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Ubisoft Q3 2015: AC Unity + Rogue 10m, Watch Dogs 10m, Far Cry 4 7m, Crew 2m shipped
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TheSpaceBetween
Member
This. Now Ubisoft gonna Ubisoft even harder.
shinobi602
Member
It sold 4 mllion copies in the first week, around 9 million shipped by the end of October last year.
anexanhume
Member
Do the AC XB1 bundles count in the platform share numbers?
I agree there is a very good foundation there to build on for the sequel. Most of the issues are story and characters for me. Most of the game play was very solid and with some refinement can be very good. Hopefully they get much better writing staff for the next game.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Glad that those animators won at least one award.
I remember a couple months ago someone was saying that the AC series was dead because Unity and Rogue "sold so poorly." That vocal minority. If anything this should give the team at Quebec motivation for their fall release.
1st Course
Member
Where is the the income statement/ balance sheet/ cash flow etc?
I see operating income in the outlook but nothing about the quarter results.
I see operating income in the outlook but nothing about the quarter results.
If i remember correctly FC3 numbers were 9 million after 1+ year.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
ACU and FC4 sold much more than i thought.
Those number with the amount of PR backlash they got...
Is that proof people still buy the games despite the vocal hate online?
I have no problem admitting I enjoyed Unity. Near the end, I started getting bothered by some of the flaws but it was still a better experience than Assassin's Creed III to me. And a better assassin game than AC IV.
Is that proof people still buy the games despite the vocal hate online?
I have no problem admitting I enjoyed Unity. Near the end, I started getting bothered by some of the flaws but it was still a better experience than Assassin's Creed III to me. And a better assassin game than AC IV.
The Shogun
Banned
GAF is nowhere at all near representative of the general consumer. Look how masssive the Persona 5 thread is. That game will never come anywhere remotely near the sales of "terrible" games like Destiny, Watch Dogs, Assassins Creed, etc.
And there is nothing wrong with that, but its something to remember while browsing GAF. Its tastes aren't reflective in general on industry performance at all.
While I agree, the Assassin's Creed hate was certainly not limited to NeoGAF. Every single site was on it and even the news did reports about it here.
Conference call: http://edge.media-server.com/m/p/vadwgqwd
PS4\XB1 install base estimated at 28M at the end of 2014. Ubisoft expects the userbase to double by the end of 2015.
PS4\XB1 install base estimated at 28M at the end of 2014. Ubisoft expects the userbase to double by the end of 2015.
Trogdor1123
Gold Member
I really hope that they don't take this as a license to put out more broken games and to have even more shitty dlc.... they probably will though.
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Wow fantastic results for Ubisoft.
The Euro currency being so low must also help inflate the results.
The Euro currency being so low must also help inflate the results.
metalslimer
Member
This is why you get on the next gen hype early, and why they were willing to get out broken games so fast. There is no way Watch Dogs would have pulled those numbers this year.
anexanhume
Member
So they expect 2014 numbers, plus add in the ~6M start both consoles had in 2013. Buckle in, that will be a wild holiday quarter.
down 2 orth
Member
So Assassin's Creed is still on the down and out.
If I were Yves, I would:
- Fire the head of the Toronto-Montreal Studios instead of just making him a scapegoat.
- Apologize for Unity myself to maintain credibility (and take notes from Shu and the failed Drivelcub launch)
- Pin all of my hopes on Farcry 5 and Watchdogs 2, but for the Watchdogs sequel I would do everything in my power to prevent a decline in the franchise since its lukewarm reception.
This might actually help me realize my dream of competing on the same level as the big boys, EA and Activision.
If I were Yves, I would:
- Fire the head of the Toronto-Montreal Studios instead of just making him a scapegoat.
- Apologize for Unity myself to maintain credibility (and take notes from Shu and the failed Drivelcub launch)
- Pin all of my hopes on Farcry 5 and Watchdogs 2, but for the Watchdogs sequel I would do everything in my power to prevent a decline in the franchise since its lukewarm reception.
This might actually help me realize my dream of competing on the same level as the big boys, EA and Activision.
Led_Zeppelin
Member
It is sad. Mostly because last year Ubisoft made everything on their power to be the worst videogame publisher in the world. And still they made tons of money by releasing broken games.
The worse is that now even more publishers are releasing broken games, first EA, now Ubisoft, MS, Sony, 2K, etc etc, the only exception seems to be Nintendo but I don't even play most of their games now.
It's optimistic unless there are price cuts IMO
It went down by 1 million units in a transitioning year with split skus and poor quality.
That's got to make it one of the most resilient franchises in gaming.
Edit:
It didn't even go down for the same time period.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
I can give you Unity but which others Ubisoft games where broken?
Interesting. So total sales have a floor estimate of 28 million and and a max estimate of 29.99million.
Nice that current gen is already over 50% of UBI's sales. Wonder what the tipping point is to drop last gen. Also aren't like at least 2 million of those AC Unity sales from Xone bundles. Wonder what shipments would look like without the bundle seeing as sales dropped even with it.
AmaterasuOni
Banned
If you push shit with enough money, shit will push more money back to you. Basic economics.
The Shogun
Banned
Exactly what I was thinking. This doesn't show Creed is on the down and out at all.
We should really consider the fact that the game had a special Xbox One bundle, with a low price for the Holiday season, though. That played a major role in the overall sales of the game.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
It absolutely is a license to do that.
Make a release date and fix a broken game later.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Their next AC game is set in Victorian London, Sony is releasing not one but two different games set in that setting, the obvious thing to do would be to partner with Sony, (like they usually do, no idea why they went with MS this year), and market the game with Bloodborne and Order 1886 special outfits for the main character.PS4 %= 34%
XB1 =23% (and it was heavily bundled with 2 Ubisoft games)
That's really impressive for PS4. I don't know what's best for Ubisoft for their next AC. Partnership with PS or XB1?
What do you think, Gaf?
I can already see the snarky animus descriptions.
Didn't they originally set the expectation for Unity to sell around what AC1 did in it's first ~year?
The Shogun
Banned
Im pretty confident the next installments of AC, Far Cry, and Watch Dogs will all be current gen / PC only.
Hmm I bought far cry 4 watch dogs and acu and I enjoyed all of em. I don't care what neogaf says they're all good games. The only one of regret is acu but only cause it was free with my xbone so now I have two copies.
I do hope that they continue to improve their franchises though b
I do hope that they continue to improve their franchises though b
It's clear what it means. "We easily beat Forza and Driveclub but got our asses kicked by Mario Kart."
biglittleps
Member
XB1 bundles.
down 2 orth
Member
If the franchise wasn't shrinking its fan base already, it wouldn't have lost a million sales on the next gen leap alone. They had every platform covered with the exception of WiiU.
My take is that poor quality releases mixed with unending plot fatigue, similar to what you see with once-popular TV shows losing viewers, is whats causing the most hurt. It can't help that they've sullied their reputation a little as well.