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Ubisoft Reports First-Quarter 2009-10 Sales

TVGB: "Ubisoft's first-quarter 2009-10 sales report today brings some news about their game release plans. Namely, the company has seen fit to delay the release of a few of its titles."
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UBISOFT® REPORTS FIRST... - ubisoftgroup.com | By: AclayPS3
Splinter Cell Conviction de... - videogamer.com | By: jtorry
Ubisoft Titles Face Delay - beefjack.com | By: Mr Random
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Published: 163 days 15 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Wii | PC
 
 

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KionicWarlord222 - 163 days 15 hours ago
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"Instead of the previously planned third fiscal quarter, Splinter Cell: Conviction and Red Steel 2 are now scheduled for a fourth fiscal quarter release."

Oh...
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Raiinstorm81 - 163 days 15 hours ago
1.1 - Someone inform me
Doesnt Ubisoft's fourth quarter fiscal year end in March???

Besides Splinter Cell needs to avoid Oct 13th, Game of the Year Releases that day.

@ Pirate Thom 2.2

Thats what I thought. Splinter Cell 2010 is likely
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jleack - 163 days 13 hours ago
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Good point. GOTY Uncharted 2 and the highly anticipated title Forza 3 both come out in October. Not to mention that other solid titles are set for November/December. Looks like everything is shifting to early 2010.
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Shbzshar - 163 days 13 hours ago
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dont forget mordern warfare 2 as well ... definite contender for goty ... it basically shoved bioshock out of the way ....

damn very dissapointed in ubi and ms ..... was really looking forward to sc
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morganfell - 163 days 13 hours ago
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Ubisoft decided it would be better to send Sam up against Kratos...
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raztad - 163 days 13 hours ago
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@shbzhar

Dont get mad at MS, that delay is clearly a Ubi decision. Probably game needs more polishing time/fixes to be up to standard. Another thing is that they already have AC2 (blockbuster) hitting shelves at some time in November, probably Ubi just wanted to get a heavy hitter like SC:C to push their last quarter profits.

Anyway I can feel your pain (and Kionic's) this delay would be equivalent to UC2 delay to 2010, totally disheartening and render the 360 lineup very thin.
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Traveler - 163 days 12 hours ago
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That sucks. It's not just getting delayed on the 360 but also the PC, which is the version I was planning on getting.

This also means that the first half of 2010 is going to be even more packed with good games and I won't be able to afford even a fraction of all of the games I want at that time. C'est la vie.
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PirateThom - 163 days 15 hours ago
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I don't think it means 2010, I think it moves it from September to October.
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KionicWarlord222 - 163 days 15 hours ago
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Of course silly.

It didn't say first quarter .
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PirateThom - 163 days 15 hours ago
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Yeah, but Ubisoft's fiscal dates are different from calender dates:

June 30, 2009 was the end of their first quarter, according to the full press release:

http://www.ubisoftgroup.com...

September would be 2nd Quarter
December would be 3rd Quarter
March would be 4th Quarter
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KionicWarlord222 - 163 days 15 hours ago
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My god..

Now you have me worried.
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mithril - 163 days 14 hours ago
2.4 - Pirate, explain that please
ubi say that:

"Instead of the previously planned third fiscal quarter, Splinter Cell: Conviction and Red Steel 2 are now scheduled for a fourth fiscal quarter release."

on one post you say that :

I don't think it means 2010, I think it moves it from September to October.

and you say :

March would be end of 4th Quarter, if mars is end of 4th Quater the begining is january how ubi can release game on 4th Quater in 2009 ?????
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PirateThom - 163 days 14 hours ago
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I had misread the report in that first post.
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zok310 - 163 days 15 hours ago
3 - COD:MW2...
..got everybody running for the hills, smart move if you ask me, but now their games are going to have to go up against GOW3. LOL maybe the devs need more time to Port the PS3 version of Conviction for a day and date release ;P
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raztad - 163 days 13 hours ago
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I dont think so. MW2 release date is known for ages, why 2K or Ubi are changing their calendar just now?

Look carefully, from 2K: Mafia2, Bioshock2 and Red Dead R all of they delayed, but do you really were expecting all those games to come out in such a short period of time, all those heavy hitters? that would be financial suicide for 2010.

Regarding SC:C, I smell technical issues/more time to polish the game. A decision so late in the party makes me think this delay is an emergency measure.

That said, there is already several games struggling for gamers money. October is EPIC.
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morganfell - 163 days 13 hours ago
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I don't think it is MW2 that has people scared.
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KionicWarlord222 - 163 days 15 hours ago
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Wow..its delyayed

http://www.videogamer.com/n...

I cant belive this....I will kill myself now .

*leaves *
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callahan09 - 163 days 15 hours ago
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It's disappointing, but there's plenty to play between now and then. Patience! Don't go hurting yourself, now. I wouldn't be surprised if Assassin's Creed 2 is part of the reason for the delay. It really doesn't make sense for Ubisoft to release both games right around the same time. They are sort of similar, except for the setting.
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KionicWarlord222 - 163 days 15 hours ago
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...Next will be forza 3...

oh no....
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callahan09 - 163 days 15 hours ago
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Nah, Forza 3 is probably going to come out on time. I've seen no reason to believe it's not on schedule. Splinter Cell on the other hand, well they've never been able to put down a solid date on this thing so it doesn't surprise me at all that they're still having trouble picking a date.
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Xwow2008 - 163 days 15 hours ago
4.4 - sigh
and i was looking 2 play it.:(
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Sitdown - 163 days 14 hours ago
4.5 - @KionicWarlord222
http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/...

