Online gaming publication Kotaku has apologised for the previous article which suggested that GameStop US were pulling pre-orders for Watch Dogs on the Wii U. The publication says that that their GameStop Italy and GameStop US sources now say that there was some kind of glitch in the system and that Watch Dogs is once again available for pre-order on Wii U.
Good news, everyone! GameStop Italy and our U.S.-based source have both said that this was all a glitch in the system and that Watch Dogs is—or will soon be—available for pre-order for Wii U again in Italy and the U.S. Apologies for making everyone nervous about this and for not getting that all sorted prior to publishing the first time.
I don’t think my heart can take this.
Seriously
Maybe their April fools joke leaked too early…
What if watchdogs WAS an April fools joke
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If you plan on getting this for the wiiU then you should preorder. I never preorder but I will for this game.
What a poor excuse, don´t you think?
*signs of relief*
did you mean *sigh of relief*? :P
Lol
yes
Well, give credit to Kotaku for actually delivering GOOD Wii U news.
Nope, their original report was a clickbait.
They run a speculative articles, then do the fact check later. As long as it gets people to click, they don’t care how reliable there article is. The sad part is it’s not just them, this kind of crap is rampant in the journalism.
I know, but at least the printed a retraction. Some people don’t even do that much they are so prideful and arrogant.
rather than messing us all about why dont you wait until you have all the facts rather than speculating on rumour :/
Not enough clicks that way.
THIS JUST IN!!!!!UBISOFT SAID NO TO NINTENDO’S DINNER OFFER AND PLAN ON EATING KORREN FOOD!!! WII U DOOMED!!!!!
Nintendo is Japanese…
You didn’t get it…
rumors like these have a habit of being uncontrollable.. someone notices it’s been cancelled.. and then another one.. and next thing you know it’s all over the internet
Thank the LORD and baby WiiUsus
I’m glad I have ps4 version pre-ordered after all this confusion.
What confusion? You could still buy the Wii U veesion on Amazon… :P
Thank goodness! I was really concerned that Ubisoft pulled the plug on the Wii U version.
Trust me, Ubisoft isnt givin up on WiiU so easily. They are probably one of the few class act 3rd parties, they support the system as long as they can come with stuff on it, but people seriously need to buy their games as well, because if their time and investment dont come back to them then they wont either, but they always try until the last point.
Good news, everyone! GameStop Italy and our U.S.-based source have both said that this was all a glitch in the system and that Watch Dogs is—or will soon be—available for pre-order for Wii U again in Italy and the U.S. Apologies for making everyone nervous about this and for not getting that all sorted prior to publishing the first time.’
Yeah I want the cheesy poofs………Sweet!!!!
No Kitty these are my Cheesy Poofs!
So, where are the trolls saying DOOOOOOOOOOOOM to wii u watch dogs. Again this whole thing was blown out of proportion. The trolls have no beef. I AM BEEFY AGAIN. I HAVE FURY
What is it with you and beef? :)
Don’t u love beef? It gives us tasty food!!!
i prefer bacon
IT CAN’T MATCH THE POWER OF SUNNY D!!!!
I used to like Sunny D before my gallbladder took a dive.
I love beef.
U know whats better then beef….CHICKEN!!!!!
Pork
FUCK YOU!!!! JK
Its what’s for dinner.
Well, since it began to sell better after these rumors were coming out, this is only positive news! Good good :D
Hmmm. It’s selling better after this debacle you say? I wonder that the pre-sales were before hand.
I knew it all along, i just stayed silent so i could get some entertainment from FanboyWars Episode V:Kotaku strikes back.
People should try a little harder not to freak out about speculation. If someone reported that bigfoot was traveling from house to house, destroying WiiUs, would you all have a spaz? I intend to continue trusting Ubisoft. They have been more supportive of WiiU than any other 3rd party and their games are usually quite good. I’ve put so much time into Rayman and Splinter Cell on my WiiU that Mario is getting jealous.
