Some publishers are scaling back support for Nintendo’s Wii U due to its anemic sales. But for Ubisoft, a strong early supporter of Nintendo’s platforms, continuing to do business on the console just makes sense.
“We did not take a big risk with all those launch titles on Wii U,” Tony Key, senior VP of sales and marketing at Ubisoft, told us this week. His company has released Wii U games such as
Just Dance 4,
ZombiU and
Rabbids Land.
“[Wii U game] development isn’t expensive -- some Wii U games are versions of games for other platforms, like
Assassin’s Creed. And we continue to invest in that system.
“We have just as many titles coming on Wii U this year as we did after launch, because the system isn’t as resource-intensive to make games for it. We continue to believe that the Wii U will find its audience. We saw some good games [during
Nintendo Direct this week]. We’re confident that the Wii U is a good place for us to do business, and we can make money there.”
Ubisoft has major games in the pipeline slated for Wii U, including
Watch Dogs,
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag,
Rayman Legends, and
Splinter Cell: Blacklist.
Nintendo's putting its first-party weight behind the machine as well, in an effort to turn around flagging Wii U sales, with upcoming games such as
Super Mario 3D World,
Mario Kart 8,
Super Smash Bros. and
Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze.
We’ll have more from Key in the near future.
