Ubisoft says ZombiU 'unprofitable, no plans for sequel'
The game wasn't even close to making a return on the French publisher's investment, CEO Yves Guillemot reportedly told GamesIndustry International.
Guillemot is also said to have cited ZombiU's poor performance as the key factor behind switching Rayman Legends from a Wii U exclusive to a multiplatform game.
"We must find a way to ensure the creativity of those games could have a big enough audience," he said. "We hope it will take off. At the moment, we've said 'let's do through Christmas and see where we are from there.'"
Meanwhile, EA chief operating officer Peter Moore has expanded on the reasons for the publisher's recent lack of Wii U support.
He told GamesIndustry: "We were there with four games for them [at launch]. It's been a disappointment when you look at sell-through and, as a company, we have to be very judicious where we deploy our resources.
"The lack of online engagement that we see on Wii U [is troubling]," he added. "It's so integral to what we do. They're so small it's hardly worth running the servers. It seems like a box that's out of sync with the future of EA - which is one that gives a real social feel to our games. The Wii U feels like an offline experience right now."
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oohPosted:
The Wii U has been doing pretty terribly, I wouldn't expect them to want to continue their business either. Though i've always thought the Wii U looked really cool, doesn't seem that many others have.
TaigaAisakaPosted:
I haven't played this at all, mainly because I don't own a Wii U but the few gameplays I watched on it made the game seem pretty good. It sorta reminded me of Dead Rising in a way.
neboPosted:
imgur This is really the only game I expected to do well.
same here, I was excited the first time I saw it
MentalistPosted:
lelSorcery This is because they built hype by acting as if it was going to be an innovative and amazing game.
that's actually true. I was excited when I saw it the first time
same here, i like that game to be honest :)
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