Sorry it is a bit long but you did want to know what I think.

The true of the matter is this, the Wii is a very different console than what most games developers are used to. The Wii has managed to make a huge success from having games on it that just would not work on a conventional console. The Wii has also managed to increase the market share to a huge group of people that are not that interested in gaming. With Wii Sports, Wii Fit and all manner of games built for family play, Nintendo know who they are marketing for and it is not die hard gamers. If you look at the most successful Wii games, they are not amazing new AAA games, they are predominantly family orientated games/alternative games.

Looking at the current UK games sales for Wii Wii Sales Link, there are not that many traditional games in the top 30. Trends are changing and not everyone wants a new action game, FPS game or epic RPG, sales of the Wii proves that the majority want something different.

Parents who are buying a console for their children do not really care about Prince of Persia, Rainbow Six or Far Cry on the box, they want games that are going to be good for their children and not get them in the local newspaper. Why else would games like Brain Training/Wii Fit/Mario Party sell in the millions if people wanted hardcore games?

Check the Nintendo DS figures in the UK as well. DS Sales Link. Notice whose name is listed there a few times but also notice which games are listed? We make games that will “hopefully” sell to a selected audience. We are a business after all, but Nintendo know which people are their market, just as Sony and Microsoft know who their markets are. Ubisoft have always been aimed at the more mature market (Look at our back catalogue) and in the last few years have started venturing into the casual gaming market. This is because that market now exists, thanks to the rise in popularity of the Wii and DS. The Wii is still a new console and it still has plenty of time to grow, Nintendo know this and Ubisoft know this.

As for Shaun Whites on the Wii, can you at least wait to get some more information and gameplay on it before binning it? Most people have seen a few screenshots and they already hate it because it does not look as good as the 360 etc but to damn a game just because of looks, and without actually playing it is just silly. All I have seen is various forums doing childish Photoshop screens, at least wait to see the game face to face before turning it into a humorous gif.

I think that Raide has given us a valuable insight into Ubisoft, their management and everyone who works for them

1. . They do not like the Wii as it does not satissfy their "core gamer needs"
2. They believe (wrongly) that core games and established franchises will never sell on the Wii because core gamers do not own the system
3. They believe (wrongly) that core games have no potential to reach new audiences.
4. They believe the term "casual" means titles that are quickly made, poorly made and incredibly low quality.
5. They believe (rightly) that the Wii has expanded the market
6. They believe that because of this they should release nothing but lazy, poorly made shovelware with N64 graphics (their definition of casual)

They see their Wii strategy as an extension of their DS strategy. Release the cheapest, nastiest **** you can for the system and hope some of it sells.

This is unacceptable from such a large company and every on here should E-mail Nintendo and tell them this

We should not be happy until Ubisoft is no longer making "games" for the Wii or DS

I'd like to add that the reason there are so many minigame collections in the Wii charts (despite the fact they're rarely successful)_ is because worthless companies like Ubisoft do nothing but pump them out

Rayman Rabbids was orignally going to be an epic platformer before it was vetoed by Yves "smug tw@t" guillemot"

Incompetent, hypocritical companies like Ubisoft do not make good games for the Wii and DS and then try to claim that there are no good games on the Wii or DS.

It is in our interest to see Ubisoft fail and go out of business

Aan de andere kant zijn er ook weer 2 keer zoveel Wii spellen verkocht als Playstation 3 spellen, en aangezien het budget voor Playstation 3 spellen vele malen hoger ligt is dat eigenlijk wel een probleem.
Dat je vanwege het multiplatformvoordeel veel "standaard" games op de PS3 en 360 beter kan uitbrengen is duidelijk, maar als je je alleen daarop richt dan loop je een groot gedeelte van de markt mis. Juist unieke games als Beyond Good & Evil en Viewtiful Joe 1 verkochten relatief goed op de Cube, en als er wat meer geld in marketing zou zijn gestoken had dat nog hoger kunnen worden.
Vergeet niet, het goed Xbox 360 spel heeft development costs van 40 miljoen (Halo 3 meer dan 60 miljoen), een Wii spel heeft er hooguit 12 miljoen voor zover bekend is(Red Steel, de rest was veel minder)
Gepost door: Talicus op 01-06-2008 15:50

Vergeet niet, het goed Xbox 360 spel heeft development costs van 40 miljoen (Halo 3 meer dan 60 miljoen), een Wii spel heeft er hooguit 12 miljoen voor zover bekend is(Red Steel, de rest was veel minder)
Gepost door: Talicus op 01-06-2008 15:50

De third party spellen die het "nooit goed doen" op een Nintendo console zijn vrijwel nooit echt goede spellen. Zoals Talicus al opmerkte moet je dan denken aan de Fifa's, Need for Speeds, etc etc.
Ik ben ervan overtuigd dat als een Ratchet en Clank, Halo, of Forza op een Nintendo console uit wordt gebracht het ook zeer goed zal verkopen.
Gepost door: Herman op 02-06-2008 20:23

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Deze games halen stuk voor stuk het niveau van een Halo of Ratchet and Clank, maar zijn geen van allen kaskrakers geweest. Ze zijn allemaal ruimschoots verslagen door het zwakke Luigi's mansion.
Gepost door: Guybrush op 03-06-2008 18:55