Seems that Ubisoft considers Wii-U version of Watch Dogs "Next-Gen"

Well it isn't necessarily a confirmation, but Ubisoft says they are developing it on high end PC's and next gen, and after the team is gonna look and see how fits for the older generation here. 

http://www.gamercenteronline.net/2013/02/26/ubisoft-development-ps3360-version-watch-dogs-hasnt-started-yet/

They also said that the game is already up and running on the Wii-U and they are looking to see how they can use the gamepad. 

http://www.nowgamer.com/news/1823841/wii_u_watch_dogs_already_running_ubisoft.html

There are several good things you can take from this. First of all, the Wii-U version is being ported right from the high end PC version, as they haven't started development on the current gen version of the game. Also Ubisoft has already got it running on the Wii-U, meaning that the Wii-U can handle next gen engines without too much troubles. I am very excited for this game and think I will end up buying it for the Wii-U. I will have to see more, but I'm glad to see the Wii-U version of the game is being considered a next gen version, rather a port of the current gen version. Hopefully this will push the Wii-U and I'm curious to see how the gamepad will enhance the game. Although the delay for Rayman is pretty ridiculous, I'm glad Ubisoft is taking the Wii-U seriously. Hopefully the rumours that Rainbox 6 and Splinter Cell Blacklist are coming to the Wii-U are true. I saw Splinter Cell Blacklist for Wii-U being available for pre-order on an online futureshop/best buy site, so fingers crossed. 

Anyways developers of Need for Speed U have also released screen comparisons of the Wii-U version vs the Xbox 360 version. The graphical difference is very noticeable. I think this is proof the Wii-U is a lot more powerful then we think. Its surely not a PS4, but I think it should be able to run everything next gen. The Wii often couldn't run engines like the Unreal Engine 3 or Capcom's MT Framework which meant a lot of developers wouldn't bother porting games since they would have to create entirely new engines. Luckily the Wii-U already is confirmed to be able to run Unreal Engine 4, Cry Engine 3, Ubisoft's new engine used for Watch Dogs and the new Frostbite Engine. This hopefully will translate to more third party releases on the Wii-U, even if the graphics are scaled, the process of porting should be a lot easier for next gen developers. 

Here are the screens for Need for Speed U vs the 360 version.

http://wiiudaily.com/2013/03/need-for-speed-mosted-wanted-u-is-graphically-superior-than-current-consoles/

All of these big titles, I don't see the Wii U having any problems. Thx for the info.

Wii U is next gen why must people still claim its not. My freaking god. Its still in its launch window. Nothing OMFG AMAZING will ever be out in a consoles launch/launch window. Every time a new system comes out its better then the last aka next gen. You dont wait 7 years to make a weaker system. Wii U is now CURRENT GEN. Xbox 360 and PS3 are now LAST GEN. We are in the 8tn gen now.

Wii U is next gen why must people still claim its not. My freaking god. Its still in its launch window. Nothing OMFG AMAZING will ever be out in a consoles launch/launch window. Every time a new system comes out its better then the last aka next gen. You dont wait 7 years to make a weaker system. Wii U is now CURRENT GEN. Xbox 360 and PS3 are now LAST GEN. We are in the 8tn gen now.

Master_Of_Fools

Wii U is next gen why must people still claim its not.

Master_Of_Fools

To get a reaction out of people, it's as simple as that.

Hopefully it's not as buggy a port as Assassin's Creed III. I hope this can sell.OreoMilkshake

The Wii U will get titles like this early in the lifespan of the other consoles.

It doesn't have the horsepower to run games once this generation gets started.

The Wii U will get titles like this early in the lifespan of the other consoles.

It doesn't have the horsepower to run games once this generation gets started.

Jaysonguy

Hopefully it's not as buggy a port as Assassin's Creed III. I hope this can sell.OreoMilkshake

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

The Wii U will get titles like this early in the lifespan of the other consoles.

It doesn't have the horsepower to run games once this generation gets started.

lancea34

Third party support was pathetic

Most multiplats were downright embarrassing

[QUOTE="lancea34"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

The Wii U will get titles like this early in the lifespan of the other consoles.

It doesn't have the horsepower to run games once this generation gets started.

Jaysonguy

Third party support was pathetic

Most multiplats were downright embarrassing

I remember you bashing Batman AC saying its close to unplayable when i own the game, finished it and not experience the so called constant frame rate issues... Yes once or twice but i experienced those upon the 360 Version of AA and experienced it on AC on PS3. Its downright embarrassing that you spout s much nonsense.dobzilian

Good lie

When you're able to say something that's true let me know.

It's funny how you call every single review site plus the makers of the game liars about the slowdown.

Wii U is next gen why must people still claim its not. My freaking god. Its still in its launch window. Nothing OMFG AMAZING will ever be out in a consoles launch/launch window. Every time a new system comes out its better then the last aka next gen. You dont wait 7 years to make a weaker system. Wii U is now CURRENT GEN. Xbox 360 and PS3 are now LAST GEN. We are in the 8tn gen now.

