Rayman Legends was cruelly ripped from its scheduled release date this month by publisher Ubisoft at the very last minute. The shock press release landed on Thursday afternoon causing considerable upset with fans, some of whom had bought a Wii U eager to play it. Whilst the game was apparently done and finished, Ubisoft have delayed the Wii U exclusive until September.
And removed the exclusivity, too. The game will now also appear on PS3 and Xbox 360.
Quite why the Wii U version now has to be put back 8 months is anyone’s guess, although it could be due to the way Microsoft won’t allow games to be released on the Xbox 360 after being released on a rival format if nothing has changed with the 360 version. This means Ubisoft are best placed to just release the same game simultaneously in September.
Regardless, Ubisoft now think that releasing another playable demo will be enough to keep angered Wii U owners happy.” We understand your frustration and that you want to get your hands on the game,” they said, via Facebook. “We are working with the development team to provide you with a new, exclusive demo for the Wii U soon. Stay tuned for more.”
Rayman Legends was originally due at the Wii U’s launch.
flatspikes
Buyers remorse here too… Slowly eeking in. I also foolishly thought there would be serious third party support this time…
LTG Davey
Suffering from major buyers remorse at the moment, to the point that I’m likely to just give up my Wii-U as a failed investment, trade it in while I can still get a good price for it (£180 for the basic pack @ GAME) and use that credit to pick up some 360 games over the next few months.
Sure, there are some games in the pipeline but there is nothing I really want to play until the end of the year (if at all) and I haven’t switched the console on in about 6 weeks. Seems pointless having it in the house really (particularly when I have plenty to play on 360).
Speaking as someone who bought a Vita and Wii-U both day of release, I’ve learned my lesson and won’t be doing the same again.
Dom El
I’ve had a bit of buyers remorse, but then I remember I can play a bunch of games on PS3 and 3DS as well. Given that Monster Hunter is out next month, and that my Wii was essentially a Monster Hunter machine I’m not too annoyed right now – and there’ll be Mario Kart, Pikmin and Wind Waker HD by the end of the year. I figure if I trade it in now there’ll only be games I want to play later on and have to rebuy one – as I’ve done with PSP, 3DS, 360 and Wii (oh and Dreamcast too!)