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[shadow_858]

This brief extract from the latest Ubisoft press release shows a very healthy company. In terms of the Silent Hunter franchise, this is very good news.



UBISOFT REPORTS FIRST-QUARTER 2008-09 SALES
 First-quarter sales up 26% to €169 million, outstripping targets.


Paris, July 24, 2008 – Today, Ubisoft reported its sales for the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008.

Sales

Sales for the first quarter of 2008-09 came to €169 million, up 25.8%, or 33.0% at constant exchange rates, compared with the €134 million recorded for the same period of 2007-08.

First-quarter sales for 2008-09 outstripped the initial guidance of approximately €154 million issued when Ubisoft released its sales figures for fourth-quarter 2007-08. This performance was primarily attributable to the solid showing of:
− Titles launched in 2007-08, such as Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2, Assassin's Creed® and Rayman Raving Rabbids® 2.
− The "Games For Everyone" brands including the Petz®, Imagine™ and MyCoach series which represented 33% of sales versus 11% in the first quarter of 2007-08.
− Titles launched in the first quarter of 2008-09, including Assassin's Creed and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for PC, Haze™, and the MyWeightLossCoach game which has got off to a promising start.

[shadow_858]

This brief extract from the latest Ubisoft press release shows a very healthy company. In terms of the Silent Hunter franchise, this is very good news.



UBISOFT REPORTS FIRST-QUARTER 2008-09 SALES
 First-quarter sales up 26% to €169 million, outstripping targets.


Paris, July 24, 2008 – Today, Ubisoft reported its sales for the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008.

Sales

Sales for the first quarter of 2008-09 came to €169 million, up 25.8%, or 33.0% at constant exchange rates, compared with the €134 million recorded for the same period of 2007-08.

First-quarter sales for 2008-09 outstripped the initial guidance of approximately €154 million issued when Ubisoft released its sales figures for fourth-quarter 2007-08. This performance was primarily attributable to the solid showing of:
− Titles launched in 2007-08, such as Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2, Assassin's Creed® and Rayman Raving Rabbids® 2.
− The "Games For Everyone" brands including the Petz®, Imagine™ and MyCoach series which represented 33% of sales versus 11% in the first quarter of 2007-08.
− Titles launched in the first quarter of 2008-09, including Assassin's Creed and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for PC, Haze™, and the MyWeightLossCoach game which has got off to a promising start.

[Celeon999]

World game market dominition comes closer

Now we just need a announcement for Silent Hunter V : Wolves of the Alps


The epic naval battle between the swiss and austrian navy in ww2



No , seriously, ... a Silent Hunter V development announcement would make my day

[shadow_858]

I don't think there's any doubt about SH5, C. The only issue is what exactly it will be.

[Celeon999]

The german version of the Official Silent Hunter IV website has a interesting poll at the moment.

Dont know if the english language one has the same poll.

"Which would, for you, be the most important features in a new submarine simulation ?"

- Dynamic Campaign
- Realistic Damage Model
- Atmosphere (Sound,Graphics, AI)
- Fully accessible submarine (All compartments)
- Wolfpack AI
- Complex and in-depth crew management
- SH-3 Graphics style (Not sure what they mean with that)

- German uboats
- Living environment
- No Bugs


I wonder if this is just a "out of curiosity" poll by some website admin or if there is a official agenda behind it.

[shadow_858]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Celeon999:
The german version of the Official Silent Hunter IV website has a interesting poll at the moment.

Dont know if the english language one has the same poll.

"Which would, for you, be the most important features in a new submarine simulation ?"

- Dynamic Campaign
- Realistic Damage Model
- Atmosphere (Sound,Graphics, AI)
- Fully accessible submarine (All compartments)
- Wolfpack AI
- Complex and in-depth crew management
- SH-3 Graphics style (Not sure what they mean with that)

- German uboats
- Living environment
- No Bugs


I wonder if this is just a "out of curiosity" poll by some website admin or if there is a official agenda behind it. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


The last one is huge with me. For once, I would love Ubisoft to allocate sufficient development time so that they can release a finished product. They allocated 11 months for SH4, which was totally inadequate.

[Vlaba]

Hmmm? I didn't see all of the above as a choice.

Vlaba

[WhiteKnight77]

I would be careful about using Ubi's statistics. Sure they collected that amount of money from distributors, but is that the actual amount from true sales to consumers. I know that Ubi shipped 2 million copies of Vegas 2, butthe did not sell anywhere near that number.

[Celeon999]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Vlaba:
Hmmm? I didn't see all of the above as a choice.

Vlaba </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


Did you use the english language version ? When i switch over to english the poll disappears completely.

[Vlaba]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Celeon999:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Vlaba:
Hmmm? I didn't see all of the above as a choice.

Vlaba </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


Did you use the english language version ? When i switch over to english the poll disappears completely. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

No, I made that up from your post. The only poll I see is the 'What would you like in a sub sim?' thread.

Vlaba