Ubisoft surprised many when it was announced that Rayman Legends would be a Wii U exclusive. It's the sequel to the wonderful and charming Rayman Origins, which graced the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PC, 3DS and the original Wii.
But for the sequel, the decision was made to stick with Nintendo's new console, which launches at the end of November. Apparently the possibilities presented by the console's additional touchscreen gamepad were too exciting to ignore, and with gameplay designed around this feature, there was no way to port the game to other platforms.
"We chose to really focus on Wii U specifically because it has a special toolset, and because everyone that buys it gets what they need to play the game," level designer Chris McEntee told Nintendo Power. "Here you buy the Wii U system, you buy the game, and you can experience all of the content without extras. And we didn't want to give somebody half of the experience just for the sake of getting it out on another console."
Rayman Legends is out early next year for the Wii U.
Published: 08/10/2012
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