Ghost Recon Wildlands Is Still 2017’s Top Selling Video Game

Today, Ubisoft released its sales figures for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2017. And surprisingly, Ghost Recon Wildlands is still 2017’s top selling video game. For Honor was 2nd on that list, but it has fallen off since.

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Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, stated: “Fueled by the digital segment – which saw a sharp increase in player recurring investment – as well as a strong showing from our back catalog, our sales for the first quarter of 2017-18 came in well ahead of our targets, up 45%, despite the fact that there were no major new releases during the period.”

• Sales up 45.2% to €202.1 million, exceeding the Group’s target of approximately €170.0 million
• Digital revenue up 55.0% to €162.4 million (80.4% of total sales vs 75.3% in first-quarter 2016-17)
• • PRI1 up 73.4% to €83.1 million (41.1% of total sales vs 34.4% in first-quarter 2016-17)
• Back-catalog sales of €190.4 million, (94.3% of total sales vs 91.1% in first-quarter 2016-17)
• • Confirmation of the increasingly recurring profile of the Group’s business
  • Entire Ubisoft portfolio contributed to performance
  • Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands: the industry’s biggest hit since the beginning of the year

“At this year’s E3, our teams presented an outstanding line-up and I would like to thank them for their amazing work which has been recognized by the entire industry. Our games have generated enormous enthusiasm among the player community, which supports our expectations for the full year.”

“Thanks to our increasing ability to engage players over the long term, combined with our unique creative strengths, we are even more confident of achieving our targets for 2017-18 and 2018-19. We expect both of these factors to continue being key drivers of value creation in the coming years.”

Sales

Sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2017-18 amounted to €202.1 million, up 45.2% (45.7% at constant exchange rates) compared with €139.1 million for the first three months of 2016-17.

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