1. Ub
bisoft® re
eports th
hird-quarter 201
10-11 sal
les
Thi
ird-quarte sales: €600 millio
er on
Tar
rgets for 2
2010-11 and comme
ents for 20
011-12
Paris, February 14 2011 – Today, Ubisoft® repo
4, orted its sales for the fiscal quarter ended
e d
December 31, 2010.
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Sales
Sales for t
the third qu
uarter of 2010-11 cam to €600 million, up 21.2% (o 14.7% a constant
me 0 or at t
exchange rates) over the €495 million reco
r orded for th same pe
he eriod of 200
09-10.
For the fir nine mo
rst onths of fiscal 2010-1 sales to
11, otaled €861 million, versus €661 million in
1 v 1 n
the corressponding pr
rior-year pe
eriod, repre
esenting an increase o 30.3%, or 22.5% a constant
n of at t
exchange rates.
Third-quarrter sales w
were signif
ficantly hig
gher than tthe previou
usly issued guidance of around
d d
€520 millio This pe
on. erformance reflects the following:
e
rotherhood, with over 6.5 million sell-in uni
− Solid sales for Assassin’s Creed® Br
r s r n its.
− An outstandin performance from dance title with Just Dance®, Just Danc ® 2, Just
ng es, ce t
Dan ® Kids, Michael Ja
nce ackson: The Experienc and Dance on Bro
e ce, oadway™ re
eaching an
n
agg
gregate of m
more than 10.5 million sell-in un
nits during the quarter
r.
− Ubi
isoft’s succ
cessful inve
estment on Kinect, with over 2 million uni sold-in, giving the
its e
Com
mpany 18% market share on thi platform in the Unit
% is ted States a
and 21% in Europe.
n
− Pro CSI: Crime City on Facebook, as well as Th Settlers® Online in
omising launches of C s he n
Gerrmany.
In calenda 2010 Ubisoft contin
ar nued to win market sh
n hare both in Europe (9.2% versu 7.8% in
us n
2009) and the United States (7.3% versus 5.4%).
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Yves Guillemot, Chie Executiv Officer, stated "Th video ga
ef ve he ame indusstry is an i industry of
f
opportunitties. Creatiing new genres, innovating to attract ne consum
ew mers and s seizing thee
opportunitties offered by new h
d hardware lie at the he
e eart of Ubis
soft’s deve
elopment an growth.
nd
We have a already prooven this wwith the Wii and the D
i DS, and we are furthe proving it with the
e er e
recently-la
aunched Kinect, which has met with outsta
h anding suc
ccess thank to its rev
ks volutionary
y
interface. Ubisoft ha also ma
as ade its mark as a cr reator of n
new game genres, wi ith its two
o
flagship brrands, Assaassin’s Cre
eed and Jus Dance. T
st The record performan nce achieve in third-
ed -
quarter 20010-11 as well as the fact that t
w three of our games were among the best s
g sellers over
r
the crucia Christma period is further evidence of the rele
al as evance of our strate egy. Going g
forward, w intend to continue to innova and pur
we t e ate rsue our re
efocus on key franchises in the
k e
high definnition segmment, while investing in upcomi
e ing opportu
unities in digital, in the casual l
segment a and in futur consoles, notably th 3DS and the NGP".
re , he d .
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3. APPENDICES
Breakdown of sales by geographic region
% Sales % Sales % Sales % Sales
9 months 9 months
Q3 2010/11 Q3 2009/10 2010/11 2009/10
Europe 36% 49% 37% 48%
North America 59% 45% 57% 44%
Rest of world 5% 6% 6% 7%
TOTAL 100% 100% 100% 100%
Breakdown of sales by platform
9 months 9 months
Q3 2010/11 Q3 2009/10 2010/11 2009/10
Nintendo DS™ 4% 11% 5% 14%
PC 1% 2% 2% 8%
PlayStation®2 0% 0% 0% 1%
PLAYSTATION®3 21% 30% 21% 23%
PSP™ 1% 3% 2% 4%
Wii™ 44% 21% 38% 26%
XBOX 360™ 29% 30% 31% 22%
Other 0% 2% 1% 2%
TOTAL 100% 100% 100% 100%
Breakdown of sales by business line
9 months 9 months
Q3 2010/11 Q3 2009/10 2010/11 2009/10
Development 99% 96% 99% 73%
Publishing 1% 3% 1% 20%
Distribution 0% 1% 0% 7%
TOTAL 100% 100% 100% 100%
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4. Title Release Schedule
th
4 Quarter (January – March 2011)
ASPHALT™ 3D (EMEA)* Nintendo 3DS™
ASSASSIN’S CREED® BROTHERHOOD PC, MAC
BEYOND GOOD & EVIL® HD XBLA
BIG BOND THEORY iPad
CLASSIC WORD GAME iPhone
COMBAT OF GIANTS™: DINOSAURS 3D (EMEA)* Nintendo 3DS™
DANCE ON BROADWAY™ PLAYSTATION®3 MOVE
PLAYSTATION®3 MOVE,
FIT IN SIX™
Wii™
IL2 STURMOVIK™: CLIFFS OF DOVER PC
JUST DANCE® KIDS (EMEA) Wii™
MY COOKING COACH iPad
PAYUTA™ iPad
PETZ® BUNNYZ BUNCH (US) Nintendo DS™
RABBIDS® 3D (EMEA)* Nintendo 3DS™
RAYMAN® 3D (EMEA)* Nintendo 3DS™
THE $1,000,000 PYRAMID VIDEO GAME™ (US) Wii™
TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL® 3D (EMEA)* Nintendo 3DS™
TOM CLANCY’S GHOST RECON® SHADOW WARS (EMEA)* Nintendo 3DS™
WE DARE™ (EMEA) PLAYSTATION®3, Wii™
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ZEIT ™ (US) XBLA, PC
*US 3DS line-up to be confirmed later
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