Ubisoft Closing Online Services For Three Wii U Titles This September

Doesn't matter at all for me as I played Ubisoft games offline.

The daily level challenge in Rayman Legends was awesome! It's amazing they kept it going this long.
It was a perfect game for the platform (the best version of Rayman Legends was definitely the WiiU version due to the WiiU Pad) and this is a good time to memorialize the greatness that was Rayman Legends!

two are on Switch they could put the port of ZombiU from PS4 and Xbox on Switch but nah that's dumb cause that port was very bad cause removed the good stuff

As someone primarily subscribing to single player, I was only really bothered by online component shutdowns during my temporary interest in PS trophies.

And yes, they were largely what killed it.😅

Ubisoft really only needs to port one game to Switch before they shut down it's online as well on Wii U that game is Watch_Dogs

The only one of those games that I've played, is the Switch version of Rayman Legends, which is an awesome game.

I finished up the platinum in Rayman Legends on PS4 recently by grinding the online challenges for a couple of months precisely because I was worried about something like this happening.

Oh no! Anyway don't know how many keep playing these online

While I dont really play online games it makes me wonder though how much it really actually costs them to keep these old servers running? They are a multi billion dollar company. I can't see this hurting any keeping them on.

@cammers1995 agree mate. At this stage it’s a stable code base presumably, and how expensive is the cloud server instance needed? Not that I use or care about the online, it doesn’t seem to me to be a huge capital intensive operation at this point in lifecycle. And who’s raising issues / needing support!

@cyrus_zuo still play with my kids. The game pad integration is unparalleled.

ZombiU. What a game. Bought the Wii U ZombiU console. It was an amazing game that really showed what the Wii U was about. Still annoyed with Ubisoft about Rayman being delayed to go multiformat when the WiiU really needed titles.

Rayman Legends seriously needs a sequel. Its amazing and its sad that Rayman has just been left to the dust again.

Really wish ZombiU came to Switch. An incredible game, a horror game that is really and truly scary.

@Beermonkey While the Wii U had other issues to contend with, that Rayman delay and move to multiplatform done a lot of damage to it's reputation. After that, its days were numbered.

@pjzx I'd prefer Rayman to go back to 3D. I liked Legends but Rayman 2 was just amazing. I'd love to explore that world with modern graphics.

OPEX is still OPEX. Don’t blame them for moving on. Resources can be reallocated and expenses recouped.

Gutted for those still playing, but I made peace with Wii U online functionality getting binned years ago when Miiverse was scrapped. Still play on the Wii U regularly though.

@OorWullie Im not really into the 3d ones myself but i can see that being a great idea. A bit like how nintendo deal with mario, they still do 2d and 3d games. And in a way Sonic too.

@OorWullie I'm a big fan of some 2d Rayman games, especially the first one, but yes Rayman 2 is top tier 3d platforming. I know its also good on N64 but I played the most on Dreamcast and thats a wonderful upgrade to resolution & framerate. Whatever the version, they just nailed the overal "feel" and aesthetics. Its a shame it doesn't seem to be as well rememered as it deserves.

I've been thinking about revisiting Zombi U, and despite having the xbox version, the Wii U version would still be my choice. I haven't yet managed to weather the final onslaught and see the true ending. I failed it three times. Honestly, I thought the online features had been shut down already, but it will be a shame to see it go. Like another poster, I purchased the console that was packaged with Zombi U. I was so excited for Wii U I preordered it as soon as it was available, and Zombi U was my most anticipated title, being a big survival horror fan. It did not disappoint. It was so novel that the game was set in London.
For those that never played it, it didn't strictly have online play, but an online feature. If you die during play, two things happen. Firstly, the player respawns as another survivor, but with only base items, and with one chance to hunt down the corpse of their previous player character and retrieve the backpack and the items they had at the time of his or her demise. Secondly, the previous player character can respawn in someone elses game, introducing a random chance to encounter a stronger enemy that could yield more resources if defeated. Without this feature, the game will lose something. If memory serves me correctly, while Zombi got ports on PS4 and Xbox, the random interplay between games was dropped. I still love that game, and Wii U has the best version.

So uh, what WERE the Zombii U online features?
Edit: Nvm, just looked up.

@samuelvictor I played it on Dreamcast too. I remember thinking at the time it was the best 3D platformer I'd ever played. And that would have stayed true until Mario Galaxy arrived. I remember playing Rayman 3 on Gamecube but I recall not enjoying it as much.

I like the Ubisoft account system for the little "achievements" and bonus unlockables you can earn in game to through them.

Still doesn't really make up for NintenDOH's inability to stay with the current times and add an actual achievement/trophy system for your account, but it's a welcome little addition nonetheless.

