Hi, my first post here and i hope it will gain a response from someone within Ubi.

Ubisoft have just had their Ubidays event which the only Wii content was a cartoonised make-up of Shaun Whites Snowboarding and then a whole range of games with a "z" or "imagine" in them. To be true to Ubi they surely are bringing it upto the casual gamer on the Wii. But where does that leave me, someone whos main gaming format is the Wii. Last generation Ubisoft was the No.1 dev/publisher in my games collection. I was looking forward to the next PoP, Tom Clancy games and Red Steel 2, but with a recent press release it leaves me thinking do Ubi care?

"The true of the matter is this, the Wii is a very different console than what most games developers are used to. The Wii has managed to make a huge success from having games on it that just would not work on a conventional console. The Wii has also managed to increase the market share to a huge group of people that are not that interested in gaming. With Wii Sports, Wii Fit and all manner of games built for family play, Nintendo know who they are marketing for and it is not die hard gamers. If you look at the most successful Wii games, they are not amazing new AAA games, they are predominantly family orientated games/alternative games. Looking at the current UK games sales for Wii, there are not that many traditional games in the top 30. Trends are changing and not everyone wants a new action game, FPS game or epic RPG, sales of the Wii proves that the majority want something different. Parents who are buying a console for their children do not really care about Prince of Persia, Rainbow Six or Far Cry on the box, they want games that are going to be good for their children and not get them in the local newspaper. Why else would games like Brain Training/Wii Fit/Mario Party sell in the millions if people wanted hardcore games? Check the Nintendo DS figures in the UK as well. Notice whose name is listed there a few times but also notice which games are listed? We make games that will "hopefully" sell to a selected audience. We are a business after all, but Nintendo know which people are their market, just as Sony and Microsoft know who their markets are. Ubisoft have always been aimed at the more mature market (Look at our back catalogue) and in the last few years have started venturing into the casual gaming market. This is because that market now exists, thanks to the rise in popularity of the Wii and DS. The Wii is still a new console and it still has plenty of time to grow, Nintendo know this and Ubisoft know this. As for Shaun Whites on the Wii, can you at least wait to get some more information and gameplay on it before binning it? Most people have seen a few screenshots and they already hate it because it does not look as good as the 360 etc but to damn a game just because of looks, and without actually playing it is just silly. All I have seen is various forums doing childish Photoshop screens, at least wait to see the game face to face before turning it into a humorous gif.

So should Ubisoft really put an effort into Red Steel 2, i think not because if they do and release it on the Wii it will be totally contradictory to this statement. RS was my favourite game at launch, and i was highly anticipating its sequel. But with this attitude from ubisoft, unwilling to develop games for people like myself on the Wii although development cost are widely celebrated as being lower and easier to make net margins on.

Why keep old loyal customers happy when you can make a quick buck from those who in maybe 2-3 years wont care for this form of entertainment anymore?