I agree with that, AC3 seems to have hurt the franchise.
I was about to make a thread 2 weeks or so ago how, out of the large publishers, Ubisoft is by far the least distasteful to me, and the most open to exploring new ideas at different budgets.
So of course this had to happen.
I can realistically see Yves Guillemot getting the Riccitiello soon.
Was exactly my thought....Rayman should have just come out when it was supposed too, but they got greedy and it bit them in the ass. Ancel needs to jump ship ASAP.
wow such post so 10/10 would read agen wow
Rayman should've came out last year lol and did we need another Splinter Cell.
They'll get a nice boost from Stick of Truth. That game is going to be a sleeper hit.
It's a huge deal. All their forecasts assumed (safely, I believe) ubi's flagship title would be released this holiday. So millions in revenue are gone this quarter.Huh. So investors see this as that big a deal? Surprising.
Ubisoft's Fiscal Year begins April 1st, 2013 and ends March 31st, 2014.
1) Before, with a major revenue source like Watch_Dogs:
Ubisoft's targeted sales goal was €1,420 million - €1,450 million
Ubisoft's targeted non-IFRS operating income goal was €110 million and €125 million
2) Now, without the major revenue source:
Ubisoft's targeted sales goal is €995 million - €1,045 million
Ubisoft's targeted non-IFRS operating LOSS goal is €(70) million and €(40) million
3) Ubisoft has admitted that Splinter Cell (a major IP stable) has underperformed, creating doubt into the stability of other Ubisoft IPs
4) Ubisoft has jeopardized their bundle deal with Sony by delaying Watch_Dogs, putting a future source of potential profits into question
It really is the perfect storm of Ubisoft screwups at the moment. No wonder shares are down so much.