A lot of Wii fans have been upset by Ubisoft’s recent announcement that the latest iteration of the Prince of Persia franchise, one of my personal favorites, is only arriving on the PS3, Xbox 360.  No Wii version.  Hell, the DS is even getting its own version!

But a rumour has popped up on the interweb that may mean we get a dose of Persian platforming.  The rumour comes from, you got it, Surfer Girl.  The rumour is suggesting that Ubisoft is indeed still making a Prince of Persia game on the Wii.  However, rather than a port or a full-on Wii version of the upcoming game, the Wii is apparently getting a spin-off of the new version.  Whether that means prequel, side-story, we’re not sure.  We have yet to see or hear anything official, but who knows.

If you were to ask me, though, I’d say it’s very possible.  For one, Surfer Girl seems to have been correct about her Ubisoft rumours for the most part.  Perhaps she has, or had, afew ins on the company.  Secondly, the company has openly said that they didn’t do what they could have or should have with the Wii’s last Prince of Persia game, Rival Swords, which was just a port of 2005’s The Two Thrones on Gamecube, PS2, or Xbox.  Right there, it sounds like they’re thinking of what they could have done with a Wii title.  And lastly, is this really such an outlandish move?  Would it be that surprising?  I’m not going to say this is definite, but it certainly seems likely.

The latest Prince of Persia game features a new Prince.  Well, he’s not ACTUALLY a Prince.  Waking up in a garden oasis after being trapped in a sandstorm, the Prince (for lack of a better word) and his mysterious new companion Elika need to try and stop an evil spirit named Ahriman from escaping the oasis and being unleashed into the world.  The current-gen games are being built off of the Assassin’s Creed engine, featuring a deeper combat system focused more on one-vs-one fighting, as well as a lot more involvement from your companion character compared to previous games.  The game also features a really neat looking cel-shaded art style.  If the Wii doesn’t in-fact get a version of this game, or something similar, this looks like it might be the game to get a PS3 or 360 for.