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Look at all these comments making excuses for why they didn't buy 3rd party games on Wii U!!!! THIS IS WHAT I'm TALKING ABOUT!!! You guys are the first ones to blame the software companies instead of blaming yourselves for not buying great 3rd party games. STOP!!!! JUST STOP!!!
Boycotting companies on a platform which is on life support for 3rd parties is the DUMBEST thing in the world!!! Well you'll show them won't you?? I won't buy any of their games unless their used or aftermarket.. BOY you TELL EM!!! That'll DEFINITELY win over 3rd party support!!

These comments are just ridiculous!!

Splinter Cell is one of the best games this year too. It's a shame so many Wii U owners ignored it. 10,000 copies???? THIS IS WHY THERE IS NO 3RD PARTY SUPPORT on Wii U!!!!

I've done my part, I own several of the AAA 3rd part releases, I even bought Arkham City & Mass Effect 3 just to experience them again on Wii U but you can't candy coat these numbers folks. Nintendo system owners overwhelmingly buy Nintendo 1st/2nd party exclusives and VERY LITTLE else. History has proven this time & time again since N64.

I'm fine with this personally because I own the "other" consoles as well but stop putting the blame on the 3rd parties when Nintendo fans are the ones to blame themselves for the lack of 3rd party title purchases.

I think there are several factors for the delay. I think GTA V's boffo numbers and the upswing in positive buzz for AC IV showed that they probably could afford to take the extra few months & polish it up more. No need in diluting the sales for AC with Watchdogs being released so close together. Now both titles will have more breathing room.

I love all these comments that there's nothing to play on Wii U. The internet just cracks me up!!

@Mommar Naaaahh, they just realized that they would be cannibalizing AC IV's sales now that it has a ton of positive buzz. It wasn't doing too well when it was first announced but has now turned into a most wanted title for many. It makes sense. Nintendo did the same with Tropical Freeze. It was just TOO close to Super Mario 3D World.

@Macarony64 Unfortunately that's the world of cross platform titles we live in. You personally may not like any of those titles but you can't deny they're not "mass market" titles that will please most of the general gaming public. I hear what you're saying about them being available elsewhere but it's still much better than the PS3's or Xbox 360's launch titles. Watchdogs is a new IP but will also be available on all systems too.
People always have short memories about system launches until they look back at what was available but both new consoles will have very solid launch lineups over past generations.

They've spent far too much money on a Wii U version now to cancel it especially since the Wii U will have a much larger install base after the holidays.

@Macarony64 Now you're definitely joking...right?
COD, BF4, AC IV, NFS:Rivals, Driveclub, Killzone, Knack, Resogun, NBA2K14, Madden 25, Lego Marvel, Minecraft, etc etc....It's a solid lineup for any console launch with something for almost everybody.

This game is gonna be so EFFFFING AWESOME!!!

@Macarony64 It's the internet...hard to tell. You just said 18 are indie without any other words it's easily taken as a negative. Not saying it's you but alot of fanboys bash the PS4 for it's big indie support.

@Macarony64 And that's a negative how???

@Ryno Next-gen drought? There's over 30 titles launching for PS4 alone on launch day according to IGN. Who's got the time or money to even buy half of those?

There's just WAAAAAAY too many AAA games coming out this year and with GTA V still doing boffo numbers plus COD, Battlefield 4, & AC IV still to come this was probably a wise move for a new IP.

Plus there's not too much for "Next-Gen" after Christmas announced so it'll have prime real estate to itself!

Y but it was a tough decision!!

Hopefully the sequel doesn't have the ridiculously awful screen tearing!! It was pretty bad in the Wii U version. Fun game other than that!

@Trululu I was thinking the same thing!!!! There was a reference to Lorule in the Wonderful 101!!!

Trailer has me more excited now!! I'm very intrigued by the alternate world of Lorule which looks to serve as the alternate world from Link To The Past.

@StarDust You're joking right? You should check online prices more often. Amazon is almost always $10 cheaper about a week after new releases and after a month some Wii U games are nearly half price while the e-Shop games are still $59.99. The e-Shop is still selling launch titles at FULL PRICE. That's insane!!

@Dogpigfish Yeah I mean Nintendo has made great strides in the e commerce area & I actually love the Wii U's eShop setup as it's well laid out to me but the cost discrepancy is just too high to solely rely on digital although there are tons of people on Miiverse that are all digital for everything. I still like the physical copy aspect as if I don't like a game I can sell or trade it, you can't do that with a digital copy yet. Plus the lack of a unified account system on Nintendo's systems is so archaic at this point. There is no way I'm buying a full retail game until that is rectified!!

Pricing is another reason why I remain almost exclusively physical disc only!! It's 9 times out of 10 the better value.

Patiently awaiting it's US release!!!

I'm good with black but I'm interested to see what they look like & more options is always welcomed for people.

This is true of anything on the net. When I don't want things spoiled I simply steer away from articles that may do that. I just started watching Breaking Bad so I wisely read nothing involving that show as not to ruin it for myself. People that want things ruined actively seek out morsels & crumbs so if they want everything spoiled it's their right but they are missing out on a lot of the magic of self discovery.

