Rayman: Legends leaked video confirmed real by Ubisoft

Ubisoft confirmed today that the leaked video of Rayman: Legends was in fact real, but stressed that the video was not representative of the final product.

Their full statement on the leak follows:

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An internal video showing images of Rayman Origins’ sequel has leaked over the Internet. This video was intended as a purely internal demonstrative video, and in NO way represents the final game, the final console or their features.

This video was destined for internal production teams who often create game prototypes with work in progress development kits. Ubisoft confirms the development of Rayman Legends handled by Michel Ancel and his team in Montpellier.

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Note the final console mention, which could potentially refer to how we see the Wii U getting used in the video. Is that… is that a wired component I see?!

Nevertheless, the game does look charming, and the potential of its use of the Wii U’s near field communication technology could be interesting. Ezio Auditore? Why not! The leaked trailer, complete with quirky-but-exciting soundtrack, follows: