Double Agent outed for Wii launch

By Tim Surette, GameSpotPosted Sep 11, 2006 10:54 am PT

Ubisoft sending Sam Fisher to infiltrate Nintendo's next-gen console; details kept under tight security.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent

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As one of the original members of the Wii bandwagon, French game developer/publisher Ubisoft has plenty invested in Nintendo's forthcoming console. A few months after the Wii's positive reception at this year's E3, Ubisoft announced that it had seven games scheduled for the Wii launch--a healthy number considering that game behemoth Electronic Arts led launch support for the Xbox 360 with five games.

Now it appears that Ubisoft is doing one better for the Wii launch. The company has revealed that a Wii version of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent, which was previously unannounced, will be available for the console's launch sometime this holiday season. The game is being developed at Ubisoft Montreal. Double Agent has also been confirmed for the Xbox 360, PC, Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube.

The new espionage thriller is the fourth full console game in the Splinter Cell series and the first next-generation installment in the franchise. In Double Agent, hero Sam Fisher goes undercover and must balance objectives given to him by a terrorist organization and the National Security Administration. The game's storyline and ending will hinge on players' choices as they tackle missions all over the globe.

No specific details about the Wii version were mentioned, but in the past, Ubisoft has offered up exclusive content for each platform's edition of its Tom Clancy games. "The Splinter Cell franchise has always translated very well across multiple platforms, and we are confident that the Wii version will continue the tradition of maximizing the capabilities of each respective video game console platform," said Ubisoft vice president of marketing, Tony Key.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent for the Wii has not yet been rated or priced. For more information, check out GameSpot's previous coverage of the game on the Xbox 360.

166 Comments

  • manueldude44

    Posted Oct 22, 2006 3:05 pm PT

    this is gonna be interesting

  • snake3rules

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 11:15 pm PT

    sounds like theyre cheaping out on the nintendo port -- AGAIN.

    They did the exact same thign with all three splinter cell games on the gamecube: Dumbed-down ports that came out a month or more after the release of the other console's versions.

  • zeldarooles

    Posted Sep 16, 2006 12:39 pm PT

    "No online component is planned for the Wii version. Downloadable content through Nintendo's WiConnect24 service is still up in the air. "
    -IGN.com

    It didn't say anything about multiplayer in the only article they had about the wii version of the game, and it said that WiiConnect24 may be used.

  • PacBoy23

    Posted Sep 15, 2006 9:57 am PT

    i hope this comes to ps3 now

  • PacBoy23

    Posted Sep 15, 2006 9:57 am PT

    it wont have online or multiplayer confirmed at www.ign.com

  • Murpheus007

    Posted Sep 15, 2006 8:27 am PT

    Is it going to have multiplayer online? If not, no way Jose.

  • deadskies

    Posted Sep 15, 2006 8:18 am PT

    Even though the Wii doesnt have the processors that other consoles have, the graphics look matched to the 360 version.

    I'm defintly buying a Wii.

  • XBOXSUCKS847

    Posted Sep 14, 2006 5:12 pm PT

    aygol shut up graphics arent next gen if the gameplay is lastgen you bathing ape...and the graphics on this game are really good as you can see they are better then the original gamecube

  • _Sam_

    Posted Sep 14, 2006 3:50 pm PT

    that's good IMO

  • chris_damon

    Posted Sep 14, 2006 12:05 pm PT

    ssjtrunks6, there's a Pokemon game already announced lol. If you don't like it, don't get it. Simple as.

    But anyway, at first I was going to get a PS3 but all this news is making me very excited about the Wii. It looks so awesome. I'll hopefully get one this year and I'll probably wait 2 years before I get the PS3.

  • lord-azrael

    Posted Sep 14, 2006 2:57 am PT

    The WiiVolution is coming.YAY!!!

  • ssjtrunks6

    Posted Sep 13, 2006 7:22 pm PT

    And when people buy this console, they will go wii wii wii all the way home....LOL

  • ebax7588

    Posted Sep 13, 2006 5:38 pm PT

    I think that Ubisoft's support for the Wii is great. It just goes to show that developers are treating the novel ideas as challenges rather than turnoffs. I'm sure that all that Ubisoft and other companies do will blow us away!

  • Fitipali

    Posted Sep 13, 2006 8:58 am PT

    Nintendo KICK a great amount of asses

  • Jimbo9981

    Posted Sep 13, 2006 5:47 am PT

    Actually, there may not be much, if any difference between the PC and 360 versions. Aygol, why are you crying about Ubi's support for the Wii? Are you gonna buy one? Either way, stop whining.

  • aygol

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 10:25 pm PT

    Ubisoft is supporting Wii too much. but why???
    I'm going to play both Xbox 360 and PC versions. because they're different, they're next-gen, not last-gen.

  • metdevthegamer

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 9:32 pm PT

    Ubisoft is just loving this console.

  • Rated_R_Gamer

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 6:07 pm PT

    Wow! How are they doing this! Im am so excited. Im gonna get them both on the 360 and Wii. Just like Im getting CoD3 on Wii and 360. Now dats a true Wii60 fan right here!

  • Jimbo9981

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 4:37 pm PT

    Okay Machineares, Nintendo has gone on record saying that most (if not all) of their first party games will have the option to run in 16x9 Widescreen format. The third party companies are warming up to this, as well. If you look at most of the shots of people playing the Wii at E3, the games are being played on *gasp* WIDESCREEN TV's, and quite a few of those are WIDER than 30". So, yeah, Nintendo DID plan that far ahead. There will be few, if any problems with calibration of the 'mote. If you'd take a look at the list of launch titles, you'd see that the console is, in fact, not just for kiddies and fanboys, as you so ignorantly put it. Far Cry? Splinter Cell? Red Steel? Blazing Angels? CoD3? Hardly. There's a couple of holes in your arguement. And no, most CRTs don't cost $500. Unless it's from Sony, any CRT comparable in size to your HDTV would not cost $500, but instead somewhere between $330-430. As you can see, it's quite a bit less.

  • YaR222

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 3:10 pm PT

    YAY I'm so happy for nintendo and ubisoft dicided not to get that divorce

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