On a nine month basis, however, digital sales rose by 12 percent to €123 million ($167.7 million), led by digital distribution, free to play, and Cheap Fifa 14 Coins
DLC sales.Back catalog sales fell a heavy 21 percent to €53 million ($72.3 million), "due to the console transition period," Ubisoft said. But on a nine month basis, back catalog sales actually grew 6 percent to €172 million ($234.5 million), thanks to games like Assassin's Creed III, Far Cry 3, and Ubisoft's free to play games.
Ubisoft's breakdown of sales by platform also reveals that players purchased more Ubisoft games on PS4 than Xbox One by a margin of 12 percent to percent, respectively. The PS3 (28 percent) was Ubisoft's top platform during the quarter, followed by Xbox 360 (27 percent)."The launches of the PS4 and Xbox One were both hugely successful, with sales of these machines more than doubling those for the previous generation and confirming the growth potential of the console market in the coming years," Guillemot said in a statement. "Over the short term, the high quality of our titles which is unanimously recognized by gamers has enabled us to achieve our third quarter sales target despite the transition period currently affecting the market.
Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag performed particularly well, reinforcing the franchise’s long term potential and therefore its upcoming iteration. This Fifa 14 Coins PS3
robust showing was achieved thanks to the excellence of our teams, our extensive development capacities and the efficiency of our Lead and Associate studio structure.”That statement seems to suggest an Assassin's Creed title for 2014 is now confirmed.Ubisoft's management team is currently holding a financial call to discuss the results and answer questions. We'll have more from the call as it happens.