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Only Explosive Fruit Can Save the Dreary Wii U Exclusive ‘Devil’s Third’ | Vice

Valhalla Studios' much-delayed action game is a solo mess, but its multiplayer may yet rescue reputations.

PhoenixUp3618d ago

Its a shame this game is already looking to be a disappointment. Many were looking forward to Itadaki's work after Ninja Gaiden 2, as well as seeing why Nintendo would fund this game in the first place.

freshslicepizza3618d ago

the whole production reminds me of the troubled game too human. tomonobu itagaki has fallen hard over the years.

stragomccloud3618d ago

I don't think he's fallen. i think that he just doesn't have the money or the team to make the game he wants.

wonderfulmonkeyman3618d ago

Well, the melee combat looks fun and the variety of game modes does look nice for multiplayer.
Making out own maps is a plus too.
Honestly, though, it's the lack of advertisement hype and wide-spread marketing exposure that is hurting this more than anything else.

superchiller3618d ago

That old "needs better marketing" excuse failed years ago, you really need to come up with something new.

wonderfulmonkeyman3618d ago

Sit back down, shiller.
Bad marketing holding back sales isn't an excuse, it's a fact.
Has been, and will always be.

Good marketing can give otherwise risky games better chances of selling.
Splatoon proves as much, as do many other games from various other devs.

You need to stop talking now.
To me and everyone else, on any topic related to Nintendo, a company you hate and have no honest business discussing.

Activemessiah3618d ago

strange that this was meant for the last gen but you'd think it would improve with the Wii U...

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MikleDemi3618d ago

Honestly I will still probably buy Devils Turd because of a severe lack of new Wii U games, and this game should be funny/broken enough to warrant at least a few mocking laughs. Kind of like ACM was when it released.

Of course I won't pay full price for it, but I think it will be worth a $20.

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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.