According to Ubisoft, Red Steel will cost them approximately $12.75 million to develop. The game will launch with the Wii, and include some 13 hours of gameplay in the singleplayer mode, plus a secret multiplayer mode, not yet announced by Ubisoft.

Almost $13 million is still quite a sum, but nothing compared to what it takes for an Xbox360 or PS3 game. Red Steel for the 360 or PS3 would cost Ubisoft at least $25-35 million to develop. And that’s a rather conservative estimate; THQ president Brian Farrell said that Wii development costs are only a quarter of the price it costs to develop for its more advanced rivals.