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Ubisoft Admits - 'We made mistakes' with the Wii

Two of their Wii titles came along nicely, but we can't say the same about the rest

By Filip Truta, Games Editor

31st of May 2007, 11:55 GMT

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Red Steel and Rayman Raving Rabbids are the first two titles from Ubisoft that hit the Wii. Both have become big sellers and there's no one in the world (not even me) that can argue with their success. Still, the French developer also released a number of uninspired ports
of games previously released on other systems and Ubisoft now admits screwing up on them.

I know what you're thinking: Why now, right? It's never too late to admit a mistake, not even for hot shot game developers such as Ubisoft. The thing is, a huge number of publishers and developers took on the Wii in a very mature manner and made the most of Nintendo's little, white console. Ubisoft on the other hand, wanted to achieve fame earlier. Thus, the French firm is admitting that a number of its early Wii titles were rushed into being ported and lacked quality, as IGN reports.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot and the company's European head, Alain Corre stated in an interview with the German magazine Spiegel: "We made mistakes." Simple and concise, admitting that they had been over-eager to capitalize on the promise of the Wii NextGeneration reports. The company promises that future titles will be better.

The two made a rather indirect suggestion to Sony and Microsoft, to lower the price on their systems, in an attempt to boost sales: "Sony should set a new price point soon if it still wants to sell a satisfactory amount of units this year. Microsoft, too, by the way." Not that Ubisoft wouldn't get anything out of it, but it's better for everyone if the two electronics giants cut the price on their consoles.

It wouldn't make any difference for Sony though. As soon as Microsoft lowers the price on their system, gamers will find the 360 even more appealing, leaving the PS3 in the same situation as it is today. Hopefully, Ubisoft launches some good titles to boost the PS3' sales. But if they messed up with the Wii, the PS3 is going to be a tough nut to crack.

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