do a better game next time ubisoft... same to ea... companies need to stop saying that are "suporting" wiiu. If all you are going to do is release rushed, cheap titles for launch...
So the only good launch title and game on the system (outside MonHun) was a failure. Can't blame third parties for ignoring the thing when the userbase is ignoring great games because they don't feature a Nintendo logo on the box. Absolutely disgusting.
At this rate I doubt both PG titles will cross 1m combined. Poor Kamiya.
do a better game next time ubisoft... same to ea... companies need to stop saying that are "suporting" wiiu. If all you are going to do is release rushed, cheap titles for launch...
This is bad news, but I don't know that it's all Nintendo's fault.
Ubisoft could have made things easier on themselves by not calling the game ZombiU. I realize why they named it that, and to the informed gamer it probably doesn't make a difference, but to your average Joe-Walmart it probably sounds like a crappy piece of shovelware.
Also, despite this game having a very focal fan base and good word of mouth among gamers, it didn't really review all that great.
Still, this is bad news.
Gross exaggeration? No. Most of the first wave of big U.S reviews were bad, Gamespot 4.5 out of 10, Game Informer 5.00, EGM 5.5, Gamesradar 3 out of 5, Machinima 6/10, IGN 6.3, Gametrailers 6.5, Edge mag 7/10. Most other reviews are in the 8s, with only a couple of 9/10s from Official Nintendo mag, Eurogamer and Joystiq. The game has a 77 sub-80/100 rating on meta which EA claims is essential for healthy sales. Gamespot, Game Informer, EGM, Gamesradar, IGN and Gametrailers are the big US sites that trashed it. You would not expect any game that reviewed like that to sell well in the U.S at least. It's nice when they do but you can't expect it to.
Edit: no 3rd party game is anywhere near 500k ww. Okay I think I'm just done talking about it ha
whelp, good luck platinum games
Given that Ubisoft has a total of one announced Vita game, that said game is a straight port of a Wii U title, and that Ubisoft Sofia is (seemingly) developing Aveline DLC for ACIV rather than a second Vita AC, this seems a tad presumptuous.
Not that I'm questioning that AC:L turned a profit, but the proof is in the pudding, and we have yet to see any proof that its ROI was high enough for them to justify more than token levels of investment in the platform.
I wonder how many launch titles of the XboxOne and Ps4 will be profitable...
No.
ZombiU may have had an erratic development cycle but it's a damn good game and should be praised that against all odds, they created something unique, scary and FUN.
The websites that gave it mediocre reviews didn't understand how the game is meant to be played. It's a very deliberate game and isn't like L4D or Dead Island, games that many people compared it to. The game is essentially the original Resident Evil in first person. It's brilliant and anyone who can't figure this out is missing out on one hell of a game.
I think it will have some legs... It's 30$ in the eShop!
I wonder how many launch titles of the XboxOne and Ps4 will be profitable...
After the fallout of Wonderful 101 and Milkonetta 2, Platium Games will be forced to merge with another former Capcom staff's game studio and change the name again.
I wonder how many launch titles of the XboxOne and Ps4 will be profitable...
Overall... I'd like to see the Wii U fail. Nintendo banking on hardware 5+ years old is something I refuse to support.
I feel sorry for all developers working on the Wii U outside of Nintendo EAD and Retro. All games will bomb hard. Hardly anyone wants a Wii U. And the ones who do are likely just die hard Nintendo fans wanting Marios and Zeldas.
Overall... I'd like to see the Wii U fail. Nintendo banking on hardware 5+ years old is something I refuse to support.
I feel like a port of this could work if they implemented an inventory system akin to the one in The Last of Us.
I feel sorry for all developers working on the Wii U outside of Nintendo EAD and Retro. All games will bomb hard. Hardly anyone wants a Wii U. And the ones who do are likely just die hard Nintendo fans wanting Marios and Zeldas.
Overall... I'd like to see the Wii U fail. Nintendo banking on hardware 5+ years old is something I refuse to support.
Wanting the system to fail is just silly..
Yeah, sure. It ain't up to par with expectations though. It's cheap and underpowered.Hardware is new...
No, choice of platform doomed the game.
Marketing isn't a panacea. I thought ZombiU looked awesome, not gonna buy a Wii U for it though. I'll buy it if they put it on a platform I own, though, which is everything but Wii U. Literally.
What's novel about ZombiU is that your item management is on the gamepad while the game continues on screen. The tension it creates in the space between the second screen and the TV is what makes it so immersive; you're not just flicking your eyes over to another part of the television.
I wonder how many launch titles of the XboxOne and Ps4 will be profitable...
We always bring up issues of Nintendo not prioritizing third party support and how third parties don't often do much to promote their games on Nintendo home consoles. However, perhaps one of the biggest issues of all is how picky the Nintendo fan base is with embracing third party support.
Not really. These sort of things (continued success with outdated hardware and mediocre services) can influence the overall direction of the industry, so it kinda makes sense to root for stuff you don't like to fail. Plus, it's just good fun.
For a start your post is barely coherent, secondly I wouldn't expect more expensive, late releasing ports, missing features and DLC to do fantastic business at retail, especially on a console with a 3.5 million userbase compared to 360/ps3s' 70 million each - and especially given how the same games were half the price on platforms we already own. Ubisoft had previously said that they were happy with U game sales relative to install base, Zombi U sales are 460'000 so far.If Zombiu really was the highest selling third party launch games then explain the other titles got great reviews from the big sites and still sold poorly?
Some have to learn to except that if it isn't Mario, its not moving.
We always bring up issues of Nintendo not prioritizing third party support and how third parties don't often do much to promote their games on Nintendo home consoles. However, perhaps one of the biggest issues of all is how picky the Nintendo fan base is with embracing third party support.
Shame
Despite its flaws, Zombi U (along with Amnesia) is the most intense survival horror game I've ever played.
BTW, the game is €29.99 on the eShop. GO GET IT NOW.
1. Nintendo Land 2.10
2. New Super Mario Bros. U 1.91
3. ZombiU 0.46
This goes further to if Nintendo did bother making another home console, what third parties would bother showing up for the launch year really? Even Ubisoft, the only company Nintendo had a good relationship with, is now backing away (and post cross-gen titles, possibly entirely).
Would it even be healthy for Nintendo to put out another box that would further show their weakness in the marketplace and tarnish their brand further rather than consolidate on trying to keep that handheld dominance an 80-100 million unit business.
For a start your post is barely coherent, secondly I wouldn't expect more expensive, late releasing ports, missing features and DLC to do fantastic business at retail, especially on a console with a 3.5 million userbase compared to 360/ps3s' 70 million each - and especially given how the same games were half the price on platforms we already own. Ubisoft had previously said that they were happy with U game sales relative to install base, Zombi U sales are 460'000 so far.
If it takes failure for Nintendo to fix things that are broken, then it's better for them to fail sooner than fail later.Not really. These sort of things (continued success with outdated hardware and mediocre services) can influence the overall direction of the industry, so it kinda makes sense to root for stuff you don't like to fail. Plus, it's just good fun.
Do you really expect Batman or AC3 which had been on sale for months/weeks on every other platform to sell excellent? Or maybe Mass Effect 3 with the trilogy at the same price?Did they trash every other launch game besides Mario? because.....
Expressing any sort of like / dislike of any company seems to be a 'fanboy' thing. I'm not sure that word actually means anything.No, wanting something to fail is a fanboy thing. Not wanting something is quite different then getting giddy about hoping something fails.. Just like those that want the Vita to fail or the PS4/Xbox One to fail.