Ubisoft sales hit €652 million for the third fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011, representing an 8.8 per cent increase over the €600 million recorded for the same period a year earlier.
The result compares favourably with the publisher’s November forecast of between €580 million and €620 million, and is in line with its revised January sales guidance of €650 million following record holiday sales.
Ubisoft shipped over 13 million dance games in the quarter, as well as seven million copies of Assassin’s Creed Revelations.
It also saw a 159 per cent rise in online sales, “driven notably by strong growth from Settlers Online and Howrse and robust performance from digital distribution”.
For the first nine months of fiscal 2011-12, sales came in at €900 million, up 4.5 per cent year-over-year.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said: "Our unique positioning as a creator of brands for both core and casual gamers enabled us to capture new market share in the console games segment in 2011 while significantly growing our online business.
“In fiscal 2012-13, we will start to capitalise on the large-scale investments we have undertaken more than three years ago, with the ramp-up of our offering for core gamers and notably a strong comeback into the major segment of shooter games.
“We also expect to see sustained growth in our online and digital revenue during the year. In the longer term we have solid opportunities for continued growth and profitability thanks to the arrival of the new generation of consoles and our plans to extend to all our titles the benefits and economic models of online games."
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