Author Topic: Ubisoft admits to making crap, repents (Read 6071 times)

Urkel · « **on:** May 30, 2007, 06:58:31 PM »

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"We made mistakes," they told the magazine. According to Spiegel, Ubisoft wanted to be first to capitalize on Wii and in its haste to release product it sacrificed the quality of the titles. Ubisoft has reportedly learned from its mistakes, though, and is promising that the quality of its forthcoming Wii projects will be significantly better.

Looks like Wii owners have taste in games after all.

Crimm · « **Reply #1 on:** May 30, 2007, 07:04:05 PM »

No we don't. Red Steel and Raving Rabids sold way more than they diserved to.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #2 on:** May 30, 2007, 07:26:26 PM »

But people were upset about it, and didn't plan to buy the sequels. Now that Ubi has fessed up to it, we expect the next games to be better, though they won't be, and we'll all buy them again, just because we have hope. Undying, everlasting gamer's hope. Think Sega.

Khushrenada · « **Reply #3 on:** May 30, 2007, 07:43:39 PM »

Don't like crap?

Buy Atlus.

King of Twitch · « **Reply #4 on:** May 30, 2007, 08:28:43 PM »

Shanna, they bought their tickets, they knew what they were getting into. I say let 'em crash.

DAaaMan64 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 30, 2007, 09:35:11 PM »

ok repent then Ubi, make all the crap 19.99

capamerica · « **Reply #6 on:** May 31, 2007, 05:23:41 AM »

I got a feeling he was referring to games like GT Pro Series, Monster 4X4 World Circuit and Far Cry Vengeance.

Red Steel was pretty good and so was Raving Rabids. Sure Red Steel could have used another month in development but it was better to have it as a launch title. The other 3 games I mentioned really sucked and you could tell they were direct GameCube/PS2 ports that they just jammed the Wii mote into.

Kairon · « **Reply #7 on:** May 31, 2007, 05:46:42 AM »

ARGH! Far Cry WAS a sucky port... but it was FUN! First Wii game I actually beat!

Infernal Monkey · « **Reply #8 on:** May 31, 2007, 04:09:08 PM »

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Ubisoft has reportedly learned from its mistakes, though, and is promising that the quality of its forthcoming Wii projects will be significantly better.

Cosmic Family's gonna be game of the year then!

Mario · « **Reply #9 on:** May 31, 2007, 04:27:25 PM »

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Originally posted by: Kairon
ARGH! Far Cry WAS a sucky port... but it was FUN! First Wii game I actually beat!

GT Pro Series was fun too... though obviously lacking in production values.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #10 on:** May 31, 2007, 05:09:25 PM »

I think this is pretty neat actually, you don't hear enough of companies apologizing for low quality products. Hopefully Ubisoft will change for the next round of games!

darknight06 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 31, 2007, 05:34:12 PM »

Ubisoft didn't even make GT Pro Series to begin with. That game would've been far better off remade from the ground up, but of course they wanted those quick launch sales...

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #12 on:** May 31, 2007, 06:21:28 PM »

I had fun with Red Steel, and considering it spent 60% of its dev life on PC hardware, I don't blame them for it being very unpolished.

ryancoke · « **Reply #13 on:** June 01, 2007, 03:45:42 AM »

raving rabids was awesome! they should appologize for the DS version though...

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #14 on:** June 01, 2007, 06:02:09 AM »

Also, of COURSE they need to apologize.

EA is turning up the heat on them with original franchises like Boogie, Playground, etc.

They need to respond in turn or be left in the dust.

Spak-Spang · « **Reply #15 on:** June 01, 2007, 08:00:41 AM »

You know I completely understand Ubisoft's situation. They decided to take a gamble and support the Wii heavy. But this gamble must have really scared the heads because Nintendo has been on a decline recently (except for the DS.) I am sure they didn't want to spend too much money on development and lose it all putting them in huge financial situations.

So Ubisoft decided to port a few games over relatively quickly for (hopefully) quick cash, and they tried to release 2 original franchises for launch. This is a tough task seeing the schedule they faced for launch.

And overall I think Ubisoft succeeded, and I am glad they took the gambles, even if they didn't give us AAA titles.

Red Steel and Raving Rabbids were both pretty good games, and helped flesh out our launch lineup.

Now Ubisoft has made a good amount of money on Nintendo, AND has earned a lot of good faith for Nintendo fans desperate for 3rd party support at the launch of the Wii.

Moving into the future they now have 2 new IPs they can sell on the Wii (Red Steel 2 and Raving Rabbids 2) both should be great games.

I would like to say: Ubisoft we accept your apology and THANK YOU, for giving the Wii a chance before any other developer was willing to.

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #16 on:** June 01, 2007, 08:15:30 AM »

Ubisoft hasn't apologized for ruining Rainbow Sux and Ghost Freakon.

UltimatePartyBear · « **Reply #17 on:** June 01, 2007, 08:31:10 AM »

Can you really ruin something that's already terrible?

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #18 on:** June 01, 2007, 09:04:38 AM »

Shows how much YOU KNOW. [not much]

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WE WILL NEVER FORGET

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #19 on:** June 02, 2007, 06:07:31 AM »

Splinter Cell co-op was a LOT of fun, even though it was a port.

Terranigma Freak · « **Reply #20 on:** June 02, 2007, 06:19:25 AM »

Ok, as crazy as this may sound, I'm going to say it. Apologize by giving us a better port of Far Cry! Yes, make Far Cry for the Wii again, this time without sucking! Then, allow people who bought the first one to exchange it for the new better (hopefully) port for free! The original Far Cry was pretty cool, and it's just such a shame Wii got such a crappy port.

therat · « **Reply #21 on:** June 02, 2007, 07:08:19 AM »

raving rabbids sucked. i played through it once and never touched it again. warioware was only alittle better. no thought was put into the making of these games.

SixthAngel · « **Reply #22 on:** June 02, 2007, 10:38:57 AM »

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raving rabbids sucked. i played through it once and never touched it again. warioware was only alittle better. no thought was put into the making of these games.

This post sucks. No thought was put into writing this post.

Kairon · « **Reply #23 on:** June 02, 2007, 01:36:37 PM »

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Splinter Cell co-op was a LOT of fun, even though it was a port.

I may be Ubi's greatest defender on these boards, but on this point you have my COMPLETE DISAGREEMENT.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #24 on:** June 02, 2007, 02:59:23 PM »

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
Splinter Cell co-op was a LOT of fun, even though it was a port.

I may be Ubi's greatest defender on these boards, but on this point you have my COMPLETE DISAGREEMENT.

Ehhe, it is the Nintendo Fan Syndrome again where.

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