South Korean Listing Suggests Ubisoft's Hungry Shark World Will Swim From Mobile To Switch

...sold at "the ability to customise your shark".

Oh come on this is getting silly. Can we have some proper games rather than the afterthoughts. I’d be happier with some older assassins creeds or older far crys even as I understand the switch can’t run the state of the art ones too well but this is stupid.

as long as it's a good mobile port. no complains from me!
(ehhh... probable not)

@Mr_Pepperami Not happening. It's Wii 2.0

@Menchi187 honestly the ports don’t bother me one bit. Ubisoft has a vast library to draw on that they could put on switch that have never been able to play on the go. A rayman collection, prince of Persia, beyond good and evil etc etc etc but I draw the line at this trend of giving us mobile phone ports. It’s not why I spend a vast sum of money on a cutting edge machine. I’ve had this on my phone for YEARS. It’s a shallow as a puddle and shouldn’t be on any serious gaming device in my opinion. I realise some people will feel differently and that fine but that is what I think

"...but that doesn't mean the French publisher is abandoning the platform just yet. "

Ubisoft was never going to abandon the Switch.

I'd be shocked if the Switch accounted for anything more than 10% of Ubisoft's total software sales in any given year; their PS4/XBO/PC game would have to massively underperform for that to happen.

Ecco the Dolphin on steroids.

The sharks from Finding Nemo say hi...

If Nintendo wants to market the Switch as a serious gaming platform, they need to filter out stuff like this. In my eyes it cheapens the brand.

@Mr_Pepperami If it's a game that people who are serious about gaming might enjoy, then it belongs on a serious gaming machine, whatever the hell that is. And if it's good enough to stay on someone's phone for years instead of being deleted, it's good enough to be on the Switch.

Third party support ladies and gentlemen.

If it isn't inferior, content cut, overpriced and late ports, its mobile games.

@PanurgeJr as I said ,people will have a different opinion and that’s fine but I disagree.

@AxeltheBuizel "Well, I was going to buy a Switch so I could play Zelda and Super Mario and Splatoon, but Hungry Shark World is available so I'll get an Xbox instead." will be said by literally nobody ever.

@Mr_Pepperami Yes, but my opinion doesn't involve believing that what I don't like shouldn't be available for those who might like it.

@PanurgeJr If more mobile games come to the Switch, the casual consumer who likely doesn't follow or know much about games like Splatoon or Zelda will think "Well, why should I buy a Switch when I can play these games on my phone?"

This is exactly the kind of garbage we don't need cluttering up the eshop.

@AxeltheBuizel - I do not recall anyone ever skipping out on a PS4 and refusing to play God of War, The Last Guardian and eventually Final Fantasy because they saw Construction Simulator 2017 and 2018 right next to Just Dance.

Doubt Shark World will effect the Switch the same way when we already have Mario Kart and Tennis, Odyssey, BotW, Splatoon and DKC as huge flagship brands all over the machine already.

I had this game on mobile for years now, it's a fun little gem of you ask me, but I honestly do not see the effort of a port alone being worth it.

But I have said that about Puzzles & Dragons too, and look how well that was received in it's more popular countries.

@PanurgeJr you are one of those triggered people who hate people saying anything negative. It’s a free mobile game that has no place on a dedicated gaming device. This is the kind of game you play on the toilet for 5 minutes and isn’t the type of support the switch needs.

If you want to play it download it on your mobile phone. Everyone has one and it’s free

@Paraka I just don't want the Switch to get the reputation that it's nothing but mobile game ports and kiddie games. I heard a person who said he wanted a Switch, but that the games were for 2 year olds.

Before or after Steep, Ubi?!?

@Mr_Pepperami I 100% agree with you. I bought a Switch to play Breath of the Wild, not some free to play mobile garbage.

@Mr_Pepperami Well done drawing conclusions about me from a few comments. Anything thing else about me that you'd like to enlighten me with?

@AxeltheBuizel exactly. Not everyone is a Nintendo fan. I bought the switch because I love Nintendo games but the future of the device lays with convincing people who don’t normally buy Nintendo stuff to take the plunge. Hungry shark world will definitely not do that. If Ubisoft put older collections etc of full fledged games it might though.

@AxeltheBuizel - If that were his genuine argument then I can assure you he had no genuine intention to buy one and searched for a reason to not get one.

If he wanted one he would see "all games" were 2 years old, he would have seen BotW, Odyssey and Splatoon 2 immediately upon searching. He had to have actively sought the older games.

@PanurgeJr nope. You’ve shown me everything in two comments thanks

@Paraka He ment that the games on the Switch are for kids, not that they came out 2 years ago.

@AxeltheBuizel - Statement still stands, he never had the intention to buy one in the first place.

