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Batman: Arkham Origins Wii U $10 less than console and PC counterparts

Warner Bros. confirms multiplayer-free version of upcoming Batman game on Wii U will sell for $50, compared to $60 on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.

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The Wii U version of Batman: Arkham Origins--which does not include multiplayer--will sell for $50, compared to $60 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Kotaku confirmed the news with a Warner Bros. representative today.

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The Wii U version of Batman: Arkham Origins will include the same single-player campaign developed by WB Games Montreal. In addition, Wii U owners can purchase the recently announced season pass, which includes a downloadable single-player expansion, among other things.

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The PC version of Batman: Arkham Origins will also sell for $50.

The multiplayer mode for Batman: Arkham Origins is called Invisible Predator Online and was developed by Brink studio Splash Damage. Warner Bros. has yet to explain why the Wii U had been passed over for the game mode.

The game mode supports eight players divided into three groups: three thugs from Joker's gang taking on three members of Bane's group, while Batman and Robin attempt to take out members of both criminal groups.

Batman: Arkham Origins, a prequel to the main storyline, launches onOctober 25 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC, and Wii U. Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions are not in development.

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So wsup yaws lets do dis:Single version $50 Multi $60 im wit dat Im Luvin dat Opton Wii gitn???Tru we can keep it like it IS ALL IN 1 but da Option fa Folk like Me n Yen who Single Play fanz aint gtta wurry bout dat cuz Multi seem to git da GOODIES sumtime n Single Play suffer???God Ascnsion?? Tomb Raider???MultiPlay got ALL da gud stuff Single Play is just dat so im wit it

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@lilj2626 It's almost like they're typing English!

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@Deferet I think its trying to communicate .

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wel hope sony gits xtended Single play n its Season pass to n Hell y not do dat fa ALL systems cuz im NO Mulit FAN so maybe its a thought??single n Multi versions of a game i kinda likes dat???$50 fa Single 60 fa Multi

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I don't care about online multi-player. The $10.00 reduced price is perfect. I will buy this game after Windwaker and Watchdogs (that's if Watchdogs comes out first). :)

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@yienwae Yea Yen dat wat Im sayn i kinda likes dat we got 2 version we can save $$ cuz i KNO i wud i hav nun but SINGLE PLAY??

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Finally good news for the Wii U. Love it when big N next gen system still fighting it out with last gen on the other two systems. That will teach them...

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that's because the U is a lesser system.. they'd be cheating people otherwise. lmao

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sounds like a win win for wii u owners. no multiplayer that most people won't bother touching it, and cheaper.

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Need for speed Most wanted,Rayman legends/Origins,Mortal Kombat,Street fighter x tekken etc were all $20 less on the PS Vita and I did not see any article made on that.

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@chase565 because the Vita is a HANDHELD! NOONE would pay 60$ for a Handheld game!

Hone console games are usually $60/60€ thats why they made an article about it!

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@kabalzer0 @chase565 PS Vita games are sold for $40 dollars.Speak facts please,they are $20 LESS than their console counterparts and all the content is present unlike this game that lacks multiplayer from its console 'counterparts'.

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@yienwae @chase565 @leviathanwing I know,I was just ranting.I just think that no one gives any emphasis to the Vita despite whatever advantages it gives gamers.

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@chase565 @leviathanwing Ummmm.. The title of the article is ".... Wii U 10.00 less than console counterparts". The article is about the Wii U version and not about it's counterparts. It's not the writers fault that the Vita did not get any airplay in this article or any other article for that matter. If you have issue with that, you should take it up with the author or with the publishers here at Gamespot.

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@leviathanwing @chase565 Actually I did not say what he said he said that no one would pay for $60 for a handheld game while it is not for $60 it is available for $40 while all the content in them of the console versions but I see no article based on that.they are $20 less than their console counterparts and if you ask me that is much than $10 on the WII U WITHOUT multiplayer.

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@chase565 you literally just repeated what he said. handhelds and consoles arent the same and their pricing shows that. all vita games are 40 bucks generally because they are handheld games... and that is the difference that you seem to fail to grasp. not any missing component.

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it doesn't have multiplayer.

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Considering how most MP games are dead on the Wii U, I guess it's a safe move. Trying to get in a single MP game of Splinter Cell Blacklist was a real challenge.

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@Fandango_Letho That really doesn't make much sense. The only way for the online community to grow on the Wii U is to have MP modes so people can actually play it online.

