Ubisoft says Wii U needs to sell more before it makes more exclusives, teases more ZombiU
Ubisoft put out a few Wii U exclusives in time for the console’s launch – most notably, ZombiU. But chances are we won’t be seeing similar efforts from the publisher until the Wii U picks up on the market.
Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot told Kotaku:
“We need more sold. They are coming with five of their biggest brands ever. And the Yen went down. So maybe they will take steps that will increase the number of consoles sold.”
Guillemot added that Ubisoft was able to take what it learned from making two-screen experiences with Wii U and apply their knowledge to other consoles. Still, he feels that there is ample content coming to Wii U.
“Our job is to be agile. We have to adapt the company to the potential of the market. So, what we did last year, was we knew we could learn second-screen with Nintendo, so we went full-speed to use this capacity the console was bringing. And we were able to develop Rayman, which will come at the end of this year and which is fantastic, using this second screen. What we saw is that, in learning that, we can also use it with the other consoles with [Xbox] Smart Glass, for example, and it’s a good option that is coming to us. If you look at us this year on Wii U we will have a lot of products.”
And what is the future of ZombiU? Guillemot seemed to hint that the series could have a future.
“We are still following the gameplay that was created [for that game,], so you will see something emerge one day.
