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Why Robin Makes Batman Better Going off naught but anecdotal evidence, it’s easy to see why Midway CEO David Zucker was binned (as if he actually “resigned”) earlier this week. Guy didn’t do a very good job, and leaves Midway in worse shape than when he came in. But that’s just a general assumption: it’s a lot more fun to look at some numbers showing just how shitty the company have become since 2004, when Sumner Redstone bought a majority stake in the company (which ties in nicely with Zucker’s tenure, which began in 2003):
Chicago-based Midway Games hasn’t posted a profit since 1999. This year wasn’t so hot either. That may have something to do with publishing broken, puerile crap like Hour of Victory, Game Party, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am and Cruis’n. Delays for Stranglehold, Blacksite: Area 51 and Unreal Tournament III aren’t helping matters either, but it may have more to do with Midway’s close association with software diarrhea that could prevent it from returning to glory. Maybe that’s why Midway CEO David Zucker is promising that the company will produce “fewer, bigger, better” titles next year. Fewer Cruis’ns? Yes, please and thank you!
