U could easily.

Lon3wolf4012d ago (Edited 4012d ago )

Epic Games VP Mark Rein: “You heard the stupid gaffe yesterday about the Wii U,” he said. “If someone wants to take Unreal Engine 4 and ship a game on Wii U, they can!

Seems like they done some back tracking after so no UE4 on Wii-U

Sy_Wolf4012d ago

It can scale to the Wii U, it works on the iPhone for crying out loud. Epic just doesn't want to put the effort in because the marketshare isn't there.

pwnsause_returns4012d ago

hence why i said its not designed for Wii U. its abovious that it can run it...But Epic doesnt think its viable..

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JBSleek4012d ago

Batman Arkham Knight is running on Unreal Engine 3 and looks absolutely beautiful and is definitely next gen.

I don't think it's that serious that games are going to use Unreal Engine 3 when only some games are on 4 anyway.

Rumb13stiltzkin4012d ago (Edited 4012d ago )

Yeah, to hell with the gameplay - we all know that "next-gen" is defined by graphics, amirite?!

Also, from 2013:

Recently Mark Rein, Vice President at Epic Games, said Unreal Engine 4 would not be something Wii U gamers can look forward to, saying if developers want to ship Wii U titles they can use Unreal Engine 3.

However, he's now backtracked on this statement in an interview with Engadget:

"You heard the stupid gaffe yesterday about the Wii U. If someone wants to take Unreal Engine 4 and ship a game on Wii U, they can! If they wanna ship an Unreal Engine 4 game on Xbox 360, they could make it happen."

http://www.nintendolife.com...

mydyingparadiselost4012d ago

Yea, D4 and Dead Island 2 are also running on UE3.... So 'next gen'

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NYC_Gamer4012d ago (Edited 4012d ago )

It's clear that Devil's Third is being made on a very cheap budget based on the released gameplay.

truefan14012d ago

Good for Wii U to snag this exclusive, Devils Third looks fun.

XiSasukeUchiha4012d ago

Well a go my brother, one step to recovery!

AnEwGuY4012d ago (Edited 4012d ago )

LOL....meanwhile, UE4 games are being made for the REAL next-gen platforms.

Devil's Turd belongs on the WiiU, since it was meant to be a last-gen game anyway.

OtakuDJK1NG-Rory4012d ago

do you know the definition of generation?

Are yes Einstein Devil's Third is a last generation game ported to Wii U.

Rumb13stiltzkin4012d ago

Oh, wow, don't break your arm patting yourself on the back for that one...

iplay1up24012d ago (Edited 4012d ago )

You more than likely don't even own a CURRENT GEN system, cause Mommy and Daddy have not bought you one. Another one bubble wonder. Go play in your sandbox. Little one.

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Hyrule Warriors, Pokken Tournament & Devil's Third running on WiiU emulator, CEMU 1.11.2 available

CEMU 1.11.2 is now available to Patreon members. Below you can find Pokken Tournament, Hyrule Warriors and Devil's Third running on the PC thanks to CEMU.

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Nintendo Officially Shuts Down Server Support for Devil's Third

Nintendo has officially taken down the servers for Wii U shooter Devil's Third developed by Valhalla Game Studios.

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Majin-vegeta3084d ago

Talk about a kick in the nutter butters

naruga3084d ago (Edited 3084d ago )

this game creator payed his idiocy to change the development for exclusive release on a dying hopeless console with the best way ....the game was generally good i liked it and was the closest thing to a hardcore Ninja Gaiden we could get on new consoles ....but literaly its creator was idiot as f..k to undermine his game (it was obviously downgraded for Wii u) and release it exclusively on a underpowered system for some cash,destroyed his name in a moment

rjason123083d ago (Edited 3083d ago )

Oh boo hoo. Someone didn't get a game to come to their system.

@Edmix
Believe me I know the feeling haha, just pushing out a similar statement many others make, just cause.

ShaunCameron3083d ago (Edited 3083d ago )

@ rjason

Apparently.

