Ubisoft expects Q3 2017 sales to amount to around €560 million, stable year-on-year. Players who pre-order will receive The Crew 2 Legendary Motors Pack, which includes exclusive vehicles such as the Mercedes-AMG C 63 Touring Car 2016 and the HARLEY-DAVIDSON IRON 883TM 2017.
And the Live experiences for our consoles and PC games, including our investments in eSports, encourage long-term player engagement." Our multi-studios organization enables us to have regular games releases. "We are creating powerful franchises that offer long-term visibility. All of our actions and initiatives are aimed at achieving this objective. Pre-order The Crew 2 on Xbox One The Crew 2 is due for release on March 18th 2018 and all digital pre-orders made before that date will get the HARLEY-DAVIDSON IRON 883TM 2017 and Mercedes-AMG C. "The Crew, The Division and Rainbow Six Siege each have more than 10 million registered players, demonstrating that we are effectively executing our business development plan and moving towards an ever-more recurring model. “Our excellent performance in the second quarter as well as the sharp improvement in our profitability during the first six months of the fiscal year are proof that we have gotten both our digital strategy and our approach to multiplayer games right," said Guillemot in the financial statement. The firm also reported a 45.5% increase in back-catalog sales to €256.4 million. "We do consider that pre-orders are important," Guillemot said, "but they are not completely for the success of the game."įor the second quarter of fiscal year 2017, the firm reported sales of €281.4 million, and continued success in its digital strategy.ĭigital revenues brought in €202.6 million and made up 72% of the company's total sales. He feels this will be the case with Watch Dogs 2.
Using Far Cry 3 as an example, which also had low pre-order numbers compared to expectations, Guillemot said during the call consumers "wanted to see if the game was up to standards," before purchase.
Holding table reads and rehearsals weeks before shooting will ensure that when the camera is ready to the roll, your cast will be giving the performance your movie truly needs. The game releases in two weeks' time, and even with less than stellar pre-order figures, Guillemot isn't worried. Actors need their director just as much as the crew does, and working with them both one-on-one and as an ensemble is a vital part of the pre-production process. While that is good news for the firm's online titles, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said pre-order numbers for Watch Dogs 2 were below expectations.
Total monthly active users (MAU) are also up 44% year-over-year.Įngagement in The Division is also up since the release of update 1.4, as much as 51%. It also appears pre-order numbers for Watch Dogs 2 aren't what the firm was expecting.Īccording to the company's figures, The Division, Rainbow Six Siege, and The Crew each have over 10 million registered users. During its financial call to investors today, Ubisoft revealed registered player numbers for three of its most popular titles.