Glad you enjoyed them. Mario and Rayman are great friends, we arent competing against Mario, im sure he knows it aswell theres no need to jealousy. But if Rayman really has made Mario feel that way then we need to discuss about how to screw Rayman so it doesnt do well? Any ideas here?
Wait Big Foot is coming for my wii u!!! I’m on border watch now
AHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAARRRRRRRRIBBBAAAAAAAAA!!!
Pro-tip to save yourself some pain:
1. Always assume Kotaku is lying or gilding the lily–it’s almost always the latter, at the very least.
2. If they are sourcing freaking retail websites you have only *yourself* to blame if you believe it.
Good news, everyone! GameStop Italy and our U.S.-based source have both said that this was all a glitch in the system and that Watch Dogs is—or will soon be—available for pre-order for Wii U again in Italy and the U.S. Apologies for making everyone nervous about this and for not getting that all sorted prior to publishing the first time.’
Just a scam to see if you would swop orders for xbone and pisstation4.
Kotaku was tryin to screw Ubisoft and Nintendo over, they are jealous of Ubisoft because Ubisoft is slowly rising to be the biggest 3rd party dev and Ubisoft isnt american based piece of shit company like Ea. They also are jealous of Nintendo having awesome system and best ips. I have spoken.
I agree 100%! And this is NOT the first time they’ve done it; I’ve seen several articles on Kotaku in the past years, and you can clearly see their bad intentions to destroy relationships between videogame companies. I’m really confident that Kotaku has an evil agenda toward us (real gamers). That’s why I NEVER visit their site, I rather go to Nintendo.com (one of the best sites ever).
Do you realize how dumb you sound…?
Do you realize how dumb your mom is…?
Phew. I’m relieved.
This is dedicated to Kotaku and for those Lamestops.
All the dumb ass fanboys that were saying the game is shit, ubisoft should die and they should all lose there jobs now look stupid. More so, since ubisoft were the only ones supporting wii u. They have been doing you guys a favor my losing money in hopes to help wii u sells increase. But all you fanboys do is complain this is why wii u has no third party support.
That sword cuts both ways though. Same goes for the people screaming doom and gloom for the Wii U based solely on the fact of Watch Dogs POSSIBLY not coming to the Wii U, let alone being confirmed not to be. Those people look even worse. Especially since the story broke Watch Dogs has remained visible on the Italy site as a pre-order game.
People tend to go to one extreme or the other. Drama kings and queens.
Bad News are still die best News!
in hindsight it’s kind of funny how everyone saw ubisofts refusal to comment on a rumor as a confirmation
however it’s fairly common practice not to comment on rumors
big news, everyone gamestop said the glitch was a glitch and watch dogs wont be coming to wii u…
why does everyone prais the ps4 for its hardware they praise the xbox one for what ever it offers and good online but dont praises the wiiU for being another step into a direction where games are just that and not photo realistic gimmicks of life. and yes im talking about graphics.
No journalistic integrity from my Nintendo news?
UBi didn’t deny the game being pulled for the WiiU though when they were asked.
Exactly, they just said that they never wanted to comment. When in their statement did it even mention about pulling it? Besides it would be too late now to pull it as the game is probably finished.
So was aliens and best on wiiu but ended up cancelled
What made people fear for the worst was exactly that! “They didn’t deny it.” Usually when something is not true you deny it… Ubisoft would be smart to make sure to do so next time.
and the refusal to comment a suggestive question is the confirmation of the opposite or what?
sure they could have avoided a lot of confusion if they’d commented right away however it’s not uncommon not to comment on rumors and whoever they did reach at ubisoft may not have been at liberty to say anything
Yeah, but this was not “just” a rumor. People had been confirming that pre-orders were being dropped all over the world. What did Ubisoft think other people would believe? Especially after the Rayman Legends disaster. They should have stepped up to the plate to fix everything right away, but they failed…. They failed to do a simple job.