@ XisThatKid

How did they ask for it? You know the company responsible for the engine used to make the OG game went under forcing Itagaki to scrap it and start over, right? Not to mention THQ, its original publisher, eventually withdrawing support before going under. As for it becoming a Wii U exclusive, Nintendo was the one willing to help Itagaki with the funding to finish making the game.

_-EDMIX-_3083d ago

This is easily one of the stupidest investments I've ever seen any company ever make for an exclusive by a third party. I'm surprised you think the game is any good at all because I don't really believe the Wii U made this game bad, believe it was going to be bad regardless of where it was. The Wii U has a handful of really great games please do not blame the hardware for how crappy this game actually is. To my understanding when you create a game for a specific piece of Hardware your job is to adapt. So do not blame the hardware for why this game was horrible blame the developer for even downgrading the game in the first place as opposed to adapting to their situation. If you have to downgrade a game so significantly that it begins to affect the design and quality you're probably not supposed to be downgrading it in the first place to such a platform. I don't blame the platform in this respect I blame the developer because they chose to continue despite knowing the hardware differences. The regular Wii U exclusives don't have that problem because they were made to actually work on that platform...

@rjason- could be because it sounds to me like he basically likes the game but he's angry at the decision of it being exclusive somewhere else

XisThatKid3083d ago (Edited 3083d ago )

I have not felt so selfish about a game before. I like many waited and waited patiently since this games release and out of no where Wii U exclusive. At the time i didn't have a Wii u and honestly i wanted it for ps3 but that never happened nor for 4. Anyway i honestly am glad this happened. Save for the innocent dev and people involved But i never wanted a game to fail so badly. Not to mention when i finally played it i think it sucks imho. I'm fine with exclusives but when a game's announced for your console or platform of choice then retracted they're asking for it.

bouzebbal3083d ago

he had no big name to start with.. this same guy did the same to DOA4 and Ninja Gaiden for 360 and in the end he talks s### about Team Ninja about NG3 and DOA5. He's a loser !

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blackblades3084d ago

Ikr it looked interesting in the beginning before it became an nintendo exclusive. Don't know what happened when it became an exclusive.

_-EDMIX-_3083d ago

Who knows , it was probably always going to be bad.

Ravenor3083d ago

A lot happens when a game gets developed. A proof of concept demo or pre rendered video being received well doesn't necessarily equate to a game game being good.

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BLKxSEPTEMBER3083d ago

I'm still looking to buy a copy at a reasonable price.

ocelot073083d ago

Depends on where you are located. Here in the UK you can pick this up for around £12.

BLKxSEPTEMBER3083d ago

I'm in California. I haven't seen a hard copy yet.

xMANB3ARP1G3083d ago

bro you wont they made so few copies they are mostly locked in cages atm in ppls collections waiting for the value to skyrocket.

BLKxSEPTEMBER3083d ago

Yeah that's what I figured.

xMANB3ARP1G3083d ago

i only say that because im in the same boat all physical copies near me were scooped up day one and ebay had a field day

alfcrippinjr3083d ago

and this is why we should not support nintendo any more
they done it with the wii and they killed the ds off for no reason.

total bad for business

ShaunCameron3083d ago

Um. You can still get the main D3rd game, albeit digitally. The only thing they killed here was the online multiplayer.

OtakuDJK1NG-Rory3083d ago

Wait why are peopole acting like they care now? You didn't when it was released.

gangsta_red3083d ago

Yea, I haven't heard a peep or a whisper of this game since its debut.

gamer78043083d ago

its the principle of it, i don't like seeing any games shut down so quickly

Chaos_Order3083d ago

I don't think Itagaki is crazy for making a Wii U exclusive.

I think he's crazy for pushing out a half baked, flawed as all hell, generic gore fest on the Wii U without making use of any of the console's specific features, and throwing his toys out of the pram when people criticise it.

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The ups, downs and future of Tomonobu Itagaki's Devil's Third

Tomonobu Itagaki, outspoken former leader of Tecmo's Team Ninja and current leader of Valhalla Game Studios, has spent the last eight years of his life working on the action game Devil's Third.

PhoenixUp3131d ago

Sucks to spend eight years on a project only to have it flop

MilkMan3131d ago

Love the interview. He's a great developer and I liked Devils Third.