During the 1st quarter 2014 earnings call, Ubisoft was asked about software attach rates for the following generation of consoles. The solution about PlayStation 4 and Xbox One was in response to learning a hard lesson.

“We gave you a touch upon Wii U last year and got it wrong,” an Ubisoft representative admitted. Ubisoft have been vocal about its demand Nintendo to lower console prices and prime purchases with more titles. 

A casualty of the Wii U’s flagging performance was the timed exclusivity of Rayman Legends. It can now be a simultaneous multiplatform release arriving on September 3, 2013.

Our Take
Ubisoft went all-in at the Wii U and suffered for it. ZombiU, which received quite a number critical response (including some amazing reviews), sold poorly. It didn’t break even and a sequel won’t be coming. The tragedy is that ZombiU makes highly intelligent use of the Wii U gamepad that needs to were a guiding light for other developers.

Ubisoft’s outspoken nature concerning the Wii U is worth noticing, since it is just an informal hint about conversations which are little question happening behind closed doors between the publisher and Nintendo.