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Rayman Legends is Officially a Wii U Exclusive

Aug 15 2012 08:38 PM | Jordan Haygood in Industry News

Rayman Rayman Legends Ubisoft Nintendo Wii U

It's officially official, you guys; if you'd like to get your hands on Rayman Legends, you'll have to save up for a Wii U first, because Ubisoft has announced that the game will definitely be an exclusive.

It's true that we've only ever seen Wii U footage of the game, but it has never actually been stated that the game wouldn't be released for any other console. In fact, Rayman Origins was released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Vita, PC, Wii, and soon the 3DS, so you'd think the sequel would follow suit. But according to this new trailer, Rayman Legends will be released “exclusively on Wii U”:

The above trailer is brought to us by Gamescom, which is being held this week. According to the trailer, Rayman Legends will be arriving just in time for Christmas. We still aren't entirely sure when the Wii U console itself is slated for release, though it'll likely be sometime in November.

And this is just one of the exclusives Ubisoft has for the Wii U. Aside from Rayman Legends, the console will also be getting ZombiU, and the upcoming Just Dance 4 will receive exclusive tracks for Wii U owners. And who knows what else they'll bring in the future?

Will you be getting a Wii U in time to play Rayman Legends? What games are you most excited for?

5 Comments

Number 905

Aug 15 2012 08:40 PM

DarkCobra86

Aug 16 2012 04:25 AM

I heard how good rayman origins was. So this I think is huge for the Wii U.

gaiages

Aug 16 2012 05:07 AM

Despite what I always do, as long as the Virtual Console is available on the WiiU (is it? I haven't done enough research...), I'm probably buying the WiiU day one. I'm glad there's going to be a good exclusive on the system, too.

Jason Clement

Aug 16 2012 10:20 AM

As much as I feel for people who were looking forward to Rayman Legends coming to other consoles, it is nice to see the Wii U score some exclusives for a time.

Let's be realistic though, it probably won't remain exclusive forever. Unless Ubisoft decides releasing the game on PS3,360, and Vita wasn't profitable, give it 5-6 months tops before it comes over to those platforms.

Jordan Haygood

Aug 16 2012 10:55 AM

As much as I feel for people who were looking forward to Rayman Legends coming to other consoles, it is nice to see the Wii U score some exclusives for a time.

Let's be realistic though, it probably won't remain exclusive forever. Unless Ubisoft decides releasing the game on PS3,360, and Vita wasn't profitable, give it 5-6 months tops before it comes over to those platforms.

Even so, they'll still give the game enough exclusive time to attract potential Wii U buyers who want to play the game. And even if it IS released on other consoles, this feels like it'll be the definitive version anyway.

Also, there's talk about ZombiU moving to other consoles in the future. Which is weird, considering the title...

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