| skunkfish said: There's fair and then there's business sense... Delay Wii U Rayman Legends to allow simultaneous release for all platforms - good business sense. Delay Watch Dogs to allow simultaneous release for all platforms (inc. Wii U) - bad business sense. |
Please explain yourself, as just making baseless assertions doesn't make what you are saying true.
Rayman Legends was set to be one of the biggest titles in the Wii U launch window, when there was little else releasing. Most Wii U owners who frequented sites such as this were excited about the game and planning to buy it. However, with the delay and making the game multiplatform, the game was pushed way back to release next to other big hitters in the crowded "Fall 2013" market such as GTA and Wind Waker HD. This caused the game to largely be overlooked on the PS3/360 and there were more choices for the Wii U as well. With this decision, Ubisoft lost every advantage they had with Rayman Legends and pissed off a decent amount of people.
With Watch Dogs, I don't think that delaying the game on all platforms in necessary or even a good idea, however, I do not think it would have been exceptionally difficult to release the Wii U version alongside all of the other versions. If anything, delaying the last gen versions (360/PS3) would have been a better move, as it would encourage people to upgrade to new systems (which is beneficial for Ubi in the long term) and it wouldn't have a negative impact on sales of any one platform of goodwill from consumers. The way Ubi is handling Watch Dogs ensures that it will sell terribly, and goes further into pissing off some of their consumers...
