Darksiders II Launching in 2012 for Wii U

This seems to be the trend with Nintendo's E3 presentations: the year new hardware is introduced there arent alot of games announced, because that's not the point right now, the point is to let it sink in and imagine what's possible with these new ideas.

Next year we'll see Darksiders II and much more software playable once the WiiU is ready to be launched, that'll be the truly big presentation. I cant wait.

This looks better than most of the third party games announced for the wii U but its still not a game I'd want.

I really enjoyed playing the first title on my PS3. I'm glad that I can play the second game on a Nintendo console, as the game takes a lot from the Zelda series.

Yay, a Tales Of Fan!

I'm really excited about Darksiders II. However, I'll still have to play the first one through.

The first Darksiders is pretty good, if glitchy. Interesting story and designs with a fun DMC-like combat system. Looking forward to the second one.

You guys keep using that word "launch." Consoles "launch;" games "release." It's misleading to use the term "launch" for a game unless it's a "launch title."

@moosa: 'launch title' is a noun. 'launching' is a verb. the difference is subtle, but present, and hey — for all we know it very well could wind up a launch title for Wii U :3

So what's this game all about then?

It's this one dude fighting against others. Nothing real big in the story department.

The first was a great game. A mix of Zelda and God of War.

i live next door to a guy who works for this company! Great guy, great studio, and great series so far--I'll be watching this one!

Can't wait. The voice acting was great in the first game too. One of my favourite PS3 games.

I heard there is a different main character in this one- another horseman.

This is quite literally the Wii U game that might sell the console to me. The original was a hugely underrated work of art.

So now it is confirmed? Good news! I am not sure if I'll buy it (same with most thirdparty games they showed for wii u), but it is a hardcore game on a Nintendo console and that's just a good sign!

would really like to see darksiders 1 thrown in as a bonus , I dont like when games jump systems between sequels.

Now, this has certainly caught my eye. And it's hard to catch my eye. Even if you flash.

But still, this game looks awesomely smooth... This just may be an insta-buy for the Wii U if it goes the right way.

Sort of agree with Moosa, don't use "launch" unless it's at launch. Which this very well could be as the WiiU doesn't have a launch date yet, so I'll say it will probably be a launch title, but putting "launch" in the title makes people think it's been announced as a launch title. I also haven't played the first but it's on the list, now I'll wait to see if it gets repackaged - anybody have a count how many Dreamcast games were repackaged, I lost count at "a lot". (that's a rhetorical question)

@blackdragon Im a noun !

@moosa: Didn't the development head for this game say "We plan to have Darksiders II on the console at launch" in the E3 3rd party video showcasing all of the hardcore games announced? Granted, "plan" is not the same thing as "will", but it's more than the other games have...

"Bilson is sure that the Wii U version will "absolutely" look as good as the PS3/360 versions despite having a few creases that still need ironing out"

That sounds disappointing to me as I'd have hoped that WiiU versions of games would look better, not just 'as good' or 'nearly as good'. The hardware looked more powerful though and EA seem to think that it is, so hopefully this is just the result of rushed development.

I just laugh at all the haters...they hate so much that they don't even know what to hate about anymore and they pick random stuff to hate on without knowing much about what it is they are hating about. This time around they watched the vid and said "PS3 STILL HAS BETTER GRAPHICS" and "Wow so Nintendo finally gets better graphics. PS2 GRAPHICS! xD". That right there is blind hate... Those vids are not WiiU graphics, they are vids of games coming out for PS3/Xbox. what idiots.

"would really like to see darksiders 1 thrown in as a bonus , I dont like when games jump systems between sequels"

I agree! If I'll buy it, I would also like the original as a bonus. Who knows, maybe it will happen!

@19 I believe you're right, and considering the content of this article it doesn't seem like there's any reason why they wouldn't have this ready for day 1 at launch. But NL has been using the term "launch" referring to other games lately as well. I still believe it's misleading. Nobody talks about "launch dates" for software.

I'm not trying to make it out to be a big deal. It's not. But I do also believe it's important for reporters to strive to deliver information that's accurate and not misleading (whether or not that's what ends up happening in the real world).

I don't get the weird worry of people since the WiiU announcements that it it has to be "better" than the PS3 and 360. If it's somewhat up to par (and displays HD/ 1080p) that's more than enough for me. After the processing power of what is out there now it's mostly about design and control. How do we judge and Gripe about what is "better" when the standard is already almost photo-realistic with surround sound?
It's pretty weird to me. I'm happy with the Wii now, but what I really want is just a step up to an HD system with a fast processor and lots of storage so some of the better designed games can have that texture and physics at full speed. I don't expect to be measuring if it's "better" or not on paper or even in the details; who cares? I just want cool games that look super exciting and real. We're not getting that on the Wii as much anymore.
I sort of can't imagine why Sony or Micro even need to upgrade anytime soon, either. What more can someone want? The programing of real time physics in graphics will have to advance a lot further before we really need that much more processing power for games than what PS/xbx can offer now. I guess more screens output, and 3D space in HD will burn up a lot (like in a virtual space), but we're still barely there, just enjoy what we have, people, who cares which one is better, it's all pretty kick a**.

Darksiders 2 will be my launch title if I do buy the Wii U at launch. It will be interesting to compare Darksiders 2 on Wii U, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3. In theory the Wii U should be better than the other 2 consoles. So we see then.