Ubisoft reports first-half sales drop, deems Q4 most important quarter in company history
by Ludwig Kietzmann 
{ Nov 4th 2009 at 3:45PM }
Standout titles released during the period include the Western-themed first-person shooter, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (which has shipped 'close to 900,000 units'), reptilian brawler Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up and, "in certain countries," the Pelé-powered Academy of Champions.
Ubisoft points to its fiscal third quarter -- that's October to December on your official Secretive Hunks of Third Echelon Calendar -- as "the most important quarter in Ubisoft's history." Sales are expected to reach €540 million ($801 million) during the period, thanks to Assassin's Creed 2, Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines, James Cameron's Avatar: The Game, Rabbids Go Home and Shaun White Snowboarding World Stage. Ubisoft's also counting on several new casual and self-improvement games for the Wii and DS, which we imagine will help the financialz quite a bit.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
NaeemTHM @ Nov 4th 2009 3:52PM
Not to worry Ubisoft, you will get exactly 60 dollars from me later this month when Assassin's Creed 2 drops. That should tide them over until next quarter, right fellas?
LostOverThere @ Nov 5th 2009 6:04AM
They were also going to get an addition $60 on top of that for my purchase of Red Steel 2 - but oh wait, it's delayed.
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2 slick @ Nov 4th 2009 3:55PM
They will also acquire whatever it costs Gamefly to purchase 1 copy of Assassin's Creed 2 from Ubi and ship it to me to play for awhile. THAT will definitely tide them over
216 @ Nov 4th 2009 4:00PM
yep ima gamefly AC2
The Dark Wayne [Planeteer: Power of the Batusi] @ Nov 4th 2009 4:17PM
knowing gamefly that'll be the only copy they get
Anthony M. @ Nov 4th 2009 4:19PM
@ Dark Wayne
Zing!
FNG @ Nov 4th 2009 4:34PM
I must be really lucky. I've gotten my new release games on release day every time. I've only been a member for about 6 months though. Do any of you veterans remember seeing a drop off at a certain time within your membership? We'll see if I get MW2 on 11/10/09. I would guess it will say shipped on 11/09/09 in my Q on Monday. I'm also buying it so it's not a big deal.
Taylor @ Nov 4th 2009 4:04PM
Had they put more time into TMNT: Smash Up, they might have sold me a copy. Good thing for Gamefly.
Kleptomaniac @ Nov 4th 2009 4:07PM
Didn't A.C 1 sell like 8 million copies? I don't think they have to worry much about the sequel.
NitroMikeo @ Nov 4th 2009 4:17PM
James Cameron's Avatar: The Game - Cannot wait. For film AND game.
Chibi Chaingun - blackhivemedia.com @ Nov 4th 2009 5:05PM
Completely agree. I got the nVidia 3D Vision glasses for the game. :)
Jose [Steam & PSN: Assmar] @ Nov 4th 2009 4:18PM
Okay, if it's the third financial quarter, why the eff is it still called Q4? Shouldn't it be Q3. I know they don't want us to figure it out, but this is just madness.
F1: Basu Gasu Bakuhatsu @ Nov 4th 2009 9:38PM
Well it's not like they have alot to compete with...
bluetev @ Nov 30th 2009 5:42PM
They will be ok. Assassin creed sold 8 milion in a very competitive fall 2007 market. AC2 has less competition, its no longer a new IP and much improved over AC1. Expect at least 10-12 million sales, which means revenues next quarter will at least triple. Hopefully that will persuade them to complete Beyond Good and Evil 2.