Relax everyone! Ubisoft’s latest financial results are in, and I’m about to tell you about the bits you might just be interested in. Lets get to it.
Rayman: Origins has somehow turned out profitable for the studio, despite apparent low sales. Ubisoft didn’t exactly talk numbers, but it’s great to see such an old-school, beautiful game doing well.
Elsewhere, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations sold “slightly above expectations,” with seven million copies sold to retailers. The franchise itself generates roughly $200 million in sales on a yearly basis.
And with that, there’ll of course be a new Assassin’s Creed this year. What we didn’t know is that this year’s venture is straight up called Assassin’s Creed 3, and will release on October 30th. It’s been in development for 3 years, and will be the “biggest launch in Ubisoft history,”
Just Dance shipped 13 million units in 2011, with users making over 20 million videos using Just Dance apps on iOS, Android, and Facebook. Yeah, apparently you can do that.
Rocksmith also proved successful, making over $40 million in North America. Ubisoft confirmed that there will be more Rocksmith.
The success of Assassin’s Creed, Just Dance, and Rocksmith were more than enough to offset the poor sales of Rayman: Origins, The Adventures of Tintin and “non-dance” Kinect games.
Due to the Wii’s continued decline, Ubisoft intends to transition even more to high-definition consoles. There’s also going to be a focus on shooters, because, as Ubisoft notes, they account for over 30% of the market, compared to driving games, which account for 8%.
The company will have “more than six titles” for the Wii U around it’s launch, and said “the machine will bring some fresh air to the industry.” There’s no mention of specific games, but it will be a combination of core and casual games.
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