The hits just keep on coming for Nintendo.
One of its biggest developer partners, Ubisoft, has said today it will not create any more exclusive titles for the Wii U console until the company sells more units.
Bluntly, CEO Yves Guillemot said, "We need more [Wii U] sold."
Earlier this year Ubisoft said they remain committed to the console, even when others like EA took the opposite ... [ read the full article ]
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Hear that Nintendo?, push the hardware sales; here's a thought, drop your damn price on your already then outdated tech: for $50 more than a Wii-U Deluxe people can pre-order the PS4.
My assumption still is that you will start selling units AFTER Sony goes through their pre-order stock, as I highly doubt they will have the demand to meet everyone. (Stores in Canada have already stopped taking pre-orders for PS4 because they can't satisfy the demand in our country.) So unless people flock to the very restrictive Xbone I can see Wii-U selling somewhat: because of their upcoming software titles.
A mistake now would be if they fail to launch any of their upcoming holiday games in time (as in they have to push back the release date). They don't want to push on consumers patience for every much launcher: as when Sony does eventually catch up with demand for PS4, then where will they be? Possibly further away than Xbone.