‘Aliens: Colonial Marines’ For Wii U Canceled By Sega
Aliens: Colonial Marines for the Wii U has been canceled, as confirmed by Sega.
Aliens: Colonial Marines did not do well at all when it was launched, earning scathing reviews across the board from critics and gamers alike. After such terrible reviews, Sega thought twice about porting the game to what they originally considered the ultimate environment for a shooter, saying it had more to offer. They had been gaging the possibility for how well it did on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Soon after the release of Aliens: Colonial Marines on the current consoles, there was a firestorm of controversy. Some said they were outsourcing to other studios, some said they had hurried the development, and some even said the advertising was deceptive. The last of these accusations was confirmed by Sega, who said the game was really not up to snuff. UK’s Advertising Standards Agency forced Sega to admit that the trailer shown for all versions of Aliens: Colonial Marines was not the final product.
In February, Aliens: Colonial Marinesmysteriously vanished from the Wii U online store despite Sega saying it was still on the way. A major nail in the coffin was when a Gearbox play tester told Sega that Aliens: Colonial Marines for the Wii U was the weakest edition of the game yet. Today, Sega confirmed the fact to IGN, “SEGA can confirm that the Wii U sku of Aliens: Colonial Marines is no longer in development.”
This news only seems to reinforce Nintendo’s problems with the Wii U, as the worldwide sales numbers for the console have been disappointing and the lineup of games for Nintendo’s console has seen more than its share of disappointments. Sadly, this happened with the N64 as well, and only Mario and Zelda seemed to bring that console to profitability.
Speaking of which, Shigeru Miyamoto, the man behind Nintendo, has asked that we give Wii U some time, as sales have begun to pick up.
How do you feel about Sega finally confirming the cancellation of Wii U version of Aliens: Colonial Marines?