Sony was able to keep the PS2 on the shelves so long because it had extraordinary 3rd party support. The Wii did not so that's why the Wii died much sooner than it should have. There's no contest in title support of PS2 vs Wii.

@Hayabusa That's not true. The Wii U version of Splinter Cell is much much slower loading than the PS3 & 360 due to the inability to load textures to the hard drive. It looks great but loading is more than double.

Put me down for a copy. I rarely play my 3DS & haven't purchased this yet so it'll be a definite buy for me! Glad to see it come to the Wii U!!!

Damn!!! Another eShop title to buy!! Add it to the ever growing list!! : )

Wow!!! I love having the ability to switch graphics mode!! That's a nice little bonus!! Looking forward to playing it again. Hopefully they've balanced out the difficulty a bit.

I'm expecting my copy from UPS at any minute. I've got tonight & tomorrow all set aside for it too!!!

Of course Nintendo had Wonderful 101 which was a new IP and so far my game of the year & a majority of Nintendo players didn't even give it the time of day. There's a reason why Nintendo keeps pumping out sequels, most Nintendo fans won't venture outside the comforts of Mario, Zelda, or Donkey Kong.

@DilMan33 Yes, Nintendo seems to have better judgement. That mistake has cost Capcom DEARLY!!!

I saw this last night & I was SHOCKED because it sort of came out of nowhere. I pre-ordered it back in March & just assumed it got pushed back to next year. Dunno if it's the best time for Square to release it but I'll take it!!! Looking forward to replaying it with the Wii U additions and DLC which I missed out on the first time around.

This was GREAT!!!

@Reverandjames I agree, it was a quality game but unfortunately Capcom's pissy attitude towards the hardcore fans for that game cost them alot of good will & sales. Fans can see when companies try to make their games a little too much like other games. They have no one to blame but themselves though. That was handled poorly by them.

@Yorumi You're absolutely right! There's too many studios trying to release too many AAA games that have astronomical budgets. It's been a long time coming and unfortunately it's going to get worse before it gets better. You will see alot more of the game studios downsizing or closing altogether unfortunately. It's inevitable. That's why you see Sony & Nintendo aggressively going after the indy market, they see the writing's on the wall for some of those studios & know that indy games will play a bigger role in the next gen.

@nik1470 Yep!! Nintendo 1st party titles tend to hold their value anyway but throw in fewer physical copies to the mix & late bloomers could be in for a rude awakening. Hell, even Splinter Cell for Wii U was hard to find at retail. LOL. Wonderful 101 is another game that I think will be tough to get hold of one day. They just didn't print that many copies & I'm amazed how many Wii U owners download titles. I never would have guessed it.

Yeah look at the big picture...9 of the top 20 games are on a Nintendo System. That's VERY good numbers.

@nik1470 It's already selling EXTREMELY well digitally here in the U.S. as can be witnessed by the Miiverse community for it & it's only gonna get bigger once Friday rolls around. I'm glad I waited for the disc version, with everyone ordering digital there's just that many fewer copies in the wild.

@Cohort LOL!! We must've typed that at the exact same moment!

Portables RULE the roost in Japan. EVERYBODY plays them, it's an entirely different culture, they're way more about local multiplayer games than segregated online games that are popular here in America or Europe. This is another reason why Sony was wise to delay the Japanese PS4 launch to shore up more systems in the rest of the world where consoles sell well.

I'm excited but I hope they don't screw up the formula the way they did with Paper Mario:Sticker Star.

Yeah for all the Negative Nancy's & Debbie Downers out there, there's still PLENTY of new games out and coming til December. Wind Waker (physical) this week, Sonic 3 weeks later, Mario 3D World 3 weeks after that plus all of the 3rd party stuff. AC IV, Watchdogs, Arkham Origins, Lego Marvel just to name a few so CHILL out!!! = )

I wanna visit that store one day. Too bad they don't have at least a couple more throughout the country.

@Blastoise-san YEAH!!!! I will be seriously disappointed if Wonder Red or Blue don't show up!!

@Prof_Elvin_Gadd I agree at this point. The once bitter rivals are a match made in heaven now!!!

Nope the game is almost finished. They really needed it after the holidays because there's NOTHING coming out beyond eShop titles. It's cool with me, there's tons to play right now.

@bizcuthammer My thoughts EXACTLY!!! = )

I'm sure the game is near finished. They just looked at the lack of titles after the holidays again and had no choice but to pull DK & release it then. Probably a better move in the long run, they'll have at least one AAA after the holidays.

Yeah, I'm thinking DK in Feb, then MK 8 in May, Followed by Bayonetta 2, in summer, & Smash Bros in fall.

I'm not too badly disappointed because I'll have tons of games from everyone to play but the Wii U needs everything it can get at this point. Hopefully it doesn't hurt sales too much.

Very pretty!! Wii U needs more of these types of games.