@OorWullie Remember when Ubisoft used to port Rayman 2 to everything? It seems Legends has taken that role in recent years but I'd love a port/remaster of 2 on switch. I loved the 3DS version. The 3D in that game was really good too.

I’m just here wishing Blacklist was on Switch. I greatly supported Ubisoft during the Wii U era. I loved most of those games, but it makes sense to shut em down now. I loved ZombiU and got the best ending, one time, in a single weekend. I can’t imagine playing it without the Gamepad… but It would be good on Switch, or as a VR game on another system.

@Mariotag leaderboards and other players would appear as zombies in your game where they died

@OorWullie To me, nothing has ever quite beaten Mario 64, perhaps that's nostalgia but the hubworld, the way you slowly learn the moves and expand what you can do, it all still feels so "right" even today, except the slightly wonky camera. Obviously, all the mainline Mario games fall somewhere between "very good" to "amazing".

But yes, even though I really love non-Mario 3d platform series like Banjo, Spyro, Crash, (some) Sonic, Pac-Man World, even Croc (I can argue til I'm blue in the face why that game is good once you master the controls) there was something about Rayman 2 that felt even more polished than other excellent games and I couldn't quite put my finger on why - it reviewed well at the time but I've always felt it was under appreciated compared to more famous games.

However, I've not gone back to it recently... I should really do that and see if it holds up as well as I remember. I too remember being a bit disapointed at Rayman 3 - not played it since launch though, again maybe I should revisit it.

@CodyMKW yeah, I also had a great time with Watch Dogs on Wii U

@dubspinna Its not just the money, its about the resources and the space for putting servers in. Even if you were rich, you can't just make a entirely new server base willy nilly without going through the procedures.

.....Mario500 (or Mario500NOW (Nintendo Wii U username)), regular player of daily and weekly Internet challenges in Nintendo Wii U Rayman Legends game

@Beermonkey I recently started another play through of it (my 4th time) as it’s been like 5 years since I last played. Such a good survival horror game! Gamepad usage is spot on.

@cyrus_zuo
I was actually thinking of grabbing it on Switch because of this. It's always going on sale.

RIP ZombiU's online mode. The one feature that made it superior to the other versions.

I've played two of these games within the last few months, but only single player.

I was under the impression the Wii u online service had been shut down for over a year now. Long ago. Am I mistaken? Is Ubisoft kicking a deadhorse?

The zombiU demo was my fav over the game actually. The demo is creepy asf.

@Travisemo007

"The zombiU demo was my fav over the game actually. The demo is creepy asf."

"asf"?

Rayman is far better than NSMBU….

Love Rayman Legends. Double dipped on that one as well.

@LEGEND_MARIOID I have it on WiiU, Switch and Vita…thought about getting it on Xbox on sale….love this game.

@rockodoodle I was wanting an HD port of Origins WITH Legends when it came to the Switch. However, that would be a bit too unrealistic.

I thought Zombi U has been off-line for years. I really like that game, must have played it 5 times and every time except the 1st there is a bot generated zombie that is supposed to be a dead real player. You loot real players zombie but because nobody plays it anymore you always get the same bot zombie before the apartment section. That bot generated zombie has so much ammo it breaks the game, that's why I remember it. Maybe that will disappear. Anyway that's a pretty boring story lol

Doesnt matter, its better to invest those recources in new projects.
All the games mentioned i play offline.
The only games i play online (sometimes) are the ghost recon games.

@Mario500 asf = "as f*ck"

@Travisemo007 Yes you were mistaken. Miiverse is gone, online is still there. I just played Splatoon last week and got into a few ranked matches, and it only took maybe a minute to get 8 players; I played a little Mario Maker as well and played a few Expert 100 Mario Challenges. They got rid of uploading for that game, but, you can still play the millions of levels people have made prior to that.

I really liked Rayman Legends online servers.

I must get back to playing at least Zombi U out of these. I had to stop playing COD Wii U online as there was so much hacking and cheats going on.

@Nintendo_Thumb well darn. I've avoided my Wii u for the past few years thinking online was gone entirely. I may have to give it a boot and see how things are. The Wii online services for games are def gone tho yes?

@cyrus_zuo It's on Sale for the switch so often had to double dip on it as I own it on PC.

in a better timeline, rabbids never have existed and rayman would still be getting new games...

@Travisemo007 Yeah, they shut down Wii online a few years ago, though apparently there's still a way to do it unofficially but I haven't tried it myself.

I get that the online multiplayer for games won't last for ever but apparently paid dlc for these games will no longer be accessible either & that's a s**** move