If he did, he would have taken note of several already released.

@Paraka From what I can tell, he wasn't a hardcore gamer. I think he just heard there was a system that let you play games on the go and at home, but because it was Nintendo, and there is a stigma around them that all their games are for kids, he dismissed it as a kiddie system.

Pfffff... not the whole "this crappy game, that I'm never going to buy anyway, but I still wanna complain about, is diluting/worsening my gaming experience and is going to take precious time and resources away from third party developers, and will hold them back from releasing ACTUAL triple A content on the Switch" debate again....

Will people ever learn how dumb that actually is? Probably not, unfortunately...

@Mr_Pepperami I haven't actually shown you anything. What you're seeing is your own assumptions.

You'll understand that someday.

@AxeltheBuizel - he dismissed it as a kiddie system.

Being in marketing for a while now this sounds like he dismissed the system on Nintendo's label on it alone, before he even heard what the system is and does. Now he's trying to justify the original dismissal.

And quite frankly, a mobile game will not come up abruptly in the search and conversation unless he's explicitly attempting to discredit his own doubt of wanting this new system.

@PanurgeJr no. You really have shown your colours. Rather than show the same respect for my opinion I showed you, you did the opposite as in your world there is only what you think is correct. My opinion on what should be on the system means nothing I have no control of that. I nether work at Ubisoft or Nintendo so have no influence so I’m not stopping anything. You however are trying to stop me having a different opinion to you. Thank for your reply. I won’t be replying to you again

@Mr_Pepperami I'm going to assume you don't see the irony in holding an inherently dismissive opinion and then claiming offense at being dismissed.

@Mr_Pepperami

if you're worried about every game; throwaway or good; on a system then you'll stress yourself to death.

i'll wager upwards of 75% of most console libraries is total garbage. i'd say ps2/wii was upwards of 90% trash.

Haha, never played the original, but it looks fun. 👊🤠👍

@sword_9mm I agree with you. It’s more that I’m worried about what it might possibly mean for what to expect from larger third party publishers. We are in year two now with over 17 million consoles sold, which shows that there is demand for what the system can offer and we get free mobile games from Ubisoft(and I’m guessing it won’t be free on switch either). That is what worries me. I want the system to sell well as that is best for all of us who own one. What I don’t want is people who don’t own a switch to be looking at release lists from Ubisoft or other publishers to convince them to buy the system and seeing hungry shark world, just dance 2019 and monopoly etc etc. That isn’t gonna sell the system to people who haven’t had a Nintendo for years.

@Mr_Pepperami No offense, but really, man. Having your own opinion is perfectly fine, and I have no problem respecting other people's opinions, long as stuff doesn't start drifting into the realms of ridiculousness, that is where I draw the line.

Nobody is forcing you to buy or play the games you don't like. And contrary to popular belief, it is NOT going to have any kind of serious impact on any other efforts that a third party developer is going to release on the Switch, because these mobile, bite-sized games take next to no time to port.

And if we're going to use the rule "that specific game I don't like, shouldn't be on the console that I have", should we, by that same rule then also succumb to people not liking shooters or platformers? That would ultimately leave us with VERY little games to choose from.

Each console and/or handheld has games we like and games we don't like, but ultimately, it is good to have a wide and varied choice, EVEN if part of that library is made up by games like these. Some indie efforts are also quite varied in quality, and these also come to practically all consoles.

And again: nobody is forcing you. I've always just looked to games that I actually DO like, since those will be the only ones that I'll buy and are going to play anyways, so why the hell spend your precious time and energy complaining about games you don't like and aren't going to buy...

This looks fun. I'll take all the mobile ports they throw at me if they are fun and don't have the kind of micro transactions that are needed to fully enjoy the game.

@ThanosReXXX sorry but I respectfully disagree with you. You also are trying to put words in my mouth and surmising. I don’t like RPGs, Pokemon etc but would never say that they should be be on the switch just cuz I don’t like them so please don’t try to say things I didn’t say. The game is fine. I have it on my phone. That’s where it should be. Free mobile phone games in my opinion should not be on a dedicated gaming device. That is my opinion. You will think it’s dumb and that’s fine but that’s my opinion. Sorry

@Mr_Pepperami I'm not trying to put words in your mouth; that's apparently how you interpret it, but that's wrong. I'm just comparing one game not being wanted to other games perhaps not being wanted.

What I actually AM saying, is that we should be okay with ALL these games, no matter if we like them or not. There's dozens of games being released on the various consoles that I own, which I don't like, but I don't mind them being there, because there will always be someone, somewhere, that actually DOES like these games.

Should I then say that, because of my own reasons/opinions, that these games shouldn't be there? No, of course not. And THAT is what is dumb about it, not you or your opinion.

