"For Avatar we said 2.5 million units and our expectations were more in the 3.5-4 million [region]. On Red Steel we decided, in our expectations, to divide the quantity by two and previously we had around a million," said Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot on a financial conference call earlier this week.
The game, which was originally slated to release in fall of 2009, will release in North America on March 23, according to the Ubisoft webpage.
Of course, I'm not disregarding the possibility that the game sucks, either. This is an Ubisoft Wii title, after all.
Pap, while I agree with you, Ubi is trying to aim at pleasing the same audience who bought Metroid Prime 3/Trilogy. Not only is their reputation with the non-casual Wii audience pretty much destoryed, if Red Steel 2 isn't all that it's cracked out to be then their already damaged rep gets more damaged. There will be no saving them.
Also, I bet Nintendo would be pretty pissed since Retro supposedly helped them out with M+.
2) It has no online multiplayer. Come on Ubisoft, having a single-player-only FPS game that isn't named Metroid Prime just doesn't cut it these days. Let me put it another way: I'm expecting RS2 to have a half-assed single-player component...the least you could do is give it some badass online functionality.
What if it gets TP syndrome; starts off strong and falls thru towards the end because ubisoft stopped caring since you know "hardcore games don't sell on wii" and thats why they sliced their sales predictions in half (http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=30382.0) for this title?
edit: Looky that, linked an article from today to yesterdays post ;)
I've still stuck to my boycott of Ubisoft. Of course, I'll make a single exception for NMH2. I'm not going to punish poor Suda.
The only way I would even consider buying RS2 is if it's GOTY material.
I've still stuck to my boycott of Ubisoft. Of course, I'll make a single exception for NMH2. I'm not going to punish poor Suda.
I've said this before, but I'll say it again. It's ridiculous to buy a game solely to support those who made it and just as ridiculous to refuse to buy a game in an attempt to punish those who made it. Buy games because they're what you want to play and don't let industry politics be a factor.
To be brutally honest, I see no reason whatsoever to pick up Red Steel 2.
1) The first game in the series was lackluster, giving me no confidence that its sequel will be any good.
2) It has no online multiplayer. Come on Ubisoft, having a single-player-only FPS game that isn't named Metroid Prime just doesn't cut it these days. Let me put it another way: I'm expecting RS2 to have a half-assed single-player component...the least you could do is give it some badass online functionality.
See I figured that since Red Steel was junk it would make no sense to assume that Red Steel 2 would be any good. I never understood why anyone was interested in it.
If competing with other games in March is an issue then why don't they delay the game further until april, may, june, or whenever? And by delaying it they could use the time to add an MP component.
I've said this before, but I'll say it again. It's ridiculous to buy a game solely to support those who made it and just as ridiculous to refuse to buy a game in an attempt to punish those who made it. Buy games because they're what you want to play and don't let industry politics be a factor.
1) The first game in the series was lackluster, giving me no confidence that its sequel will be any good.
2) It has no online multiplayer. Come on Ubisoft, having a single-player-only FPS game that isn't named Metroid Prime just doesn't cut it these days.
I'm expecting RS2 to have a half-assed single-player component
This is just a giant self-fulfilling prophecy. They don't expect it to sell, so they're not going to bother trying to market it, which means it's not going to sell.
I've said this before, but I'll say it again. It's ridiculous to buy a game solely to support those who made it and just as ridiculous to refuse to buy a game in an attempt to punish those who made it. Buy games because they're what you want to play and don't let industry politics be a factor.
Hello, sexy. I like the way you talk.
This is just a giant self-fulfilling prophecy. They don't expect it to sell, so they're not going to bother trying to market it, which means it's not going to sell.
This is exactly what I thought when I read the news post. I figure they're just doing this to get out of spending any money on marketing, so when it sells like ****, they can say "See, we totally called it"
I've said this before, but I'll say it again. It's ridiculous to buy a game solely to support those who made it and just as ridiculous to refuse to buy a game in an attempt to punish those who made it. Buy games because they're what you want to play and don't let industry politics be a factor.
Hello, sexy. I like the way you talk.
I'm expecting RS2 to have a half-assed single-player component...the least you could do is give it some badass online functionality.
I imagine swinging the wii-mote around like a sword and my first thought isn't "cool!" it's "ow my wrists".
