40°

Guillemot complains the Wii U is 'too expensive'; he has a point

Digitally Downloaded writes: "Ubisoft CEO, Yves Guillemot has come out and said that he believes the Wii U is too expensive. This has ruffled a few feathers, given that Ubisoft is perhaps the most ‘friendly’ third party publisher to the Wii U at this stage. But you know what? He has a point."

Read Full Story >>
digitallydownloaded.net
Create Report !X

Add Report

Reports

+ Updates (1)- Updates (1)

Updates

Changed from Pending to Approved
Community4213d ago
corrus4213d ago

I know that he has a point is so expensive cos Nintendo know their fans that they will do anything for them

brish4213d ago

Brish42 complains Ubisoft games are to expensive; I have a point!

Seriously, I understand he wants cheap hardware so it will sell more thus creating a larger install base meaning there is a larger pool of potential customers for WII U games.

The problem is the WII U is being sold at a loss so he appears to want Nintendo to lose more money so he can make more money.

I wonder how open he would be to selling Ubisoft games at a loss to encourage more sales of the WII U?

MattS4213d ago

Hardware never makes much money, even when sold at profit. It's an expensive business to be in.

That's why hardware manufacturers sell their hardware at a loss, because the money comes from licensing and first party software development. You need hardware for those two revenue streams to exist.

Ubisoft's only revenue stream is in software. If it loss-lead with software where, exactly, would its revenue come from.

That is the difference between Nintendo and Ubisoft. They are entirely different business models, and even trying to compare them is like asking why a beer manufacturer doesn't have the same business model as the White House.

KnightRobby4206d ago

This is definitely true. I find it interesting how the gaming industry works. In a way, it is sort of similar to how the Unreal Engine is licensed our to many developers. I can't imagine how much money Epic Games makes off of the licensing. Heck, Batman: Arkham City used the unreal engine and it did extremely well - this is of course just one example.

Realplaya4213d ago

So he doesn't want Nintendo to get any money?He has to understand and I'm sure he does Nintendo has to make money both ways.

Stroke6664213d ago

You can't hav your cake and eat t too. Its a NEW system being sold cheaper than it should be. If nintendo were to make another system like the wii the complaint would be its not powerful enough. Its always something. Developers epect nintendo to make there company "nintendo" money. Just make a game that sell the system and stop depending on the system to sell your lackluster games. If the wii u did absolutely everything the ipad did and sold at the same price there $100 more epensive it'll be perfectly fine. People won't be satisfied until nintendo is giving their shit away for free and giving developers all profit from the games.its on the market with older systems by the time early adopters get their systems and the launch wndow passes, at least one competitor will announce their next system and that will deter anyone who was going to buy their old system in prospect of the new one. And with two NEW systems out the last out the box will have a hell of a time playing catch up. U really think in 2013 with wii u out and Xbox720 out people would still get a ps3? Or if its ps4, that people would still get a 360? Ipad has a completely different fan base, gamers would not buy and ipad ffor the games. Its a bad comparison. And a poor point made.

yavorsv4213d ago

Let's see what he has to say when the other consoles come. :)

Show all comments (10)
450°

Ubisoft say AC Shadows protagonists will be "romantically attracted to different types of people"

Ubisoft recently shared more details about Assassin's Creed Shadows protagonists, confirming that both of them will romantically attract and be attracted to different types of people.

Create Report !X

Add Report

Reports

+ Updates (1)- Updates (1)

Updates

Changed from Pending to Approved
Community4d ago
Hugodastrevas4d ago

That should please everyone I'm sure...

RpgSama4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Feudal Japan DEI LGBTQ+ Samurai, sounds very accurate for the time period. Surely a decision made only with historical accuracy in mind.

Crows904d ago

Or even modern day accuracy.....

Lexreborn24d ago

You have no idea what you are talking about, bet you didn’t know nobunaga was bi-sexual. Or ran maru his is often depicted as androgynous was a “beautiful boy”.

So yeah, feudal Japan had tons of lgbtq and kawaii enough… A BLACK SAMURAI! All without the need of offending a Caucasian because the world is diverse.

VenomUK4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

This story has cracked me up so much! Bravo Ubisoft, bravo! 🤣. So last week everyone was upset that in the long-awaited first Assassin’s Creed: Japan game the protagonist is black. But NOW he is also LGBTQ+ ! It’s like the Ubisoft creative team sat around a table and said “How can we best impress our Kotaku/IGN/Polygon friends and antagonise gamers? Let’s make it woke x 100!’ And then they all silent clapped!

