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Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot: Nintendo Customers Dont Buy Assassins Creed
After the high-profile failure of ZombiU, and the lack of support for AC IV on the platform (it's the only version of the game I can find for less than $20 at retail consistently.), this doesn't shock me. But at the same time, it's a very blunt way of looking at the problem. Yes, Multiplat M-rated games aren't selling on the WiiU. Does that mean the audience doesn't want mature titles, or that they're just playing those games elsewhere?
We inquired about Ubisofts relationship with Nintendo.
Its very simple, Guillemot says. What we see is that Nintendo customers dont buy Assassins Creed. Last year, we sold in very small numbers. In fact, across Ubisofts portfolio, Nintendo home console sales only represent three percent of the total for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. Thats down a percentage point from the previous year.
The company isnt abandoning Nintendo entirely. Rather, it is simply shifting its focus on the platform. What we see is that they are very interested in Just Dance, very interested by other kinds of games," Guillemot says. So what we are trying to do is to focus more on the types of games they are interested in.
Watch Dogs is the exception to this new rule. Ubisoft has promised the title for Wii U, and as of now, that version is still in the works. [Watch Dogs] is coming to Wii U, he assures. It will be the only mature game we publish on it.
After the high-profile failure of ZombiU, and the lack of support for AC IV on the platform (it's the only version of the game I can find for less than $20 at retail consistently.), this doesn't shock me. But at the same time, it's a very blunt way of looking at the problem. Yes, Multiplat M-rated games aren't selling on the WiiU. Does that mean the audience doesn't want mature titles, or that they're just playing those games elsewhere?