Ubi´s casual games fund 360 and PS3 development
August 26, 2007 - The development and subsequent sales success of casual games on Nintendo´s Wii and DS is an "extremely profitable" business for Ubisoft, according to the company´s CEO Yves Guillemot, who told Reuters at the Games Convention in Leipzig last week that these games help to finance the costly development of games for Microsoft´s Xbox 360 and Sony´s PlayStation 3.
Guillemot explained that the development of casual games costs anywhere from 1 million euros to 4 million, depending on how many platforms they´re being created for. By comparison, a normal Wii game costs about 5 to 10 million euros, while an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 one costs from 10 million to 20 million.
Casual games are expected to contribute 20% of Ubisoft´s revenue this year, which is up 10% on last year. Meanwhile, the entire games industry is attracting many more customers which are, according to Guillemot, "going to grow the market tremendously. I expect the market to grow by 50 percent in the next four years," he said, concluding, "It´s a very exciting time for all the developers and publishers."
Pour chaque prince of persia PS2 sur Wii, c´est un Assasin´s Creed et un Far Cry 2.
Pour chaque portage Okami et RE4 sur Wii, c´est RE5 et Dead Rising 2.
Pour chaque boogie, c´est un MOH et un Burnout Paradise.
Dorénavant, les chiffres wii et ds seront autorisés sur les charts npd. A tous les pigeons fans de nintendo : merci de financer notre passion.