Wii too casual for Assassin's Creed

Recently, the folks over at Guardian Unlimited sat down for an interview with the creative director of Assassin's Creed, Patrice Desilets. When asked if the popularity of the Wii and the growth of the casual market had any impact on the game's creative process, the Ubisoft employee had some not-so-nice things to say about our favorite console.

[DeckUKold]

And it sold very Well this guy is a true genius he should know about the people who would be attracted to this game but I'm sure they'll probably think this is a generic PoP

[Mr PS3]

My ass

[unsunghero28]

No one can actually read your comment.

So, uh, in case anyone was wondering he says "I love the Wii, Me + Wii forever. XOXO."

Hey Mr. PS3, if you love the Wii so much why don't you marry it?

@Below-
Yeah, GameFuel is pretty awesome. Almost as worthy of my money as the Halo edition lunch box and that box of "Froot Halos".

(But srsly, I'm addicted to that gamefuel stuff too)

[Kuest]

reading both your comments made me sneeze out gaming fuel (yes, I bought some).

[ATLRoAcH]

The Wii isn't really any more powerful than the last generation.I've heard it compared to the GameCube so comparing it to the PS2 is a nice thing to say.Nintendo went with control and did well doing so but the Wii
isn't my cup of Tii.

[unsunghero28]

I think one could argue that graphically, Super Mario Galaxy > Halo 2.

And trust me, SMG is my cup of Tii.

[Prismo_Fillusion]

"I think one could argue that graphically, Super Mario Galaxy > Halo 2"
Argue it? It's a fact. And I own the limited edition version of Halo 2 btw, I'm not just another Wii fanboy.

[Rooftrellen]

"I've heard it compared to the GameCube so comparing it to the PS2 is a nice thing to say."

As far as power goes, the GC could be compared more closely to the Xbox than the PS2, and the Wii is even more powerful than the GC.

GC>PS2
Wii>GC
PS2>Wii?

Nope, we can't work that way. The PS2 was by far the weakest of last gens consoles, and comparing the Wii to it is just an insult to everyone's intelligence, and isn't even nice to Sony!

[ChickeyCantor]

too casual?
...wonder if they even do a research.
bleh, casual! hardcore!! =/ by 2012 we are ALLLL the so called hardcore....but yeah 2012 the year of doom XD

[jackdoe]

I think that the Wii isn't powerful enough to handle all that AI. Then again, isn't Assassin's Creed going onto the DS or was that another Ubisoft game?

[Darkiewonder]

It's not like they are porting over the version to the DS. lawlz.

[ShadoWulf]

Yeah, the Wii probably isn't powerful enough. Oh well, so it goes. Can't have it all.

[TheXgamerLive]

The games to open and advanced to be powered/run by it's CPU and GPU.

I'm sure it would sell like crazy otherwise.

[kewlkat007]

but like Xgamer has said, it is probably too weak to handle games like this.

With the way that guy is riding on the Horse, I can't imagine what a Next-Gen "ZELDA" would look like, probably like this.

Well I'll keep dreaming till Nintendo update it's hardware.

[Kuest]

will have much an effect on the Wii.

Guys, you have to remember that Mario Galaxy (potential #1 GOTY) is coming out in less then 3 weeks! Who'd want to release next to that heavy-weight champ?

[alaaji]

that I've seen a rash of articles lately about how the Wii is just for casual games and there aren't any hardcore gamers? It's funny this comment is coming from an Ubisoft employee considering that they are making so much money from the Wii. Red Steel sold 1 million plus not to mention all of their other games. He degrades the Wii but they are making "Assassin's Creed" for the DS. ( http://www.dsfanboy.com/200... What is with that? It's good enough for the DS but not for the Wii.

[MK_Red]

Well, the scope of such game (3 full cities) and other graphical and technical thing already prevent AC from going to Wii unless they make a different / spin-off for Wii just like the DS version.

As for Wii being too casual , I believe its true. Just look at sales of hardcore and casual games on Wii. Likes of Wii Play, WarioWare and Wii Sports sell millions on Wii while hardcore games never reach the same level and even the superb Metroid Prime 3 is almost out of top 10 best sellers after such a short time while casual Wii games are still there after months.

[ChickeyCantor]

because metroid just got intoo EU?.....

[ItsDubC]

"Well, the scope of such game (3 full cities) and other graphical and technical thing already prevent AC from going to Wii"

Explain how the game's large scope prevents it from going to Wii. If you're talking about fitting all that data onto a Wii disc, why did you forget that Wii games have lower-res textures that take up less memory? It just seems suspicious to forget the Wii's graphical capabilities only when it benefits an anti-Wii argument.

And why did you fail to mention best-selling "hardcore" Wii titles such as Zelda and Red Steel? Did WarioWare even sell 1 million?

[DeckUKold]

zelda sell near 4 mil how did redsteel get 1 mil how did MP3 sold more than MP2 launch how did RE4 sell alot better than expected explain