Rayman Legends... No Longer Exclusive/Coming out this month...

[Yopaz]

A neat platformer getting released during AAA time of the year? Did they ever hear about the child crusades?

I was actually looking forward to this game so I am happy to see it being released on the other consoles too, but the delay wasn't a wise idea. If they had released it during the summer months it would have been awesome since that's a drought period.

 

[havoc33]

Obviously Ubisoft were looking at the poor sales of the WiiU and wants this title to generate more income by releasing it on different platforms. That doesn't mean they couldn't have already released it now for the WiiU though, so that part is a bit confusing. I'm not too concerned about Rayman coming out at the same time as GTA V, like Akalabeth said earlier, it's not the same type of game at all. Although GTA V will surely take a lot of time off gamers hands, Rayman is the perfect compliment to play alongside GTA IMO.

If I was a WiiU owner though, this is worrying news indeed. It is another sign that the WiiU is not doing as well as Nintendo hoped it would do, and sign of a 3rd party AGAIN loosing faith in one of their consoles. It happened with the Wii and now it's happening with the WiiU as well. And as for all those supposedly game enhancing features of the WiiU version of the game, I guess these were more gimmicky than UbiSoft would like to admit. I wouldn't be surprised if the PS3/360 versions end up being just as good.

Personally, I see nothing revolutionary about Nintendo's new console/controller. It is gimmicky at best, and very nice to have, not NEED to have. I fear that if I buy the console I will grow tired of it just as quickly as I did with the motion controls of the Wii. Although I thought Skyward Sword was great fun (and I loved the art style), I got fed up with the motion controls, and to date it is the first Zelda I have never got around to finish. When it comes to gaming, I'm perfectly happy with a simple analogue controller and being able to CHILL on the couch, and not worry about which direction I'm pointing with the remote.

 

[Gmans uncle]

This is... odd...
On one hand I'll actually get to play the sequel to my favorite game of 2011 without springing for a WiiU, but on the other hand Ubisoft are almost ensuring that this one won't make any money either, and if it doesn't... we might not get another Rayman platformer for a loooooooooooong time, if ever...

... what exactly are they thinking?...

 

[felbot]

this makes me slightly happy actually, ubisoft will lose money, and i know just the game to spite ubisoft with.

 

[Busard]

Oh boy, the people who think Rayman Legends will fail because it will now come out the same month as GTA V, a remake of an older game and a handheld game.

Let's see....what did came out at the same time as Rayman Origins back in 2011.

Oh right, Uncharted 3, Metal Gear Solid HD collection, Super Mario 3d land, as well as freaking SKYRIM AND MODERN WARFARE 3.

I agree that the delay is a dick move, but thinking that the game will be a failure, or wishing it to be a failure is not the smartest train of thought.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

Didnt think anyone saw Rayman as that amazing a game personally. But maybe its because its the only decent game on the WiiU at the moment and they hate to see it go. But then previous Rayman games were on PS1 or PS2 and maybe xbox? (Not sure on the xbox one though, but i remember playing it on a Playstation.)

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

If it doesn't sell brilliantly it's coz piracy!!

They managed to annoy Nintendo, the Wii U users, and likely their own staff in one move. Nicely played Ubi.

"Crunch time, crunch time. Gotta get the game finished. Long hours for everyone!"

"Ok, done. Glad that's over and done with and I can spend some time with my family"

"Nice job, we're gonna wait 7 months to release it now"

"... Wha!?"

 

[Mr.Mattress]

3) Way to ruin any hopes of this game making money, because now it's gonna be released the same month as GTA V, and there is no way this game can compete with it or any upcoming Nintendo Platformer...

Uh, are the people who will play Raymans the same as the people who will play GTA V? They're not exactly the same genre. Sure there'll be some conflict but it's not like MW3 vs BF3 or whatnot.

Oh boy, the people who think Rayman Legends will fail because it will now come out the same month as GTA V, a remake of an older game and a handheld game.

Let's see....what did came out at the same time as Rayman Origins back in 2011.

Oh right, Uncharted 3, Metal Gear Solid HD collection, Super Mario 3d land, as well as freaking SKYRIM AND MODERN WARFARE 3.

I agree that the delay is a dick move, but thinking that the game will be a failure, or wishing it to be a failure is not the smartest train of thought.

And that's why Rayman Origins only sold 500,000 Units on Release Week. [http://nintendoeverything.com/79311/november-npd-rayman-origins-sales/]

And trust me, Grand Theft Auto V will definitely be a huge seller: Almost as huge as MW3. And then we aren't even talking about Pokemon X/Y or the LoZ: Wind Waker Remake, which both come out in September!

 

[Coffeejack]

Can someone enlighten me: Was this the game they effectively held to ransom by refusing to release it unless enough copies of another game were purchased?

