Post by: WindyMan on October 24, 2006, 09:58:18 PM
Ubisoft released their Q1/Q2 sales report for their 06/07 fiscal year, and things are looking good for the French company. Game sales during the 6 month period were up 13%, and overall the figures exceeded expectations by 25%.
The press release containing all of that financial mumbo-jumbo also has word on the publisher's plans for the rest of the year. Out of that, the biggest news of interest to Nintendo fans is that Ubisoft will release seven more Wii games before the end of March. Including the seven they'll have available at the system's launch, Ubi will have released 14 games within the first 18 weeks of the Wii's lifespan. Not bad.
But wait, there's more. One of the seven upcoming games will be a never-before seen Wii property, or as it said in the release, a "non-announced new brand." If the game is to be released in the near future, one must assume that Ubisoft has been working on it for a while.
What is this mystery new game? When will they reveal it? When will they release it? When we find out, PGC will be one of the first to report it to you!
Post by: ShyGuy on October 24, 2006, 10:40:54 PM
Post by: MattVDB on October 25, 2006, 12:31:30 AM
Post by: Aussie Ben PGC on October 25, 2006, 02:02:59 AM
...and then they released Warrior Within the next year. :-( Oh well, better luck this time!
Post by: Shin Gallon on October 25, 2006, 09:35:53 AM
Post by: Smash_Brother on October 25, 2006, 09:38:51 AM
And they say 3rd parties are Nintendo's weakness...
Post by: Viewtiful mario on October 25, 2006, 03:40:06 PM
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Originally posted by: ShyGuy
If Wii get Assassin's Creed and Beyond Good and Evil 2, I will be overcome with the awesome.
That will be the day. Assasins creed is supose to be a high power game and BG&E sold so badly who would buy it but the fans?
But to shead some light on that Ubisoft has a thing of "depowering" a game onto a weaker system (splinter cell 3) and also Baiten Kaitos
supposedly sold badly yet they came out with a sequal.So my point is anything is possible, but I'm pritty shure it'll be mostly ports or older games.
Post by: ShyGuy on October 25, 2006, 03:48:41 PM
That means Wii cross platform games will be using the same engine that the PS2 version of the game will use.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on October 25, 2006, 04:43:06 PM
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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
It's funny: I'll be buying two Ubi games and an Activision game at launch, no Nintendo games...
And they say 3rd parties are Nintendo's weakness...
No Zelda: TP or Excite truck Smash? Anyway this is great news even if the majority of them will probaly be ports, this is solid 3rd party support from Ubi and just think what it will be like if Red Steel sells great?
Post by: Smash_Brother on October 25, 2006, 06:12:36 PM
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Originally posted by: VGrevolution No Zelda: TP or Excite truck Smash?
A friend will be picking up Zelda and Excite Truck was edged out by Rayman when I discovered ET is only two player.
I'll be dropping the big $180 on all 3 extra 'motes n' 'chucks so it makes sense that every game I own will be four player to get the most from the investment.
If not for wanting to conserve cash, yes, I'd be buying Zelda.
Post by: Acefondu on October 25, 2006, 06:33:14 PM
Post by: Svevan on October 25, 2006, 08:54:32 PM
Post by: Mario on October 25, 2006, 08:59:19 PM
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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
It's funny: I'll be buying two Ubi games and an Activision game at launch, no Nintendo games...
And they say 3rd parties are Nintendo's weakness...
Same, since Excite Truck was delayed here i'm not getting any first party games at launch. Replace one Activision game with Monkey Ball and that's what i'll be getting. Thankfully there's still Wii Sports for the 'Nintendo touch'.
Post by: Smash_Brother on October 26, 2006, 05:45:12 AM
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Originally posted by: Svevan Off-topic: You have to be a certain kind of gamer to buy only multiplayer games at a system launch, especially when excellent single player adventure games are available. It of course has everything to do with the amount of people you can play multiplayer with, but even if I did have a ton of hardcore gamer friends I still think I'd buy Zelda over ANY other game at launch.
