Assassin's Creed Shadows Sales

Assassin's Creed Shadows seems to have done rather well for itself, according to a new report from the reliable Andy Robinson of VGC.

It's claimed that, according to sales data that's yet to be made public, Shadows has managed the second biggest launch in Assassin's Creed history, trailing only 2020's Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

Valhalla had a few notable advantages over Shadows, too. It was cross-gen, it released in November instead of March (just in time for the holidays), and it launched just as the covid pandemic was forcing the western world into lockdown. Valhalla went on to become Ubisoft's most profitable game ever.

By the way, this report is apparently based on day one sales revenue, so it's a more concrete indicator of how well the title's doing over player numbers and the like.

Interestingly, the report states that Shadows immediately set a new record for Ubisoft on the PS Store, being its "best-ever day one launch" on Sony's digital marketplace. And while digital sales have been increasing year-on-year for almost two whole console generations now, that's still an impressive win when you consider all of the AAA titles the publisher's pumped out on PS5 and PS4.

We would assume that Ubisoft will relay much of this data through its official channels in the near future. After all, the embattled company has a serious need to showcase positive growth in its upcoming financials, as the fiscal year draws to a close. We should get something resembling sales numbers then, too.

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[source videogameschronicle.com]