Ubisoft is the paradigm for which all developers should strike a balance. Yeah they push yearly's which I don't buy. But they push yearly's and new IPs with baddassery. They are striking a very nice balance between creativity and profit. EA is pure profit driven and Nintendo is largely more creativity driven. Ubisoft has made me a big supporter of theirs by giving me so many of my most recent favorite games. They all happen to be on Wii U; Assassin's Creed III & IV, Splintercell Blacklist, Watchdogs, Rayman Legends, and ZombiU! I give all of these games a perfect score.

Not even close...

I liked Rayman and Zombi-U. They're not as bad as EA imo.

No because I don't consider climbing towers and collecting arbitrarily placed objects as good or entertaining gameplay mechanics.

Is this thread satire?

Sadly, no.

Ubisoft is a great example of quantity over quality. They either need to stop developing so many games at once, or manage their resources better. For example, Assassin's Creed Rogue didn't need to exist. They should've put those devs on the Unity team to make sure that game wasn't a broken mess. Look at all the AAA releases they tried to put out in 2014. They should've spread them out a bit. Watch Dogs should've been delayed to 2015. The Far Cry guys are fine. Their game wasn't a disaster. But seriously, Ubisoft is a mess.

Not for me.. :/