There is never a question of whether or not a Call of Duty title will be released on every platform possible, but it seems that Black Ops 2 will not only be released on the Nintendo Wii U, but will be one of several titles bolstering the launch-day line-up. That’s if leaked magazine scans are to believed, claiming that the Wii U and its version of Black Ops 2 will be on sale come November.
The magazine in question happens to be Nintendo Magazine, so the accuracy of the claims and the leaked image itself are automatically placed in the ‘possible authority’ category. Nintendo spent all of E3 2012 announcing their catalogue of games with a ‘Holiday 2012′ release window, so a November launch isn’t surprising. The Wii U was shown to support several first-person shooter titles at the show, and even received a new shooter-friendly Pro controller, so whether or not a CoD title could work on the platform isn’t up for debate. The only thing that remains is an official announcement.
The screenshots included in the leaked image are ones that have already been released, and noticeably absent are pictures of what any Nintendo fan will be most interested to see: how the Wii U’s tablet controller will be implemented, if at all.
If the rteports are true, it is exceedingly odd that Nintendo and Activision didn’t make some sort of announcement at E3 2012. The fact that both companies failed to confirm the release on such a large stage is the only reason to doubt the veracity of the claims, but there could be several reasons. Not the least of which may be a shortage of compelling gameplay utilizing the tablet controller.
Of course, there is also the question of multiplayer – historically not Nintendo’s biggest strength, and the lifeblood of Call of Duty. We can only assume that Nintendo has gotten that situation straightened out, considering how many multiplatform, multiplayer titles are already confirmed. At this point, it’s just as likely that announcing Black Ops 2 for Wii U may have been at odds with the family-friendly image that was presented at the company’s E3 press conference.
There are many critics who would claim that Nintendo’s hardware and the somewhat-aging Infinity engine used for Black Ops 2 is a match made in heaven. The developers at Treyarch still maintain that their engine isn’t lagging behind the competition, but regardless, we know just how close the Wii U’s hardware is to the of the competition. The controller layouts might drastically change the Black Ops 2 experience on the new console, but the graphics shouldn’t.
If a Wii U fails to interest you as much as the future of the Black Ops series, there’s always the Vita release of Declassified to look forward to as well.
We’ll update you if and when the Wii U‘s November release date is confirmed, along with a Black Ops 2 version at launch. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 releases November 13, 2012 for the PS3, PC, and Xbox 360.
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Source: Nintendo Magazine (via Examiner)
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I can’t lie, I want a Wii U just don’t want to pay for it lol I think the controller is cool though.
THE WIIU GOT A SHOOTER FRIENDLY CONTROLLER EXCUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEE MII ,WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
the wii and the wiiu already has a CLASS LEADING SHOOTER CONTROLLER CALLED A wii remote going twin sticks would be RETARDATION wii already has better fps controls than
AUTO AIM QUICKSCOPING CASUAL CONTROLS !!!!!!!!!!!!!! il be wii remote playing black ops 2 with natural cam motion and mouse like 1mm precsion aiming I DONT DO AUTO AIM I DONT DO CASUAL SCOPE I DONT DO CASUAL CAM KILL CAM I DO PRO CAM
lol at pro is for fps IF YOUR A RETARDCORE MYBE NOT REAL GAMERS
Wow, I think you have to really try to write a comment that incomprehensible.
try keeping your twin stick IM CORE FANTASYS TO ONES SELF
theres nothing wrong with my post other than its true when fps-ing on a wii remote the camera and cross hair move naturally and with out robotic jumps its all smooth and as the human eye would be if your looking around yourself the cross hair has a mouse 1mm sq centre courser as a mouse also does NOT A HUGE HOLE AREA FOR EASY SEMI AUTO MATIC AIMING
when free shooting from hip you use the 1mm curser when scoping down the weapon you use your courser at center og cross hair as your aim the rest is spray area SPRAY AREA ON PS3 AND X360 IS AIM AREA and its automated THATS ON RAILS AIMING NOT FPS ITS AUTOMATED AND CASUAL
wii remote is leagues ahead of out dated silly twin sticks
Typical COD fanboy nerdgasm… they get so excited, nothing they say makes sense.
tl;dr IM A COD FANBOY
I’m not against Black Ops 2 being on the Wii U. The more games the merrier. I don’t think I’m going to buy they game but I’d play it if I had the chance I suppose.
In the article you said it was surprising they didn’t announce it, but on that topic, every time there is a new CoD game they announce it for wii quite a bit after all the other consoles.
I will only be playing this for the wii U!!! I always own in fps games using the wii mote. The aiming is so much faster with it. duel sticks are okay for some people but they just get owned by someone like me using a wii mote in the end.
do any of you know how to play split screen as it advertised, where one player is using the tv and the other player is using the gamepad. I have tried everything i can think of and it still shows both screens on the tv