Second Mario + Rabbids lead exits Ubisoft Milan

One other senior developer from the Mario + Rabbids crew has left Ubisoft Milan, one month after the departure of its inventive director.

Cristina Nava was a producer on each Mario + Rabbids video games, and in addition led manufacturing of Ubisoft Milan’s contribution to Star Wars Outlaws, which was led by Huge Leisure however had assist from quite a few different Ubisoft studios.

Nava introduced her departure on social media, the place she said that her subsequent function was already identified however that she wasn’t able to disclose it but.

“August 30, the discharge day of Star Wars Outlaws, additionally marked my final day at Ubisoft,” Nava wrote. “I’ve determined to go away Ubisoft Milan, the place I spent 16 unimaginable years with unimaginable folks, to write down a brand new chapter in my story – a chapter I’m not able to share but.

“I’ve been actually blessed to collaborate with amazingly gifted colleagues. Collectively, we created oddball video games just like the Mario + Rabbids saga in partnership with Nintendo. Whenever you say a dream come true! I want you all the perfect, my mates, in your future endeavors. And thanks to all of the gamers who’ve proven their love all these years.”

Nava’s exit comes roughly one month after the departure of Mario + Rabbids inventive lead Davide Soliani, who left Ubisoft on the finish of July.

Equally imprecise about his subsequent vacation spot, Soliani mentioned he’d determined to “embark on a brand new journey” however didn’t share particulars of his subsequent profession step.

Based on Ubisoft, the primary Mario + Rabbids sport has reached greater than 10 million gamers since 2017. The sequel, Sparks of Hope, was launched in 2022 and has offered greater than 3 million copies, per VGC sources.

Regardless of sturdy critiques, Sparks of Hope initially upset commercially throughout its launch window of October 2022, with Ubisoft stating it was “shocked” by its underperformance in the course of the ultimate weeks of 2022.

Chatting with VGC final summer season, Nava claimed that the studio anticipated Sparks of Hope to promote over an extended time period, like its predecessor did.

On the time of the interview, Ubisoft Milan was nonetheless serving to Huge Leisure to complete Star Wars: Outlaws. Requested what the studio deliberate to do past that, Nava mentioned it could lead one other “huge, compelling” sport.