[RUMOR] Activision is butthurt about Blops 2 on WiiU

[JoostinOnline]

Edit: Nevermind, I was inadvertently derailing the thread.

 

[Devin]

I use them when someone is camping Also, you'd do well to get yourself a pro controller Devin, then you might not suck

REALLY? BECAUSE MY GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE SHOWS YOU THROWING ONE AT THE START OF THE MATCH.

You know it's true because I took the time to press the caps lock.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Don't turn this into a "Nintendo releases same stuff" thread.

REALLY? BECAUSE MY GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE SHOWS YOU THROWING ONE AT THE START OF THE MATCH.

You know it's true because I took the time to press the caps lock.

Bouncing Betty? Uh yeah, I throw them into the grass and into paths people are going to run to. Why else would I throw them? It's where I like to throw them.

 

[JoostinOnline]

Don't turn this into a "Nintendo releases same stuff" thread.

Remove my quote from your post. I got side tracked by my own frustration.

 

[gokujr1000]

@Activision
1. People don't want ports unless you can make it work as well as it does on it's native console, which you didn't manage to do Activision.
2. Don't expect everyone who buys a Nintendo console to buy the Call of Duty game when they could have any other game instead.
3. Call of Duty sucks anyway.

 

[InuYasha]

There should be a law where you're not allowed to make ports for a new system for at least a year maybe 2 years...

 

[Bladexdsl]

Maybe Black Ops 2 is just a shitty game; it's by activision after all

Also fuck COD

 

[ShadowSoldier]

So guys, can we like refrain ourselves from the stupid "cod suckz anywaysz" bullshit?

 

[Bladexdsl]

FINE


[serious discussion]welp you can expect A LOT of shitty ports right from the start the same thing happened with the wii...remember THIS?![/serious discussion]

 

[ShadowSoldier]

FINE


[serious discussion]welp you can expect A LOT of shitty points right from the start the same thing happened with the wii...remember THIS?![/serious discussion]

I suppose that's another thing right. I mean, with the way third party was handled on the Wii.. and sort of GameCube, publishers/developers kind of have to earn the trust of the fans..

 

[431unknown]

I was finally going to grab this tomorrow while out shopping, but not now just for spite. Seriously don't make another CoD for a Nintendo platform it wouldn't phase me one bit.

 

[Taleweaver]

Who the hell is Calvin Hall to begin with? His about says he's an 'independent game design and gaming journalist', but he can't even check his facts. Where does he get the claim that the wiiu version is the best one? Metacritic disagrees.

As for the wiiu version selling lower than expected...I think that says more on the expectations than the game. The call of duty games weren't exactly a beacon of quality on the wii, so on the wiiu, the best activision could hope for is a sleeper hit. As already said, people aren't going to buy a whole new console to play a game they could just buy for the console they're already playing it on. And I think the different controller plays into that as well.
The sales of the next installment will be determined pretty much exclusively by mouth-to-mouth advertisement and trying the console and controls.

 

[Just Another Gamer]

There should be a law where you're not allowed to make ports for a new system for at least a year maybe 2 years...

It depends on the port but overall for home consoles there should be this rule.

 

[Gahars]

There should be a law where you're not allowed to make ports for a new system for at least a year maybe 2 years...

Because if there's one thing fledgling consoles need less of, it's games.

I can get the frustration if your new console of choice only seems to receive ports from other consoles, but ports can be a strong motivator. They're an anchor in the system's library - safe mainstays that make the system more appealing to prospective customers. It's intended to get people to think along the lines of, "Oh, if I hop onboard the Wii U hype train, I can get Mario/Zelda/etc. while still keeping up with Assassin's Creed/CoD/etc."

The trick isn't having no ports - it's in balancing them with a fair amount of exclusives.

To outright ban ports would be to outright cripple the console in its infancy.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

Because if there's one thing fledgling consoles need less of, it's games.

I can get the frustration if your new console of choice only seems to receive ports from other consoles, but ports can be a strong motivator. They're an anchor in the system's library - safe mainstays that make the system more appealing to prospective customers. It's intended to get people to think along the lines of, "Oh, if I hop onboard the Wii U hype train, I can get Mario/Zelda/etc. while still keeping up with Assassin's Creed/CoD/etc."

The trick isn't having no ports - it's in balancing them with a fair amount of exclusives.

To outright ban ports would be to outright cripple the console in its infancy.

Well I'll be honest, I don't know if I can call Blops 2, or AC3 or whatever ports, mainly because they were obviously worked on at the same time, but couldn't be released until WiiU launch. Mass Effect 3 and Batman though are. But then again, ports are a pretty good thing and if done right, end up fantastic. I mean, look at the Wii and the great ports it had, 2 come to mind. Resident Evil 4 and Okami, easily the definitive versions of the game.

 

[Joe88]

look at the Wii and the great ports it had, 2 come to mind. Resident Evil 4 and Okami, easily the definitive versions of the game.

definitive versions huh?
Okami HD - PS3
Re4 HD - PS3/360

 

[ShadowSoldier]

definitive versions huh?
Okami HD - PS3
Re4 HD - PS3/360

RE4 HD was shit.

Okami HD while pretty... actually I guess it did have the Move support didn't it?

 

[NightsOwl]

Because having the worst version of Blops 2 is a great reason to pick it up on Wii U.

Y'know with all that DLC.... Oh...

All those bug fixes that.... create more bugs...

Uh...

 

[Hadrian]

And yet Ubisoft are still supporting the Wii U with Watch Dogs and the next Assassins Creed.

People probably got it for platforms a month before the Wii U launched or simply because they KNOW they can play against others on other platforms. Then there's the fact that there are other games out there, again CoD was old news by that time. When I buy a new console, I tend to get a game that'll show off it's features and so there's games like ZombiU, NSMBU & Nintendoland that offer that. Plus with consoles that have just launched, there isn't much to play AND you've just spent a shit ton on the console so the one games you're gonna buy are ones that you feel will last...CoD isn't bad, it's just one of those "finish once and never go back" kind of titles and without knowing others with a Wii U there is little point to playing it online either.

Really only the core Nintendo fanboys would pick up a launch Wii U so why are they surprised with "abysmal" sales of a quick cheap port of a game that was old news, not exactly universally praised and in a series people are tired with?

 

[ShadowSoldier]

And yet Ubisoft are still supporting the Wii U with Watch Dogs and the next Assassins Creed.

People probably got it for platforms a month before the Wii U launched or simply because they KNOW they can play against others on other platforms. Then there's the fact that there are other games out there, again CoD was old news by that time. When I buy a new console, I tend to get a game that'll show off it's features and so there's games like ZombiU, NSMBU & Nintendoland that offer that. Plus with consoles that have just launched, there isn't much to play AND you've just spent a shit ton on the console so the one games you're gonna buy are ones that you feel will last...CoD isn't bad, it's just one of those "finish once and never go back" kind of titles and without knowing others with a Wii U there is little point to playing it online either.

Really only the core Nintendo fanboys would pick up a launch Wii U so why are they surprised with "abysmal" sales of a quick cheap port of a game that was old news, not exactly universally praised and in a series people are tired with?

A bit of a side note: The story in Black Ops 2, has been praised pretty highly compared to other CoD stories. I just beat it a few nights ago, it's actually pretty damn good.