At least this little failure is not as bad as ACTUALLY cancelling the game..
the fact was that preorders had been cancelled and this is not something ubisoft can confirm or deny, that’s up to gamestop
the rumor was that the game for the wii u had been cancelled and this ubisoft wouldn’t or couldn’t comment on
corporate mills sometimes grind slowly
i’m sure we’d have eventually gotten a statement but it would probably have taken a couple days
it’s not as simple as someone just approaching the press and saying whatever comes to mind without any kind of approval especially since these decisions are usually made without the vast majority of the corporation even being in the know
Exactly. They should have clarified their position.
They did not comment as sales increased.
I hope all the people talking shit about Ubisoft in the comment section of previous articles feel stupid now. You guys shouldn’t jump to conclusions and speak without knowing anything. Ubisoft are one of the few true supporters of the Wii U. Let’s all be happy about that and buy this and their other games on the Wii U.
I don’t feel stupid. It is exactly how we would have acted if they did cancel Watch Dogs…. and we had every right to act that way if it were true. I’m just glad Ubisoft pulled through in the end. Faith is now restored in them… for the time being…
i just said “in case this is actually true” so basically i’m golden :P
i should add that i didn’t actually wish some horrible fate on them.. just that i’d ignore their games in the future
Well… hoping a company would burn down in flames isn’t THAAAAT horrible. I would still want everyone to make it out safely and everything….
still pretty bad
all of them would lose their jobs even those not even remotely involved in decision making
Hey at least the wii u gets some promotion out of this
on the other hand a lot of preorders were cancelled.. like.. a lot
it may cause people to just abandon the thought of getting it for the wii u
this should shut all the nintenbabies up for now.
Nintenbabies? What’s with all the ridiculous name calling? It’s not even insulting, which I assume is the point of your comment, it’s just silly. Anyways, a baby wouldn’t have the motor skills or reading comprehension that’s necessary to play a video game.
nintenbabies is what I call the majority of nintendo fans based on how they act. a very appropriate name for many clowns on this site.
The Nintendrones have stopped crying and complaining. They’re back to doing the usual damage control.
Sorry, couldn’t help it.
Hallelujah!!! Looks like I respect Ubisoft once again!!! Also, I read that when Nintendo fans heard that Watch Dogs might be cancelled on Wii U that the preorders rose significantly… how interesting ;)
You wanted them to get ill & die because you thought the game was cancelled for Wii U.
he did? that’s not right Oo
“Ubisoft can burn down in flames for all I care. If Watch Dogs doesn’t come to Wii U I wish them ill will and don’t I care about whoever loses their jobs in the process of Ubisoft’s downfall.”
No, I wished them “ill will” and hoped their COMPANY would die. I’m not that cruel… Plus, it doesn’t matter now, because Ubisoft never cancelled Watch Dogs all along :)
M-hm. >_>
It’s true… <_<
Alright lol.
the good news is that I just placed my preorder on amazon for wii u, let s pray & see
what does wonder me though… if it was just a glitch in their system then why on earth did gamestop confirm, multiple times, that watch dogs for the wii u was actually cancelled? i mean don’t they brief their staff on these things? it’s pretty major really and i as a member of support would want to know about incoming angry calls from customers because of cancelled preorders
*make me wonder Oo
And there fools who were impulsive enough to cancel their order and get it for ps4…Bad for Nintendo.
Yay, I’m glad this was all just a silly rumor :)
But then why did Ubisoft keep quiet about the rumor? shouldn’t they have just said “Watch Dogs is still on for Wii U”?
ubisoft is a huge corporation
it’s impossible for everyone to know what’s currently being decided in the upper levels.. meaning a PR guy first has to check back with the upper levels and *then* he can make an official statement, not before
They just did this to make the Wii U look bad again and hurt Nintendo, I wonder how much Microsoft and Sony payed them for this!
Those two companies are like the two sons of Nintendo, they are just waiting for it to die so they can have all the games of Nintendo in their consoles! That’s why the media is full of Nintendo is doomed articles!
I totally agree but not so much about Ms and Sony’s involvement but it just shows there are people out there who really want to the Big N to go down….
*massive sigh of relief*