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Jon Wilcox
25/07/2007
Sam Fisher's return pushed into early 2008 as Ubisoft announces giant leap in sales...
Originally scheduled for release during the final three months of 2007, Ubisoft has today confirmed that Sam Fisher's fifth adventure, Splinter Cell: Conviction, has been pushed into the first quarter of 2008. News of the rearranged launch comes as the publisher announced a significant jump in sales for the fiscal first quarter of 2007/08, from 70 million Euros (£46.9 million) to 134 million Euros (£89.7 million), up 94.5%.
The sales results were up on previous expectations from 120 million Euros (£80.4 million), which Ubisoft attributed to continued sales of Rainbow Six: Vegas on Xbox 360, together with the title's launch on PlayStation3 and PSP. The North American release of Surf's Up, the PS3 version of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Call of Juarez on Xbox 360, and Prince of Persia Classic on Xbox Live Arcade all contributed to the quarterly success. Ubisoft also revealed that a third of sales during the three months period came from its back catalogue, specifically the Petz range and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The outlook for the second quarter, which ends on September 30th 2007, remains stagnant at 105 million Euros (£70.3 million). Ubisoft's schedule for the period includes the sale of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 on PS3, PC, and PSP, The Settlers 6 on PC, Jam Sessions on DS, and the European launch of Surf's Up.
Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft stated "Ubisoft has made a solid start to the year, and continued to win market share. Momentum was particularly strong during the period for European sales, which climbed 109% thanks to the ramp-up of new-generation consoles and the impact of PS3 game sales, including Rainbow Six Vegas and Oblivion. Our performance during this quarter has once again proved the relevance of our early positioning in the casual gaming sector, as demonstrated by the success of our DS and Wii games."
"Lastly, we were able to present one of the best game line-ups in the industry at this year's E3, in terms of both quality and diversity. Assassin's Creed, Brothers in Arms, Haze, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction and Tom Clancy's End War are some of the most highly anticipated games of the year. At the same time, our portfolio of upcoming casual games will enable us to strengthen and broaden our current offering, and to reach new consumers."
Besides the release of Splinter Cell: Conviction in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2007/08 (January-March 2008), Ubisoft has also reiterated that Far Cry 2 has been pencilled in for launch before the end of March next year.
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