I'm the same way. No offense to the Ultimates fans, but I hate it and think its one of the worst Marvel creations ever. I'll never be a fan.
More Ultimates minimates? I don't hope for them, but I'd buy them.
None taken.
But it's still awesome.
Three: The normal continuity (especially X-Men) was getting too confusing. When Ultimates was created, they wanted to make something that new readers could know and love without getting bogged down with thoughts like "What the f**k is going on?"
For example: had someone started now reading stuff and didn't know about Civil War, nothing would make sense. Back when Ultimate U. started there was no continuity. Now it's almost as bad as Reg U, but in its conception, it was a good way to draw in new readers.