Just you wait until the Star Wars: Outlaws details come out, there better not be anybody complaining about Kay Vess’ dating preferences and the gay droid armies.

Christopher4d ago

It actually is.

Japanese were very Greek in their sexual experiences.

lodossrage4d ago

Lexreborn2 is right

Go read up on Japan's feudal era homosexuality and bisexuality was a very common thing in that time.

I just have to laugh because the same people complaining about this are the same ones crying about wanting "historical accuracy". When it's clear most of the whiners don't even know history themselves.

Christopher4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Facts don't care about downvotes, btw. You either claim to understand historical accuracy or you just admit you don't like the stuff people did throughout history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

thorstein3d ago

Japan had no Christian stupidity about sexuality.

That's where your nonsensical puritanical view comes from: the Abraham's faiths.

It's feudal Japan, they don't believe in your religion's made up nonsense.

I mean, if you're going to embrace a particular viewpoint, you should at least be aware of where it comes from. Most of the world doesn't care about your ideals.

In those days, they certainly didn't care about your religion.

Get over yourself.

RpgSama3d ago

All of you guys missed the point, I even said I'm very sure they did it ONLY because they wanted to be historically accurate. Stop defending this, we all know why they did it and who they want to pander, it's not out newfound respect for history.

lodossrage3d ago

@RpgSama

Nobody is defending anything.

People are just pointing out the fact that after they just cried about the game not being historically accurate, when they SHOW they're accurate, they cry about it because they don't like certain parts of history

Not to mention you contradicted yourself RPGSama. You just pointed out you said they "ONLY because they wanted to be historically accurate". Then turn around and accuse them of pandering and/or having an agenda. Those two things are opposing statements

Cacabunga3d ago

Dumbest decision ever.. always online was a pass for me but now not even for free I’ll try it..

LordoftheCritics3d ago

It's made by Ubisoft Montreal.

Obviously we'll be allowed to bang anything that moves.

RiseNShine3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Yeha pretty sure.

H93d ago

People actually telling you that Japan had sexual deviancy which is correct however what's hilarious is that they will act as if it holds the same moral value that the LGBT community holds today, oh the things men used to say about themselves when they are attracted to other men, it's not empowering in the least bit

senorfartcushion3d ago

It was more common to be attracted to the same sex before the crusades.

3d ago
Tapani3d ago

You are completely lost on Japanese history. Japan was one of the most liberal places in the world, and in many ways still is. You can slice and dice it from your western hubris and whatever point of view, but the reality is that history tells great stories about freedom of choice and people not being judgemental on this island. Also one of the reasons I want to raise my family here, no need to have those whatever Western woke bullshit here, because everyone just respects each other without using all that nonsense.

+ Show (14) more repliesLast reply 3d ago
CrimsonWing694d ago

Geezus, just make a good game… holy sh*t this is becoming insufferable.

Crows904d ago

Oh yeah!!!! What about being inclusive???

I'm sorry
..please replace the word inclusive with stupid.

Hofstaderman4d ago

You asking UbiSoft to make a good game? This is not 2002.

thorstein3d ago

I thought you crybabies wanted "historical accuracy." Now that your going to get it, you're going to cry more.

PRIMORDUS3d ago

It's past the point of retarded, everyone seems forced to do this bullshit now in games. 😑

Barlos3d ago

Hell no. A good game or film is secondary now to the agenda and the 'message'.

It's not enough to be simply entertained these days, there has to be an overarching real world narrative. I mean look at Dr Who as a recent example. Disney have completely destroyed it all in the name of 'diversity'.

senorfartcushion3d ago

You sound like you don't have a very active sex life ,😅

CrimsonWing693d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Are you projecting? 😝

senorfartcushion3d ago

It's the only thing that explains the incel crap. They can't simply be angry virgins who don't get any, so then a lack of a sex life i.e. a dad of three or something, is also a good additional explanation. They're either lonely and don't get any or too busy to get any. There's a horrible news for sexual control with incels, and they're angry because they simply aren't the right people to achieve that control. They're weaker animals.

notachance3d ago

dude’s too busy commenting on other people’s sex life to actually stay on topic.

That or he’s angry but didn’t have half the brain needed to refute back so he went for the classic ad hominem fallacy.

senorfartcushion3d ago

Notachance

It's a fact that remains true. The only way it can't be true is if humans were not greedy and heavily reliant on procreation.

Your username is fitting.

CrimsonWing693d ago (Edited 3d ago )

dude, let’s be real, you’re on a video game news site going into the comments section and taking time out of your life to go to war with people you think don’t f*ck. You sound as much of a virgin as any incel does.

