Straight from the Ubisoft press release:
UBISOFT LAUNCHES NEW PLAY ZONE LABEL
Sports Party, first PLAY ZONE game for friends and family to enjoy exclusively on WiiTM
London, UK– June 19th, 2008– Today Ubisoft announced that it will launch a new Wii exclusive party-games range under the label PLAY ZONE. The PLAY ZONE titles will provide immediate entertainment&recreation thanks to original and numerous mini-games to be shared by all family members and friends.
“With our new PLAY ZONE party titles, the Wii gamers who like to spend time with friends and family will have fun with the Wii through innovative and involving mini-games. The PLAY ZONE label will provide them with the best games to mingle and compete together in a fun and friendly atmosphere” said John Parkes, Ubisoft’s EMEA Marketing Director.
Ok, let's analyze a portion of this press release.
This segment:
The PLAY ZONE titles will provide immediate entertainment&recreation thanks to original and numerous mini-games to be shared by all family members and friends.
Actually means:
The PLAY ZONE titles will provide immediate entertainment & recreation revenue for Ubisoft thanks to the original and numerous minigames of questionable quality we pump into these games...
This looks to be like a lot more shovel ware for Wii. It's good in the short term for Ubisoft and Nintendo (ie $$$), but will all this minigame bonanza cost them "core gamers?" Ubisoft, at least release some more minigame-less titles like.... a Red Steel, but one that actually works well. But hey, what can you do? If it sells, it sells. Right?
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