{"id":184085,"date":"2023-01-12T00:41:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T00:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ubisoft-says-its-surprised-by-mario-rabbids-sequels-underperformance\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T00:41:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T00:41:03","slug":"ubisoft-says-its-surprised-by-mario-rabbids-sequels-underperformance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/ubisoft-says-its-surprised-by-mario-rabbids-sequels-underperformance\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft says it’s ‘surprised’ by Mario + Rabbids sequel’s underperformance"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ubisoft has revealed its ‘surprise’ at how Nintendo collaboration Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope has underperformed commercially in its opening months.<\/p>\n
In a financial update published on Wednesday, the French publisher said it was \u201cfacing major challenges\u201d in face of tightening consumer spend, and claimed that sales over the key holiday season had been \u201cmarkedly and surprisingly slower than expected\u201d.<\/p>\n
Sparks of Hope and Just Dance 2023 were named as two games which failed to meet expectations.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite excellent ratings and players’ reception as well as an ambitious marketing plan, we were surprised by Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope underperformance in the final weeks of 2022 and early January,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
In an investor call held following the publication of its financial update\u2014which also saw Ubisoft cancel three unannounced games and delay Skull and Bones yet again\u2014the company said it believed recent releases were negatively impacted by a consumer shift \u201ctowards mega-brands and long -lasting titles\u201d.<\/p>\n