Assassin's Creed Unity Continues to Enjoy Strong Sales, But Ubisoft Sales Fall

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Ubisoft on Thursday reported earnings for the quarter ended June 30, announcing that, among other things, Assassin's Creed Unity continued to enjoy better-than-expected sales.

The game, as fans will remember, was rocked with issues at launch last year. Those problems have since been fixed--and they even caused Ubisoft to rethink its practices going forward.

As of December 31, Unity and Assassin's Creed Rogue combined for 10 million in sales. However, Ubisoft did not announce a new sales number for either game today.

Overall, Ubisoft sales plummeted 73.2 percent to €96.6 million during the quarter, compared to €360.1 million during the same period last year.

One important thing to note, however, is that Watch Dogs saw its record-breaking release during this quarter last year. What's more, Ubisoft notes that its sales performance for the quarter is actually higher than the company's previously announced €80 million target.

Ubisoft back-catalog sales were a bright spot for the company in the quarter, rising 59.3 percent to €91.6 million. Sales in this department were led by the aforementioned Unity, along with Far Cry 4, The Crew, and Watch Dogs, all of which enjoyed "sustained demand."

Another positive for Ubisoft in the quarter was digital revenue, which totaled €54.1 million and made up a healthy 56 percent of all sales, compared to 23.2 percent during the same quarter last year.