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Is Far Cry Coming to Wii?

by Karl Castaneda - July 8, 2006, 12:09 pm EDT
Total comments: 3

Will Ubisoft’s favorite new FPS franchise be making its way to Nintendo’s next console?

German developer Crytek came out of nowhere in 2004 and delivered one of the best PC first person shooters in a while with Far Cry. Since then, multiple versions of the game have made their way to the gaming public, either on the PC, Xbox, or Xbox 360. While Crytek has now left the franchise to Ubisoft, instead partnering up with EA for an original IP, Ubisoft still has control over where the franchise goes next. Now there are rumors flying around that the series is coming to Wii.

Recently, Amazon.ca put up a listing for "Far Cry Nintendo Wii," which has since been taken down. Afterwards, GoNintendo ran with it, and seems to be supporting its existence. Is it the truth? Let's look at it closely.

We know that Ubisoft is one of the Wii's biggest fans, with exclusive games like Red Steel and special treatment for Rayman Raving Rabbids. Even so, we're not sure how many multi-platform releases are scheduled, so it's hard to say if games like Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six, etc. will show up. So far, things are not looking pretty.

One thing to keep in mind is that Far Cry's a visually advanced title, and the Wii's not exactly bursting with processing power. Chances are we won't be seeing a port of the 360 version, even if there is any truth to this rumor. But since Far Cry Instincts was released on Xbox, it (or more likely, a sequel based on the Instincts engine) could certainly be transferred over to the Wii with a new control scheme.

Of course, at the end of the day, we have to remember that all we have to go on is a listing on Amazon, which is hardly a confirmation. I'd put our chances of seeing this title come to fruition at 50/50, though. If Ubisoft does indeed send more of its franchises Nintendo's way, this will likely be one of the first ones.

Talkback

NinGurl69 *hugglesJuly 08, 2006

Never happening. Ubisoft's support is all an.... ILLUSION.

ShyGuyJuly 08, 2006

Well, if it's coming to the Wii, I'll buy it. I like Farcry. Must have!

(Unless it has some huge sucky flaws, of course)

miedoJuly 09, 2006

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Originally posted by: Professional 666
Never happening. Ubisoft's support is all an.... ILLUSION.


It'll be Battles of Far Cry. A card-based strategy game on a turn-based field. And it'll somehow end up better than a PSP version due to some bizarre game structure that actually works.

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