Red Steel 2 sells according to expectations, downloadable content does well, and the Wii version of Avatar impresses. http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=23123 In a recent Ubisoft investor call some details regarding software sales were revealed. In the last fiscal year, Ubisoft saw 18 million Euros in revenue generated by digital sales. Due to this fact, Ubisoft plans to include downloadable content right off the bat. Some Wii games will also be included in this plan.
At the beginning of the year, Ubisoft proclaimed that sales of the Avatar videogame were poor despite the filmÂ’s success at the box office. Thanks to the home video release of the film, sales of the game rose. The Wii version of the title sold the best with 2.7 million units moved.
Plans for a new fitness game were unveiled, though no console platforms were announced. Finally, sales of the Wii exclusive shooter Red Steel 2 are doing well, and are in accordance with the companyÂ’s own sales expectations. Months before release, http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=20794>Ubisoft lowered sales expectations of the game to 500,000 copies. NPD sales data indicated the title had http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=22924>sold 50,000 copies in its first month of release.
Ubisoft also expressed that their big franchise titles sold best on the Wii, explaining why releases like Prince of Persia, HAWX, and Ghost Recon have their own Wii SKUs.