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@masterninja9 @Fandango_Letho If I recall correctly, the Wii U is using that awful friendship code system that the Wii started, so its no surprise to me that MP suffers on that console.

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I stand corrected, and I'm glad they learned their lesson.

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@OHGFawx @masterninja9 @Fandango_Letho No. The Wii U is not using friendship codes. Friends list are developed via MiiVerse by Mii username. Not by digit friend codes.

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I'll wait until the come out with the gluten free batman for wii u

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Nintendo Wii U is awesome! I'm very happy with the purchase, and I bet you will be to if you buy it and see!

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@GH05T-666 that is only if you do not have either of the other two consoles as a choice of preference then that version is the least complete of them all.

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WiiU is already a dead console............WiiU...lol

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@AtariKidX No. It's not dead. And while it will not have the 3rd party support that Sony and MS will definitely get. It is far from dead.

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And people still won't buy it... the same way that the latest Splinter Cell sold a pittance on the WiiU.

http://nintendoeverything.com/august-2013-npd-splinter-cell-blacklist-sales-on-wii-u-account-for-less-than-2-of-total-sales/

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@Ian-Cognito because that was the same price with less features! it didn't have SplitScreen coop!

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@kabalzer0 Nothing to do with Nintendo having deserted a majority of "hardcore" gamers by chasing the casual user so much with the Wii?

Too much focus on gimmicky controllers instead of games... the Wii had nothing going for it unless you were a diehard Nintendo fan or a casual after a 10 minute minigame fix.

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Wow. 5k copies? Why do 3rd parties even make games for the Wii U?
And Blacklist was an awesome game too.

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@ewjiml maybe price? And that Nintendo really has some crappy support or none at all in some countries?

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It will be more relevant if all games on the Wii U will be 50 bucks.

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This sounds like a fair compensation to gamers who wish to buy Arkham Orgins for the Wii U instead of the 360/PS3. I'm a lot less angry at WB Games now because of this.

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So I can get this game for $60 on my 360 or PS3, instead of wasting $350 for a WiiU and this game?...awesome!!!

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@Lex_Luthor_XLII But I am sure you will waste $460.00 when it comes out on the PS 4 or even $560.00 when it comes out on the Xbox One. *throws a shoe*

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@Lex_Luthor_XLII I don't like the Wii U myself, but that was a pretty dumb statement you made, Lex. Multiplat titles are not system sellers and clearly nobody that owns a 360/ps3 is gonna buy a Wii U to play this game.

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Clearly this is meant for those who already own a Wii U, not in any way meant to entice people to go out and buy one.

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It's okay that it has no multiplayer. I won't miss Splash Damage cursing another game after what they did to Brink... I pre-ordered Batman: Arkham Origins on Wii U for basically $39.96 on Amazon so it's an even better deal.

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To be honest, I never bought Batman for its multiplayer...considering previous titles didn't have it, of course. Also, in the month of November, I'll probably still be playing Pokemon X, Watch Dogs, and a LOT of other games. No offense, but I don't find the Batman multiplayer that appealing to really care. If anything, for me at least, this price difference is a good thing. I save $10.00 :)

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@SirApathetic005 I was about to say, Batman's not coming out at a time that favors multiplayer games not called Call of Duty. Why tack on a multiplayer mode that no one's going to give a shit about once Ghosts comes out?

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@YukoAsho Exactly. Batman's multiplayer, in my opinion, looks to be the equivalent of something like Assassin's Creed: it's like, it's there but it's not like it's on the level of a lot of other games' multiplayer modes. It's just there as an option, but the game doesn't thrive solely off of its multiplayer. And that's how I see this game. So, honestly, this isn't a loss, to me.

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So they have finally put a price on MP gaming...*remembers XBL*...*remembers optional Killzone 3 MP sold separately*...we are all doomed.

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Could care less about multi, but it still disappoints me more that the dev is too lazy to finish it, so they will discount it. I liked 1, 2 was the same, 3 will be too. I'll get it off eBay in a year or 2 as well.

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@da_chub Sooooo many things wrong with your post...idk where to start! So let me just say this: Die.

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That's just stupid

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@da_chub no its not lazyness its about the Wii U not working properly for MP

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@Deadlysyns87 @da_chub That is the dumbest thing i ever heard. Other games have OMP like CoD and it works well. Some 1st party Nintedo games will have OMP also like SSB and MK.

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