Why should it be Ubi's job to equalize the interest between versions?

Ubi's job is to maximize the revenue and profit for the game as whole, the share between versions is irrelevant for them.

because they, like, own the game? it's teir job to grab the public interest for it.

1. I'm sorry man I don't get your point. It was implied that I meant all versions would be delayed simultaneously. Perhaps it would have made more sense to you if I had said "delaying all the other versions as well". Either way my point still stands. Delaying one version that constitutes a below average share of the potential revenue pool to enable release of the others makes sense.just look at AC IV: 

http://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/?name=Black+flag

The wii u version constitutes less than 2% of total unit sales and that doesn't even include steam, psn, and xbox live digital sales.

2. I believe the resources got taken away in February so yes there is a possibility the lack of those resources contributed to the wii u delay, however, there is still not enough evidence to conclusively prove that. I ask you, how many resources? Was it even the whole Wii u team? How do we know the wii u version wasn't already in trouble before that? If you have evidence that answers these questions than I would be more inclined to agree with you. Either way though, my points 1 and 3 would explain why Ubisoft made that decision based anyways.

3. Your number 3 is answered by my number 4.

You claimed that because WD preorders are currently 3k better than were better than AC4 was just before release, and used it to support your argument that WD would have sold well. My point was that this would make no difference to Ubisoft's decision because of the low percentage of the total preorder sales. (assuming Ubi use it as an indicator) It is not Ubi's job to equalise interest between versions, and that would be impossible anyway, because of install base and audience type.

You're clutching at straws if you're now pointing to a name change as an example of any mismanagement. You will need better examples before making accusations like that.

(Last bit of post edited out because Conina just said it better in the post below)

It's their job to grab the public interest for their game, not for a special version of it.

If one version has advantages over the other, it's not their job to hide the differences to keep interest equal between them.

1. they are destroying the chances of a version because of their own incompetence. it's simply not justified.

2. the wii u version was confirmed over a year ago. it's fair to assume the development was up to date with other versions, given all the time it had. the big delay IS because resources are being taken away from it.

Again, you can't make these claims without backing them up.

1. How are they destroying the chances of a version because of their own incompetence? There is a slew of evidence and information posted in this thread to justify their decision to delay the Wii U version. You have come up with next to nothing to back up your claim.

2. It has already been established that nobody has any idea for sure how many man-hours were used to get the other versions ready, and how far away from completion the Wii U version was by the time February came around. Again, there are plenty of quotes and evidence showing that the Wii U version needed more time. What hard, solid evidence do you have to support that the big delay is only because the resources were taken from it?

gosh, when did I say that? and no version has advantages over the other, except maybe the wii u version if made right. but regardless, it's their job to get people excited for the game, it's part of the design and marketing proces. if they feel a certain version isn't getting as hyped as the others, they must think of ways to change that. in this particular case, I think making demos for every version would help a lot. it would raise the general hype of the game and wii u owners could make their minds up about purchasing it, win win. it would also be nice to have gameplay footage of each version, something they haven't done yet. a gameplay trailer on a direct would also be helpfull but they aren't trying.

LOL no thats not how it works. There is such a thing called standards and to come to what the standards should be you can do comparisons, thats basic common sense. But you know that, you just choose to ignore the other versions because they poke holes in your argument and make the WIi U version look even worse by comparison. Hell even if we play your way, the WIi U version still has terrible preorders, those are horrid preorders for a AAA game that is one of the most anticipated of the new gen. 

And LOL at Zombi U, so now you finally admit it wasnt profitable, but now blame it on mismanagement? Naw it wasnt profitable becasue the HW it released on wasnt profitable, simply Ubi expected teh WIi U to do much better than it did.

How do you know that in advance? There could be several advantages... if they matter to you are in the eye of the beholder. Each version can even have several advantages AND disadvantages compared with another version.

For example:

• graphic qualitiy: higher resolution, better antialiasing, better textures,  more/better effects, more traffic, less clones,
• performance: higher framerate, more stable framerate (less slowdowns), higher viewing distance, less pop-ups,
• content: additional/exclusive levels, better DLC-support, better online experience,
• availability: lower price, time advantage (release date of main game + DLCs),
• less bugs right from the start, better patch-support, better cheat prevention systems, 
• better controls, additional input-options...