Let’s be real, bub you’re just as pathetic as the rest of them. Anyone who would look at this who doesn’t waste their time on a video game news site or video games in general probably thinks the only thing you f*ck is your crusty ass pillow.

C’mon, man. Anyone who f*cks doesn’t immediately go into a comment section claiming others have no sex life. It’s just one of those things if you are getting your d*ck wet. It just comes off like you’re projecting in hopes to god nobody figures out you can’t get any, so you try to flex, even though you’re completely full of sh*t.

I mean, that’s the only thing that makes sense to me 😅.

senorfartcushion2d ago

I'm engaged without children - I'm doing just fine.

This is just nerd sites now. Users are just so angry and for basically the same reasons. Most people go through phases with this type of stuff but it's scary seeing the same attitudes being regurgitated over and over again. From what I've seen it's a strange mix of sexual frustration, lack of proper financing and the need to have 100% control over both so that they aren't taken away from the users.

CrimsonWing692d ago

@fartcushion

Look, man, people are allowed to have opinions and show frustration with stuff. It has no bearing on them not getting sex or not making money.

I have no idea how people commenting on being tired of hearing about SJW sh*t being shown in the spotlight like some carnival sideshow where publishers are wanting some pat on the back for means they’re financially unstable and don’t have a sexual relationship.

What, are you on the spectrum? Like how do you come to that conclusion and make multiple responses to the discourse with “virgin alert” or “you need to have sex?” That right there is kind of sus to me.

I don’t know in what world you lived in where this hasn’t been a nerd site, but people are allowed to comment their thoughts on things and still have relationships. You’re just as much of a nerd as everyone in here.

+ Show (4) more repliesLast reply 2d ago
+ Show (3) more repliesLast reply 2d ago
Hofstaderman4d ago

I take my hat off to you good sir. Brilliant.

Laskin4d ago

Thanks… I was originally going to write Samu-Bi but then I realized it was right there already so it works better

darthv724d ago

Is that genuinely a selling point for people?

RpgSama4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

They sure as hell want to see if it is, time and time and time again.

VincentVanBro4d ago

You have to understand they’re incapable of writing a good story so this is the best they could come up with

thorstein3d ago

Well, after last weeks crying about historical accuracy. Now Ubi days, " Oh, okay, historical accuracy: here you go."

Now you're saying you don't want the accuracy? Can you guys just make up your minds?

3d ago
notatallsurprisinggg3d ago

It's a genuine click-bait snippet to rile up people like you to push traffic.

3d ago
3d ago
+ Show (5) more repliesLast reply 3d ago
Show all comments (116)
210°

Ubisoft to Focus on "Return to Leadership" in Open World Genre, Expand Live Service Experiences

Ubisoft says they are focusing on two "core verticals," and that's to return as a leader in the open world genre, and live service games.

Create Report !X

Add Report

Reports

+ Updates (1)- Updates (1)

Updates

Changed from Pending to Approved
Community11d ago
enkiduxiv12d ago

Calling Ubisoft a leader in open world gaming at any point in time would be like calling Dollar General a leader in retail.

excaliburps11d ago

Well, to be fair, they did pump out good open world games before. It was used as a template so much that people now know what it means when you say it's like an Ubi open world collectahon.

shinoff218311d ago

What though? I can't think of one game they had where I liked anything about it. Atleast since the ps3/360 Gen

Kornholic11d ago

If they have never been the leader in open world gaming, then explain me this: why does almost every open world game follow the same tired old Ubisoft open world formula?

Follow the Leader.

Aphrodia10d ago

YO dont' talk bad about the General. There'll be problems...

+ Show (1) more replyLast reply 10d ago
isarai12d ago

You were never the leader bro 🤣

shinoff218311d ago (Edited 11d ago )

I don't think they were ever the leader tbh. I've never really cared for any of their open world games. I do wanna try watch dogs 2 because it looks like it's set in San Fran. Looked interesting

Show all comments (36)
60°

Ubisoft's Recent Antics Have Me Fearful For The Sands of Time Remake

Hanzala from eXputer: "With Ubisoft's practices becoming increasingly anti-consumer lately, the destruction of The Sands of Time Remake looks almost inevitable."

Create Report !X

Add Report

Reports

+ Updates (1)- Updates (1)

Updates

Changed from Pending to Approved
Community40d ago
thorstein40d ago (Edited 40d ago )

Hey Ubi, here's a gun, don't shoot yourself in the foot.

*Ubi takes gun, aims at foot, empties clip*

Chocoburger39d ago

At this point, only dummies have any hope left for Ubi-junk games.