Hammer Bro.
Posted 09 July 2013 - 08:08 PM
Exactly, I thought those would be amazing sales for a new console that JUST came out, hell I even brought the ZombiU bundle I wanted the game that much, I was really hoping for a sequel, looks like Ubisoft might be doing an EA on us
Spiny
Posted 10 July 2013 - 04:24 AM
The Last of Us pretty much nailed it when it comes to zombie games for me. Sadly I have no interest in ZombiU because Naughty Dog really set the bar high. What's the point in trying to survive a zombie-apocalypse if I don't actually care whether the characters survive or not?
Edited by EvilMoogle, 10 July 2013 - 04:24 AM.
Cheetah
Posted 12 July 2013 - 02:38 AM
I hope this isn't true because it is a good game, and with a few adjustments and extra features could be great. A sequel was even being prototyped so I was pretty excited for an official announcement of a sequel.
In fact, only in may did Yves Guillemot hint at a ZombiU sequel http://kotaku.com/ub...ake-m-512860061
Paragoomba
Posted 12 July 2013 - 11:28 AM
I think ZombiU Had sales of 450k.
if ubisoft couldnt profit off a game that pulled in 13.5 million (450k x $30 usd) maybe its their budgeting that needs to be adjusted? Where did that 13.5 million go? The texture work is atrocious, it needs polish, game breaking bugs.
I'm just not buying it wasn't profitable..... perhaps what he meant is "it didn't sell as well as I liked, we made our money back but the profit wasn't enough for us to continue investing..... but the idea that 450k wasn't successful is hard to comprehend.
Pokey
Posted 12 July 2013 - 11:32 AM
as far as I can see, amazon sells wii U at the same price as ASDA... and zombie U is one of the games people preffer to buy as their first game..
http://www.amazon.co...v_kinc_1_kinc#1
Bob-omb
Posted 12 July 2013 - 11:34 AM
if ubisoft couldnt profit off a game that pulled in 13.5 million (450k x $30 usd) maybe its their budgeting that needs to be adjusted? Where did that 13.5 million go? The texture work is atrocious, it needs polish, game breaking bugs.
I'm just not buying it wasn't profitable..... perhaps what he meant is "it didn't sell as well as I liked, we made our money back but the profit wasn't enough for us to continue investing..... but the idea that 450k wasn't successful is hard to comprehend.
That's the thing-he never said anything about Zombie U. The only quote related to Ubisoft or the Wii U was the reassessment after the holidays. After that, the article makes stuff up as though it was an interview, and it placed the Moore stuff in there for authenticity. The reader is left to presume the source talked to the Ubi CEO, but in fact, it did not.
Just about everyone read it, presumed it was authentic, but it was just click bait. It was like a cable news story.
Paragoomba
Posted 12 July 2013 - 11:41 AM
That's the thing-he never said anything about Zombie U. The only quote related to Ubisoft or the Wii U was the reassessment after the holidays. After that, the article makes stuff up as though it was an interview, and it placed the Moore stuff in there for authenticity. The reader is left to presume the source talked to the Ubi CEO, but in fact, it did not.
Just about everyone read it, presumed it was authentic, but it was just click bait. It was like a cable news story.
Thats just par for the course most of gaming journalism.. they love sensationalism... since the Wii U is on its back, they take pot shots at it hoping to draw in hits (they make money off hits to the article) ... so why not create articles that Nintendo fan boys will come out of the woodwork to defend in the comments section... each click is another dime in their pocket.
Spiny
Posted 13 July 2013 - 03:50 PM
"that's just the VGChartz numbers, doesn't include many retailers and doesn't include digital at all. There was no quote, the author of the article made something up that seemed plausible to him and fit his narrative enough to get clicks. His editor in chief is happy, the guy brought views to the site, and profit, journalistic integrity be damned."
I disagree. I think this guy may be making an argument based on quotes and facts - but I think he made some mistakes in not quoting certain sources.
Not everybody who writes about gaming news does so for a living, and not everyone is a professional reporter who studied the subject at a university.
It's clear that he is writing from his own personal views, and I don't think he expected everyone to agree. Of course, if he is making details up as he goes... self-explanatory. However, it looks as if he may be right, if his argument stands.
His argument seems to be:
1. ZombiU actually sold fairly well, for a survival horror genre game with a low [Wii U] console userbase.
2. ZombiU was a low budget title.
Conclusion: Something doesn't make sense. How did Ubisoft not make a profit?
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Cheep-Cheep
Posted 14 July 2013 - 10:41 AM
I loved ZombiU, sad there will be no sequel
Cheetah
Posted 17 July 2013 - 05:38 AM
Spiny
Posted 17 July 2013 - 04:22 PM
I loved ZombiU, sad there will be no sequel
I feel the same way. I still think it's the best Wii U game to date.
Chain Chomp
Posted 17 July 2013 - 04:46 PM
well, they just sold one more copy.... just ordered mine today.
I feel the same way. I still think it's the best Wii U game to date.
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