Master_Of_Fools

[QUOTE="dobzilian"]I remember you bashing Batman AC saying its close to unplayable when i own the game, finished it and not experience the so called constant frame rate issues... Yes once or twice but i experienced those upon the 360 Version of AA and experienced it on AC on PS3. Its downright embarrassing that you spout s much nonsense.Jaysonguy

Good lie

When you're able to say something that's true let me know.

It's funny how you call every single review site plus the makers of the game liars about the slowdown.

[QUOTE="dobzilian"]I remember you bashing Batman AC saying its close to unplayable when i own the game, finished it and not experience the so called constant frame rate issues... Yes once or twice but i experienced those upon the 360 Version of AA and experienced it on AC on PS3. Its downright embarrassing that you spout s much nonsense.Jaysonguy

Says the person who doesnt know what he is on about the best part of the time. I remember you bashing Batman AC saying its close to unplayable when i own the game, finished it and not experience the so called constant frame rate issues... Yes once or twice but i experienced those upon the 360 Version of AA and experienced it on AC on PS3. Its downright embarrassing that you spout s much nonsense.dobzilian

I haven't experienced any issue with the Wii U version of Batman either. The only parts it has stuttered in were the cutscenes. Many on Miiverse and other forums too are baffled by these claims of framerate issues. I'll bet these naysayers only ever gave the Wii U ports ten minutes while the console was downloading the massive update.

[QUOTE="Master_Of_Fools"]

Wii U is next gen why must people still claim its not. My freaking god. Its still in its launch window. Nothing OMFG AMAZING will ever be out in a consoles launch/launch window. Every time a new system comes out its better then the last aka next gen. You dont wait 7 years to make a weaker system. Wii U is now CURRENT GEN. Xbox 360 and PS3 are now LAST GEN. We are in the 8tn gen now.

Mochyc

[QUOTE="Master_Of_Fools"]Wii U is next gen why must people still claim its not. My freaking god. Its still in its launch window. Nothing OMFG AMAZING will ever be out in a consoles launch/launch window. Every time a new system comes out its better then the last aka next gen. You dont wait 7 years to make a weaker system. Wii U is now CURRENT GEN. Xbox 360 and PS3 are now LAST GEN. We are in the 8tn gen now.FPS1337

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"][QUOTE="dobzilian"]I remember you bashing Batman AC saying its close to unplayable when i own the game, finished it and not experience the so called constant frame rate issues... Yes once or twice but i experienced those upon the 360 Version of AA and experienced it on AC on PS3. Its downright embarrassing that you spout s much nonsense.FPS1337

Of course they'd say that, they are perhaps the biggest suppoters then the Wii U... at launch I felt supported it more then Nintendo themselves did!. Watch Dogs Wii U being "next gen" could mean anything.simomate

Saying that, let this game be good!. :)

Wiiu doesn't have enough new game design to be next gen. It's next gen games are 10 year old games like Windwake--wtf, srsly?Heirren

Wiiu doesn't have enough new game design to be next gen. It's next gen games are 10 year old games like Windwake--wtf, srsly?Heirren

The Wii U will get titles like this early in the lifespan of the other consoles.

It doesn't have the horsepower to run games once this generation gets started.

Jaysonguy

I'm not entirely sure about that. The CPU may look weak, but it is most likely stronger then the CPU's in the current gen consoles. The GPU has a couple of unknown parts that may make the console stronger than it is.The Ram speed is a bottleneck, but I think if devs are able to program for the console efficiently they may be able to get around that.The ram speed on the WiiU won't be as fast as the speed of the ram on thenext gen consoles.We also have the gamecube like design in terms of efficiency.This may extend to the power of the console.The only problem with the WiiU is the amount of ram that it has dedicated to games.If a dev is able to code ot the metal for the console and understand the bottlenecks and strengths of the console the console will be at least 2X stronger than the current gen consoles.I'm just guessing from what I read about the hardware in the console.We also have to remember that the console is running things on two screens at once.I don;t want this thread ot turn into a SW thread anyway.Also you have to factor in the law of diminishing returns when you are comparing the other next gen consoles to the WiiU and how they are not more than 15X stronger than their predecessors.The WiiU won;t have demanding games run at a resolution above 720P anyway.

