Ubisoft may have annoyed a lot of Nintendo fans with the Rayman Legends delay, but the recent news that Watch_Dogs is coming to the Wii U this year has surely given the publisher a little boost. That goodwill could be amplified if the LinkedIn profile of a Ubisoft staffer is to be believed.
The profile lists Splinter Cell: Blacklist as coming to the Xbox 360, PS3, PC and — most importantly — Wii U.
Of course, such a posting should be taken with a pinch of salt, but then many were surprised by the Watch_Dogs announcement. It's also worth pointing out that this isn't the first — or even the second — time we've heard such news, which should hopefully suggest that the stealth action title is definitely coming to a Nintendo console in the near future.
Could Ubisoft be preparing more Wii U support in the future? We certainly hope so.
[source gonintendo.com, via twitter.com]
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Nice!
I would so buy this, and for my wii u no less.
Rayman is pretty much the only Ubisoft game I care about.
Yes! More 3rd party support more!! Mwahahaha!!
Meh. For me the series died when Double Agent was released.
All aboard the apology train!
If Ubi continues to show multiplat love to the Wii U I might just forget about the whole Rayman debacle.
I hope this new Splinter Cell is a return to form as well.
This was leaked on a list from a games retailer before the Wii U was even released. Hardly surprising if it's actually true.
People can quit supporting Ubisoft all they want, but if they release games like this, Watch_Dogs, Ghost Recon Online and Rayman Legends for the Wii U, with Rainbow Six: Patriots still a possibility, I'll buy their games for my console, no doubt.
I said it before, Ok Ubi has made some questionable decisions of late but they are still ( it seems) to be the best 3rd party supporter of the WiiU.
I hope its because they can see the true potential of the WiiU in regards of technical ability and because of the tablet controller...
the other alternative is they see a way of making a quick easy buck with sub-standard ps3 ports with added touchscreen features..
lets hope its NOT The latter.
If they deliver high quality games taking advantage of tne WiiU's hardware capabilities and the touchscreen then I can see Ubisoft making a lot of money from WiiU owners.
Still no Michael Ironside = FAIL
@CaptainMorpheus:
You good sir, have won several of my internets. In case you come here in Italy, remind me I owe you a drink.
its kinda sad that we have to grasp at straws and rumours regarding 3rd party Wii U games.
I still think that the whole "we wanted to make a Wii for you" speech Reggie made at e3 2011 was a load of BS when Nintendo themselves are pumping out the same old games for Wii U so far....
@MeowGravy
Trust me. The Wii U one year out looks alot better than what Xbox will be able to offer from a 1st party perspective. Sony on the other hand has more developers but I still think Nintendo will not just show at E3 but show large. Software will be plentiful
Yes bring us Splinter Cell!!!
The only way Ubi can apologize for the pain and suffering in the Wii U drought we are all trooping through is by having this new rule: If it goes on PS3/PS4 and 360/720, it goes on Wii U.
This game coming to WiiU is good news, but I'm not a fan of the new voice actor/ playstyle. I wish this new game was like the old ones. I've yet to decide if I'll get it or not.
Ubi has been supporting the Wii U from the beginning. This is why while I agreed it was crap that Rayman got delayed, the outrage and some of the flat out hatred was totally undeserved.
what i tell you Rumors always turn out to be true
I hope this is true. I remember having a lot of fun playing Splinter Cell on the GameCube, and If you connected your GameBoy Advance you would get a mini map, that would show all of the security cameras and bad guys walking around, I believe there was a weapon or two that you could use when using the GBA.
I Hope Ubisoft does the same great effect on the Wii U game pad.
One more thing, I hope this one is as good as Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, the most recent Splinter Cell games haven't been that good.
I would love this for the wii u! The game pad could be used so effectively
Rayman aside, Ubisoft have long been the third party producing the most for Nintendo platforms.
@cornishlee
Finally a Nintendo fan with some sense.
@cornishlee it's something people forget about.
@Gamer83 Far Cry 3?
@pntjr
It could happen at some point and if it doesn't, it's still just one game. Blacklist looks better anyway.
I wouldn't mind seeing this on Wii U at all.
I agree with @Gamer83 and @cornishlee.
I think the reason why the whole Legends thing hurt so bad was because since the beginning Ubisoft has been so devoted to the Wii U.
I remember being more sold on the Wii U after Ubisoft's E3 conference last year than Nintendo's.
Legends was a dick move by the higher ups but Ubisoft itself hasn't stopped supporting the Wii U.
It could profit from the GamePad quite a lot. Would be a good decision then.
@Lopezdm
Boycotting games, especially if it's because of the delay of Rayman, is the most ridiculous thing ever. Not buying their games is not going to make Ubi want to continue to support the system, and frankly its the only third party that has supported it consistently so far and it keeps announcing games. I suggest Nintendo fanboys get over the butthurt real quick.
Splinter Cell on Wii U would be awesome. I feel that the more cross-console games that come to the Wii U, the better. The lack of games seems to be due in part to developers not taking the Wii U seriously, so they don't make games for it, so developers don't take it seriously etc. There needs to be more games so that overall sales go up so that more developers come to the Wii U. Not sure if that made sense, I hope it did.
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