Rumour: Wii U Version Of Aliens: Colonial Marines Postponed?

Jim sterling of destructoid gave the game 2.5 out of 10. We shouldn't be bothered by it not releasing the game obviously isn't that good...

The side-by-side videos showing how the demo compared to the final game combined with the reports surfacing about the outsourced dev tossing out all the original material is fascinating... cause to not mourn a lost port on the Wii U...
Rayman this sh*t is not.

Considering how bad the game seems to be, I don't think it would be a big loss.

They might be trying to make the WiiU version better. I still want this game because I believe in playing a game before I determine if it is bad or not. Hopefully it will come out.

@zane yeah because reviewers are so trust worthy....

Maybe its postponed until they can fix it. No loss at all.

The video speaks for itself http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...VebxlUo#at=159

I'm still gonna have a crack at this game if it comes out I guarantee the Wii U version is the best we've got gamepads!. If it don't come out then the devs are gonna get a really bad rep.

By the time it comes out they might even have patches/updates ready for it!

Well having grabbed the PS3 version I enjoy it and find the MP to be really fun. Playing the campaign on the Harder settings definitely makes the game before. Play it on normal and you can breeze though it, up it to hardcore and those Aliens make short work of you if you are a bad shot.

Why would this postponement be 'the last thing Wii U needs right now'? The game has been universally panned, and will soon be filling up the bargain bins.

Game been getting terrible scores!! Maybe there going to fix some issues....maybe. Am disappointed that aliens franchise has giving such bad game:/. Franchises deserves better

That's fine with me if they improve the game

I didn't read the previous article, such a shame to know the game got such low reviews.
Considering those I doubt the rumour of the game coming late will hurt much anyone, especially since I doubt the WiiU version will be an enchantment like it happened with Ninja Gaiden 3.

Too bad however... I never been interested in the Alien franchise or this kind of games, but recently the amazing Alien game made by Wayforward and Sega on DS proved me how even games you are not interested in can be amazing gaming experiences

I was really curious to see if this game could be able to make me feel the same way, but it seems only Wayforward is that magical ^O^

the last thing Wii U needs is a raw underdone crappy 4-hour-long full priced terribly scoring game

Too bad this game didn't turn out better. I love the first two Alien movies.

@mr_moobs

When probably 90% of reviewers are giving the game a 5/10 or less, I tend to trust them

Nukamer is right that is all lets all buy criterions need for speed thats how you do a port

well theres a chance the patch will be a part of the wiiu game disc so no need releasing the wiiu version then having to update it one would geta cracking making sure it doesnt suffer the issues

who cares?

In all honesty, if it is to fix the problems with the PS360 versions, then I'm all for it.

The Wii U needs as many "definitive" versions of games as it can get, on top of Need For Speed. As a consumer it'll be the first Need for Speed game that I'll be getting in ages.

"The last thing the Wii U needs right now" is this game!

NOT like this game is worth getting on any platform, ever.

@MadJay1664

This game suffers from issues that cannot be solved by "patches".

The graphics are poo, AI is awful, gameplay sucks, story is crap, etc...

There is no way in hell Gearbox wastes the money it will take to put this out on Wii-U, since they will no doubt lose money on the 360-PS3 release anyway.

I was planning to get this and was initially dissapointed about the game not being avialable on WIi-u at same time as other formats.
After looking at some of the reviews for Xbox/PS3 versions, which are nearly all very negative, then i'm no longer worried. I enjoy the films so it's a shame the game doesn't appear to do justice to the original property, a wasted opportunity.

Super disappointed, not so much now that the game might not come to Wii U but that it supposedly turned out so crap. I was really looking forward to exploring that universe more (especially on Wii U), but it sounds like its not going to be a worthwhile trip anyway. When I heard the reviews were so negative to the PS3/360 version I was still holding out hope that the Wii U version would be improved enough to make the difference, but it doesn't sound like that's the case

This was a promising game to use the Gamepad as a motion detector so it's disappointing to see it come out so badly. It's going to be bargain bin fodder in the near future, too, which would make a late Wii U release look pretty bad. What a waste.

