We Steel Can't Release It, So We Pushed It Back - Red Steel 2

By SpookSpook81. Monday, July 27, 2009 5:23:29 PM

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Can't wait for Red Steel 2, Ubisoft's Wii-Motion-Plus-only, long-awaited, crazily-requested sword/gun game? Well, it turns out you CAN wait a bit more.

Originally slated to be released this fall, now it turns out that Ubisoft has pushed back the launch a full season, now stating that the game will be hitting shelves on "Q1 2010". No concrete reasons were given to justify the delay, though. But don't worry (too much); Ubisoft still has some interesting games coming out this fall, such as the cute Raving Rabbids Go Home, or the green fighter, TMNT Smash-Up, and Shaun White's newest adventure.

UPDATE: There's now a named culprit for the delay: bad sales.

Tea Time? No, Wii Sports Resort Time!Cover Your Head, Scribblenauts Style!

Comments

Haavardhaavard Monday, July 27, 2009 9:54:13 PM

Good news. Polish it until it shines, and make sure the sword part is perfect.

Deb Plattdebplatt Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:56:01 PM

I would think that missing the window for Christmas '09 woul.d not help their revenue situation.

SpookSpook81 Tuesday, July 28, 2009 4:04:49 PM

Yeah, but if you look at the list of delays, they are mostly long-awaited titles that are CERTAIN to sell, regardless of the season they come out in. However, release an anticipated game alongside a regular, casual title...and the casual one is really going to struggle.
It's like releasing a Wayan's Brothers film alongside the next Jerry Bruckheimer's on the same weekend... one of them will suffer, and we all know which one it would be p

Deb Plattdebplatt Tuesday, July 28, 2009 4:23:52 PM

I actually got the Wii Motion Plus accessory in anticipation of playing this game. So I'd have something to do with the accessory in the meantime, I bought Tiger Woods PGS Tour 10. But what I really wanted was a sword-fighting game that did it right.

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