Ubisoft to Publish Sports title for Wii

Ubisoft has acquired Vancouver-based Action Pants, and is set to create a new Wii exclusive sports title.

The European publisher aims to reel in some American talent as part of an in-house studio, in addition to the already established Red Storm Entertainment and studios in Montreal and Quebec.

We have been looking closely at Vancouver for some time, as we wished to set up a presence in what is one of the industry's biggest talent pools. Founded in 2006 and employing over 110 developers, Action Pants was ranked as one of British Columbia's Top 50 employers in 2008 and 2009.

The creative talent at Action Pants made the decision an easy one, and we are delighted to both establish ourselves in the region as well as welcome a fantastic group of experienced developers who can start exchanging with our other teams worldwide.

Christine Burgess-Quemard, executive director of worldwide production studios at Ubisoft.

Details on the project are sketchy, but if Ubisoft step in, it'll probably have a "Z" in the title and look worse than your local park after a pack of wild dogs.