It got such bad press that I was unlikely to buy anyway. Could have been fun to pick up in the bargain bin at some point, but oh well. Maybe they'll actually try to fix it and then release on Wii U later or maybe release as download-only to avoid being stuck with thousands of unsold physical copies.

I disagree. I think the last thing the Wii U needs right now is the Aliens: Colonial Marines that just came out on the PS3 and 360 to horrible critic scores (50 or less on all platforms on Metacritic). If this delay results in a game that's actually good, that's what the Wii U needs.

That's it, I know that this game had awful reviews, but this is just yet another sign that the future is not bright for the Wii U. Everything is getting postponed, canceled, or not an exclusive anymore. If there was ever a generation Nintendo would go under, it would most definitely be this one...

@HawkeyeWii I don't think it really means anything in that respect. Gearbox are probably going to lose money on the 360/PS3 versions already, it would make little sense for them to sink more development time and money into finishing another port that won't make back its investment and lose them even more money.

Yeah, it sucks being a Wii U owner at the moment, but it's not the end times, just a fallow patch. Nothing all that new for recently released systems, it just goes with the territory.

I guess it all depends on how well the game sells on the ps3/360.

sega have confirmed its not being cancelled.

Are Gearbox the same company that butchered Duke Nukem Forever?

@Mr_M
Yeah they put it into development hell for more than a decade and were responsible for that train wreck. All on Gearbox no doubt. You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still Rosie O'Donnel.

Let it get Postponed .. this game is F****** Garbage .. hope this trash never comes to the Wii U, sick of developers putting S*** onto our system ..

you know why it was postponed, because the other versions on PS3, 360 and PC had VERY negative reviews and rightly so the game was abysmal (played the 360 version at a friends house)

honestly cancelling the Wii U version will be doing Nintendo a favour

I don't think they should be allowed to release this at full price. The PS3 game is shocking ...... Unless they actually rebuild the game and make it decent-whats the point???

@HawkeyeWii what are you talking about? Exclusives Lost? Nintendo lost gaiden a WHILE ago. Bayonetta still is an exclusive rayman is hardly a worthy exclusive (imo) to be heartbroken about losing. Mario, metroid, zelda, etc those are exclusives. Who cares about the others

No, we don't need this big, steaming POS on the Wii U. If they don't patch/fix/completely redo the game, don't bother releasing it.

I can't believe the low scores this is getting, unless they come out and say that the PS3/360 just didn't have the processing power like the Wii U does. Then I'll be all for it - but that's a snow ball's chance in heck of happening.

The demo for this game is better than the full game. A lot of what happens in the demo never happens and the game at all.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/6832-A-LIE-ns-Colonial-Marines

hope this comes out as best version of the game.had so much potential motion tracker in the dark.

Game Over Man, GAME OVER!

Not worried about it, this games sounds absolutely horrible.

"Wii U Version Of Aliens: Colonial Marines Postponed?"

I instantly believe it!! It's no real loss though, since I heard it's a stinker!!

@AbeVigoda Apparently they outsourced the game to a team called TimeGates after the 2011 demos, they scrapped all their assets and replaced them with a crappier version, Sega was pretty mad at this point threatening legal action then Gearbox had to redo the game entire game in like 5 months and release a horrible game. The Wii U version is being handled by the people who did Mass Effect PC version ( DemiUrge) So the game might be completely different.

Considering the poor reviews it could be getting fixed and improved.
To be fair its the singleplayer that has got the most critism but the multiplayer is quite solid.
But if WiiU ends up with an improved, optimised, better looking and playing version the delay is worth it.
If its just so the bad press about the other versions can die down then its pretty crap. I'm getting it for the Multiplayer anyway, Once you complete a single player game its not often you bother a second time.

If that game is not selling on the hardcore consoles it has no chance on wii u need for speed barely did 21k