Girl Gamer Elite said:
Wouldn't surprise me, Ubisoft is a foolish and clumsy developer. The only thing worth while they've made recently that doesn't have Tom Clancy in the title is Assassin's Creed and even then speculation runs rampant that it was barely enough to boost their economic situation.
Ubisoft has made the significant mistake of not taking the Wii seriously. Red Steel and Raving Rabbids were novel attempts, but both were not enough to off set their losses with other games on the Wii and other consoles given the exploding development costs for the HD consoles. With games like Nitro Bike and Prince of Persia: Dual Swords, its clear they don't have the resources or organization to handle a large number of projects professionally while simultaneously investing in major ones such as Assassin's Creed and the Tom Clancy games. Ubisoft has shown a repeated inability to manage production costs of their games which has led to their recent financial peril.
Honestly, I think this is what Ubisoft deserves, in all likelihood this is the only way they'll ever reach the standard of other developers who are able to produce a number of viable AAA titles a year without the rest of their projects turning into shovelware. As an added bonus one can hope that talent will jump ship with the buy and seek employment in other companies, though its doubtful just how much talent Ubisoft has given how bitterly mediocre Assassin's Creed was despite its mass appeal, and if this is really the best they can do, then I'll glably bid them adeu.
It seems EA won't rest until every Western developer is in their clutches. |
Not taking the Wii seriously doesn't make them stupid. Anyway, they made games for the Wii, so that is a crap excuse. If they choose not to accept the Wii, they will have to deal with the consequences, but I laud them in their non Wii pursuits.