[QUOTE="Heirren"]Wiiu doesn't have enough new game design to be next gen. It's next gen games are 10 year old games like Windwake--wtf, srsly?superbuuman

[QUOTE="simomate"]Of course they'd say that, they are perhaps the biggest suppoters then the Wii U... at launch I felt supported it more then Nintendo themselves did!. Watch Dogs Wii U being "next gen" could mean anything.superbuuman

Saying that, let this game be good!. :)

[QUOTE="superbuuman"]

[QUOTE="Heirren"]Wiiu doesn't have enough new game design to be next gen. It's next gen games are 10 year old games like Windwake--wtf, srsly?Heirren

[QUOTE="superbuuman"]

[QUOTE="simomate"]Of course they'd say that, they are perhaps the biggest suppoters then the Wii U... at launch I felt supported it more then Nintendo themselves did!. Watch Dogs Wii U being "next gen" could mean anything.FPS1337

Saying that, let this game be good!. :)

I'll wait to see the game itself (on consoles & not high end PC) more before listening to company hype. ;)

[QUOTE="Heirren"][QUOTE="superbuuman"] lol that's just Nintendo's quick & lazy way of releasing a game to tide you over since they screwed up & can't release Zelda U by 2014...like OCT 3D for 3DS. They spent too much time on fake google holiday. :PFPS1337

[QUOTE="Mochyc"][QUOTE="Master_Of_Fools"]

Wii U is next gen why must people still claim its not. My freaking god. Its still in its launch window. Nothing OMFG AMAZING will ever be out in a consoles launch/launch window. Every time a new system comes out its better then the last aka next gen. You dont wait 7 years to make a weaker system. Wii U is now CURRENT GEN. Xbox 360 and PS3 are now LAST GEN. We are in the 8tn gen now.

Master_Of_Fools

Hopefully it's not as buggy a port as Assassin's Creed III. I hope this can sell.OreoMilkshake

[QUOTE="Sepewrath"][QUOTE="Mochyc"] Nobody is arguing that it isn't next gen. It is to the PS4/720 what the Wii was to the PS3/360. Great console, essentially a wee bit more powerful than last gen consoles, but has inferior multiplat games. Mochyc

Not quite.

Some game enignes couldn't run on Wii like Capcoms MT Framework engine that powered Dead Rising.

[QUOTE="Mochyc"][QUOTE="Sepewrath"] I haven't really been following the PS4 news that closely, but from what I've seen, the gap between the Wii U and it is certainly not like the gap between the Wii and 360.Ganados0

Not quite.

Some game enignes couldn't run on Wii like Capcoms MT Framework engine that powered Dead Rising.

[QUOTE="Mochyc"][QUOTE="Sepewrath"] I haven't really been following the PS4 news that closely, but from what I've seen, the gap between the Wii U and it is certainly not like the gap between the Wii and 360.Ganados0

Not quite.

Some game enignes couldn't run on Wii like Capcoms MT Framework engine that powered Dead Rising.

[QUOTE="Heirren"][QUOTE="FPS1337"] Really, so the controller isn't new? The Wii-U brings new social networking with Mii-Verse, and by having the gamepad. wii-mote and regular controllers compatible, their are so many new things you can do with the console. What's ground breaking about the 360 over the Xbox? It essentially had better online marketplace and better graphics. It didn't really change how we played games outside of making online multi-player more popular. If your saying that's more ground breaking then the Wii-U is to the Wii then your completely wrong.FPS1337

The U pad has the potential to revolutionize gameplay. NintendoLand demonstrated that very well, but then again, Wiisports did the same with the Wiimote and we didn't get a real implementation until Skyward Sword at the end of 2011. But with the U pad, there's much more than just gameplay. Dual screen co-op in Black Ops, 5 player racing in Sonic Transformed, asymmetrical gameplay options in Mario U, off-screen play. Those are some of the reasons I love the WiiU. It has capabilities that other consoles don't have that don't necessarily relate to gameplay.

[QUOTE="FPS1337"][QUOTE="superbuuman"] I doubt Watch Dogs is next gen game, its meant for 360 & PS3. So pretty much just tweak up visuals. higher res & texture & resolution, better lighting. PS4 version will probably run at 1080p native @ 60fps?..proper next gen will take a year or 2 to show up after the console is release.

Saying that, let this game be good!. :)

superbuuman

I'll wait to see the game itself (on consoles & not high end PC) more before listening to company hype. ;)

The Wii U will get titles like this early in the lifespan of the other consoles.

It doesn't have the horsepower to run games once this generation gets started.

Jaysonguy

All of these big titles, I don't see the Wii U having any problems. Thx for the info.

BombingSystems

[QUOTE="BombingSystems"]

All of these big titles, I don't see the Wii U having any problems. Thx for the info.

Blaz3_fox

You're clueless

Let me make it easy for you

You're going to be paid 100 dollars no matter what ok?

Now to make a game on one of the "other" platforms it takes 100 hours of work

On the Wii U it takes 150 hours of work

Which one would you pick?

[QUOTE="Blaz3_fox"][QUOTE="BombingSystems"]

All of these big titles, I don't see the Wii U having any problems. Thx for the info.

Jaysonguy

You're clueless

Let me make it easy for you

You're going to be paid 100 dollars no matter what ok?

Now to make a game on one of the "other" platforms it takes 100 hours of work

On the Wii U it takes 150 hours of work

Which one would you pick?

[QUOTE="lancea34"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

The Wii U will get titles like this early in the lifespan of the other consoles.

It doesn't have the horsepower to run games once this generation gets started.

Jaysonguy

Third party support was pathetic

Most multiplats were downright embarrassing

Wii suffered from a lack of Western third party support, but got great Japanese third party support.Bigboi500