Ubisoft makes it big

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Nice to see a company other than EA making some cash.

"UbiSoft Record Sales Up 98% - Full Story

Ubisoft announced reaching record sales for the fourth quarter of 2002/2003 fiscal year. The sales have jumped up to 98%. You want cash figures? Well that is about $184.5 million.
San Francisco, CA - May 6, 2003 - Ubi Soft® Entertainment, one of the world's leading video game publishers, today announced sales of $184.5 million for the fourth quarter of the 2002/2003 financial year, which ended on March 31, 2003.

A record 4th quarter and another year of strong activity The successful launch of several blockbuster hits resulted in record growth of 98% for Ubi Soft in the fourth quarter of the 2002/2003 fiscal year (109% at a constant rate). Several weeks after their launch, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell(tm), Rayman® 3: Hoodlum Havoc, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon(tm) and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six(tm) 3: Raven Shield(tm) still top the bestseller charts in many countries. With annual growth of more than 23% (30% at a constant rate), Ubi Soft is on target with its strategic objective of 20% internal growth per annum.

The five major titles of the fiscal year sold a total of more than 7 million units, well above the initial target of 6 million including: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell(tm): 3.6 million; Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon(tm): 1.8 million and Rayman® 3: Hoodlum Havoc: over 1 million.

In addition, Shadowbane(tm), a massively multiplayer online game with strong potential, was successfully launched in the United States. More than 120,000 units have been sold since its release on March 25.

As expected, North American sales are increasing at a brisk pace with growth of 35% for the fiscal year (52% at a constant rate). During the first quarter of 2003, Ubi Soft ranked 7th among console publishers in the United States*. This territory represents 40% of annual sales. Europe recorded growth of 20%, and represented 56% of Ubi Soft's sales. Growth was particularly strong in the United Kingdom, with an increase of 48% (54% at a constant rate) and a succession of bestselling games since 2002. Growth of 60% in Spain is also worth noting.

Globally speaking, 28% of sales were for PlayStation 2, 27% for Xbox , 7% for NINTENDO GAMECUBE and 23% for PC."