 

[Busard]

3) Way to ruin any hopes of this game making money, because now it's gonna be released the same month as GTA V, and there is no way this game can compete with it or any upcoming Nintendo Platformer...

Uh, are the people who will play Raymans the same as the people who will play GTA V? They're not exactly the same genre. Sure there'll be some conflict but it's not like MW3 vs BF3 or whatnot.

Oh boy, the people who think Rayman Legends will fail because it will now come out the same month as GTA V, a remake of an older game and a handheld game.

Let's see....what did came out at the same time as Rayman Origins back in 2011.

Oh right, Uncharted 3, Metal Gear Solid HD collection, Super Mario 3d land, as well as freaking SKYRIM AND MODERN WARFARE 3.

I agree that the delay is a dick move, but thinking that the game will be a failure, or wishing it to be a failure is not the smartest train of thought.

And that's why Rayman Origins only sold 500,000 Units on Release Week. [http://nintendoeverything.com/79311/november-npd-rayman-origins-sales/]

And trust me, Grand Theft Auto V will definitely be a huge seller: Almost as huge as MW3. And then we aren't even talking about Pokemon X/Y or the LoZ: Wind Waker Remake, which both come out in September!

Right.

I don't mean to say that Legends will do fantastically (it will be more around "decent") but let's not skin the bear before killing it. The presence of other more popular games does not necessarily puts the nail in the coffin of Rayman Legends. Origins survived on the long term because it was well reviewed and well received by those who played it (in short: a pretty good game).

Of course, is Legend is "meh" then well, there's no saving it at this point.

 

[Genocidicles]

Can someone enlighten me: Was this the game they effectively held to ransom by refusing to release it unless enough copies of another game were purchased?

No. They're holding Beyond Good and Evil 2 hostage unless Rayman does well.

 

[shadow skill]

Personally, I see nothing revolutionary about Nintendo's new console/controller. It is gimmicky at best, and very nice to have, not NEED to have. I fear that if I buy the console I will grow tired of it just as quickly as I did with the motion controls of the Wii. Although I thought Skyward Sword was great fun (and I loved the art style), I got fed up with the motion controls, and to date it is the first Zelda I have never got around to finish. When it comes to gaming, I'm perfectly happy with a simple analogue controller and being able to CHILL on the couch, and not worry about which direction I'm pointing with the remote.

"I don't like the Wii U because the controller has a screen".

The PS3 Controller had a gyroscope, yet you don't hate that console. Explain.

No, seriously. The Wii U controller has EXACTLY the same buttons as a PS3 or Xbox controller. Nintendo even sell a version of the controller that doesn't have the screen (called the pro controller). Please explain to me why the Wii U is automatically gimmicky.

It's not even gimmicky, some games even utilize it and allow you to play your games without a big screen. Even in Nintendo Land the screen wasn't required for a lot of the games. Please explain to me what about it automatically makes it bad, because I'm struggling to see why.

So the solution is to buy a peripheral to get a decent controller which will fit easier in the hands? I personally thing the Xbox 360 controller is too big so why would I even want to hold controller that is even bigger? I don't even like to hold my 7 inch tablet in the fashion that you need to hold the Wii U controller so again why would I actually want to use it?

Has it not occurred to you that playing a home console with the TV or main screen off is in fact a gimmick? Or better yet that the resources used to place the screen there could have been used to improve some other aspect of the console?

 

[The White Hunter]

3) Way to ruin any hopes of this game making money, because now it's gonna be released the same month as GTA V, and there is no way this game can compete with it or any upcoming Nintendo Platformer...

Uh, are the people who will play Raymans the same as the people who will play GTA V? They're not exactly the same genre. Sure there'll be some conflict but it's not like MW3 vs BF3 or whatnot.

Oh boy, the people who think Rayman Legends will fail because it will now come out the same month as GTA V, a remake of an older game and a handheld game.

Let's see....what did came out at the same time as Rayman Origins back in 2011.

Oh right, Uncharted 3, Metal Gear Solid HD collection, Super Mario 3d land, as well as freaking SKYRIM AND MODERN WARFARE 3.

I agree that the delay is a dick move, but thinking that the game will be a failure, or wishing it to be a failure is not the smartest train of thought.

And that's why Rayman Origins only sold 500,000 Units on Release Week. [http://nintendoeverything.com/79311/november-npd-rayman-origins-sales/]

And trust me, Grand Theft Auto V will definitely be a huge seller: Almost as huge as MW3. And then we aren't even talking about Pokemon X/Y or the LoZ: Wind Waker Remake, which both come out in September!

Not to mention a bunch of unrevealed NIntendo stuffs. Hell, there could be a new 3D Mario platformer.

They're pushing it out to die in the busiest time of year.