Like I said, a friend will be buying it so he and I fully intend to swap Redsteel and Zelda after we're done with our respective games.
Not buying Zelda stems from being on a budget, not not wanting to buy it for some weird reason.
As for Excite Truck, I might still pick it up post launch, but that depends on reviews and such.
Post by: 18 Days on October 26, 2006, 09:12:48 AM
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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
It's funny: I'll be buying two Ubi games and an Activision game at launch, no Nintendo games...
And they say 3rd parties are Nintendo's weakness...
Same, since Excite Truck was delayed here i'm not getting any first party games at launch. Replace one Activision game with Monkey Ball and that's what i'll be getting. Thankfully there's still Wii Sports for the 'Nintendo touch'.
This liar has Zelda preordered.
Post by: Smash_Brother on October 26, 2006, 11:06:35 AM
Post by: IceCold on October 26, 2006, 11:27:39 AM
Post by: Ceric on October 26, 2006, 12:12:25 PM
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Originally posted by: Svevan
Off-topic: You have to be a certain kind of gamer to buy only multiplayer games at a system launch, especially when excellent single player adventure games are available. It of course has everything to do with the amount of people you can play multiplayer with, but even if I did have a ton of hardcore gamer friends I still think I'd buy Zelda over ANY other game at launch.
lol.
The only game I have pre-ordered is RRR. So I'll have Wii Sports and RRR and no one to play them with. Though I'm going to rent TP from Gamefly and just keep it.
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on October 26, 2006, 12:20:18 PM
Rayman
Zelda: TP
Red Steel
Elebits
Probaly the first time ever for me to get more 3rd party games than first party ones for a Nintendo system.
Post by: Smash_Brother on October 26, 2006, 12:29:04 PM
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Well, the Wii version is the only one at launch, right?
Yes, but he could have meant that he'd get the GC one later on, meaning that he does NOT have any 1st party Wii titles preordered but he still has Zelda coming.
Post by: Mario on October 26, 2006, 05:53:25 PM
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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
It's funny: I'll be buying two Ubi games and an Activision game at launch, no Nintendo games...
And they say 3rd parties are Nintendo's weakness...
Same, since Excite Truck was delayed here i'm not getting any first party games at launch. Replace one Activision game with Monkey Ball and that's what i'll be getting. Thankfully there's still Wii Sports for the 'Nintendo touch'.
This liar has Zelda preordered.
Never happening.
Post by: Svevan on October 26, 2006, 05:56:04 PM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on October 26, 2006, 07:32:13 PM
Everyone happy now?
In all seriousness, my top launch picks are Zelda, Rayman Raving Rabbids, Super monkey ball and Excite Truck. I didn't mention Red Steel because I want to see how it performs around here as well as a best friend's opinion on it.
Post by: Kairon on October 26, 2006, 08:14:26 PM
Heck, do they even hardbor the illusion that they can outmaneuver the multiple-development-house, deep-pocketed EA for any consistent period of time?
~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com
Post by: KDR_11k on October 27, 2006, 12:24:58 AM
Post by: Smash_Brother on October 27, 2006, 07:06:57 AM
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Originally posted by: Kairon Heck, do they even hardbor the illusion that they can outmaneuver the multiple-development-house, deep-pocketed EA for any consistent period of time?
Clearly they do, and frankly, if there was ever a pony to REALLY bet on, it's this pony.
No one knows what the Wii will actually do when it launches: will it go over lukewarm and have no one caring after the first week, or will it be a public phenomenon the likes of which we haven't seen in decades (like, since the hula hoop)?
Ubi is, without question, betting on the latter and I strongly believe that, if the Wii takes off in the way Ubi is hoping it will, Ubi will rapidly become a much, MUCH larger name in the industry, maybe being the first 3rd party giant known for, you know, quality (sorry, Sega).
Post by: Mario on October 27, 2006, 07:52:55 AM
