[ETC] Ubisoft financial report (more Assassin’s Creed on the way)

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Ubisoft financial report - DS does very well, Wii puts up poor showing, Wii to be number 1 platform in 2008, more Assassin’s Creed and much more
April 24th, 2008
http://gonintendo.com/?paged=8

- Q4 sales of EUR 217 million (USD 340 million; GBP 172 million)

- strong performance by the Games for Everyone brand

- full fiscal 2007-08 year: EUR 298 million

- more casual titles coming from Ubisoft in the next year

- #3 independent publisher in the US, #2 in Europe, #2 in France, #3 in the UK and #2 in Germany

- first quarter 2008-09 expectations: EUR 154 million (USD 241 million; GBP 122 million)

- new casual games for the DS and Wii coming

- more Assassin’s Creed on the way (no platforms mentioned)

- Guillemot believes the DS will sell more than what Nintendo expects

- EUR 500,000 to 1 million to develop a DS

- EUR 5 to 6 million for Wii

- goal of increasing Ubisoft’s DS marketshare

- looking to hire new people

- sales breakdown: Nintendo DS = 27% over past 3 months, Wii, PC, and PS2 combined = 15% for quarter, 21% for year

- Wii will be top platform for 2008, DS will do very well as well

Link
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...up-43-per-cent