ZombiU Was "Not Even Close" to Profitable, No Plans for a Sequel

[Scoobes]

osed125 said:

BloodyRain said:

I don't think there expectations with zombie U was all that high especially on a new console. It must have truly been a massive fail in terms of sales then lol.

 

OT: This is a problem with both Ubisoft and the Wii U sales. Giving that this is a new IP for a new console there was no way they thought this would have sold that well (especially giving the reviews). Heck even with the massive launch the Wii had, Red Steel has only managed to sold 650k units (according to VGC), so it's was huge mistake from Ubisoft to actually have faith in this game.

That number is way too low. Back in 2007 Ubisoft said it had sold 950,000 copies of Red Steel (http://uk.ign.com/articles/2007/04/26/ubis-big-wii-hits). It should have easily broken 1 million by now.

OT: Prior to the WiiU launch ZombiU was probably the most hyped exclusive on the system. I don't think Ubisoft were expecting system sales to be so slugish after the holiday season. It's sold well considering the install base but I'm sure they were expecting more consoles out in the wild to help maintain sales momentum for the game.