Choice and diversity is ALWAYS a good thing, and what we personally think of certain games, is actually quite irrelevant to that point, so neither of our opinions matter in that respect.

Looks decent for what it is don't see what all the drama is about. Didnt see anyone complaining when Swim Out or whatever that puzzler was called that was ported from mobile a few months back

People are weird. There -are- good mobile games, you know, like Suburbia, and so far it hasn't been ported to any other platform. I don't understand why people are sooo against (good) mobile games coming to consoles/PC. Don't be so elitist. Just don't buy those games if you hate them so much. Let other people enjoy what they want.

Uh oh, the serious, big boy, hardcore gamers are out and all riled up about a mobile game. Looks like none of them will be asking Santa for Hungry Shark World.

@ThanosReXXX well you were taking my opinion and putting it in extreme scenarios which in context of what I said isn’t fair in my opinion. There is a world of difference between saying I don’t agree with have free mobile games on the switch to me saying I don’t want any platformers or ports or indie titles. I just don’t think a machine that costs close to 300 quid should be getting mobile phone ports. You can disagree with me and I honestly don’t mind but I should be allowed to air it. Anyway, im off for din dins have a good evening and I’ll catch you again soon

@bimmy-lee lol!!

Can't believe how triggered some people can get. Don't buy it and move on with your life.

This is crap. I’m sorry but Ubi could easily put the Ezio Collection or the updated Far Cry 3 on the Switch. They would sell.

And whatever happened to the snowboarding game?

@Mr_Pepperami Extreme? It's just one game (type) vs the other. It doesn't matter if one is a mobile game or not, in general, it's the same thing.

And of course you're allowed to speak out and air your opinion, nothing wrong with that whatsoever. I just get a bit tired of people seeing those types of games like some kind of omen or foreshadowing of the future of the Switch being doomed, because that's complete and utter bull...

But regardless of that, I wish you a nice evening as well.

I think the big disappointment here is Ubi has a ton of great games out there better suited to console gaming, even on Switch, and what do we see?

This game... which to me looks like a free cell phone game. I hope we hear about more & better games from Ubi at E3. If I’m Nintendo, while I appreciate the support, I surely ask for better games than this on my platform.

And off I go back to Far Cry 5 on the Xbone.

This is not Assassins Creed or Far Cry. No thanks

This comment thread is a salt mine

Yeesh guys, just let it go and let the people who would enjoy this alone, no need for toxic comments.

Ubisoft everybody.

It is a fun game and it will be a nice inclusion on the Switch's e-shop, trust me there are worst shovelware titles already available on the Switch's e-shop. This title has some fun online tournaments and weekly missions if added to the Switch version which hopefully they are, make it a fun little game. Now about that Beyond Good and Evil 2 Ubisoft..

Games ok. I have it on iOS and enjoyed it a good bit. Not interest in getting this on Switch. Trying to not get into the habit of buying mobile games. Prefer full fat games that can only be played on a console. Price may change my mind. It was free on mobile so I wouldn’t pay more than $4.99 on Switch.

nope

Next up...Angry Birds: Switch Edition!

Ubisoft released, like what? One good game on the switch? No wonder their profits from the console are 7%... They better not blame poor sales on the console itself, because they haven't released much.

@westman98 Or they would have to port multiplats to the Switch day and date with the other platforms.

Endless ocean would be preferable.

@roboshort
I don't expect Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Tom Clancy, etc to sell that great on Switch even if they were day & date ports. Mario + Rabbids 2 would comfortably outsell all of those games, at a much cheaper budget.

The animation looks so janky. I hope the Switch gets a restrictive on mobile shovelware or eshop is going to stink.

Watching the humans getting eaten made me uncomfortable. It was just gross haha

Ubisoft is so weird. Can we get a Ubisoft shooter on Switch?

Pfffft, absolutely no quality control on the Switch what so ever. I got this game free, no reason to pay money for this garbage.

So Ubi wants to make a profit on Switch and they get this junk out... ok...

@westman98 It’s hard to say until some publisher takes the chance of a day & date release. I guess Bethesda or Square is more likely, but Ubisoft isn’t unlikely

As soon as I saw "mobile game" I had low expectations but this actually looks great. Would be interested in picking it up if it got a cheap physical edition though this probably wouldn't happen. I'm still new with the switch so I'm trying to build my physical library before I start downloading games.

The different shark types look fun and the underwater graphics remind me of DKC:TF. If the gameplay is good what's the problem?

More mobile crap.

Ubisoft has one last "AAA game" out of 3 to announce - They skipping the Switch on the other 2 already. Hope the 3rd is on the Switch.

Another mobile...though I have to admit it looks like dumb fun.