If true, hopefully it sticks.
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Omega4 - 163 days 15 hours ago
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WHAT!!!!

I bet the game will be completed this year as well, they just want to delay it for so their sales report look better.

Cant MS just pay the difference for releasing it this year
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madden10 - 163 days 13 hours ago
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Very disapointing indeed.

It was one of the only few AAA exclusives planned on 360 this year and now it's delayed... There are very few good games left on 2009 exclusive lineup for the 360.

I thought only Sony used to delay games. Apparently not.
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PirateThom - 163 days 15 hours ago
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The only advantage to this is that 2010 is going to be even more awesome, I mean, in the first few months of the year, what? God of War and Splinter Cell?

Considering the other games coming out this year, it might work in the games advantage.
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AclayPS3 - 163 days 15 hours ago
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I definantly didn't expect Splinter Cell to be delayed (again) after seeing how amazing the game videos were during Microsoft's Press Conference at E3, but then again, no one really saw the Bioshock 2, Max Payne 3, etc... delays coming either.

The Fall 2009 lineup did a disappearing act this year and it's something I was disappointed to see, but 2010 right now just looks EPIC.
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Spike47 - 163 days 15 hours ago
8 - karma
is a... :)
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Socomer 1979 - 163 days 15 hours ago
9 - Ubisoft does listen. i gotta give em credit for that.
I did mention that the animations looked too stiff. Looks like they are gonna work on that.

Michael Ironside get that money. youre worth more than they are paying you bro.
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Odion - 163 days 15 hours ago
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WoW another heavy hitter from 09 goes to 2010.

The first 6 months of 2010 now have these titles.

ME2
GoW3
FFXIII
Alan Wake
SC:C
Bioshock 2
Max Payne 3
Lost Planet 2
Starcraft 2
possibily Crackdown 2
Heavy Rain
WKC
Possibily MAG

and there are prob more
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Spike47 - 163 days 14 hours ago
10.1 - From that list I'm defenitly geting God of War 3 and Mass Effect 2.
And I believe bad Company 2 is also being released in 2010! Too many games again!
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callahan09 - 163 days 14 hours ago
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White Knight Chronicles, MAG, and Heavy Rain are all supposed to be early 2010 as well, I think.
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Odion - 163 days 14 hours ago
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seriously thats redic for the freaking first half of the year, usually we're stuck with crap, but next year, we have a dozen GOTY calbiour games out before July.

God only knows what the 2010 Fall Line-Up will be.
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leila01 - 163 days 14 hours ago
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Well... there's REACH, Crackdown, the bird-rat game, Crysis, Natal, new 360...
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Poopface the 2nd - 163 days 14 hours ago
10.5 - wow
next year will be the first ever where a crap load ow awesome games comes out at the beginning of the year. wooo hooo. Its a nice change of pace.
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OnlyOnN4G - 163 days 13 hours ago
10.6 - the bird-rat game???
Do you mean The Last Guardian?

Edit

And also Crysis 2 releases fall 2010?
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FamilyGuy - 163 days 11 hours ago
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You missed FFXIV
There are a lot of people excited for that game as well and they made it sound like it would release a month after FFXIII

Gran Turismo 5 could be this or next year, most likely this year

Darksiders, Qrt1 2010 as well.
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leila01 - 163 days 14 hours ago
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Is every publisher just trying to get out of Modern Warfare 2 and ODST's way? Or are these games actually getting delayed for a real reason?
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interrergator - 163 days 12 hours ago
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i believe its modern warfare 2 im sorry but they cant release them this fall lol which is a good thing i was looking forward to splinter cell :(
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Unicron - 163 days 14 hours ago
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Delays eh? Weird. Looks like both system's impressive fall lineups are being slightly gutted.
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KionicWarlord222 - 163 days 14 hours ago
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The sad thing is 2099 titles will effect 2010 titles...

My gosh...why did Modern warefare have to do this ?

EDIt @ below

I want bobby kotick`s head now.

I will not be supporting there game this year .
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Ravage27 - 163 days 14 hours ago
13.1 - agreed
While we will probably never ever know the true reasons behind all this delays...one can't help but suspect that stupid MW2 is behind it all.
My god i can almost picture the Activision people popping off champagnes in celebration..wait they were already doing that when they announce their prediction of 15 million sales a while ago, they are probably having an orgy now or something

@edit yeah i would be quite pissed if i'm a 360 owner too, just like how MAG's delay disappoint me(i know it's not confirmed).

Well at least AC2 is still coming out on Nov, i'm looking forward to it :)
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DARK WITNESS - 163 days 14 hours ago
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oh bummer... if all these games are moving out the way for Cod4 then i am £%"6 all this time i was thinking i will boycott Modern Warfare 2 and it won't matter because all these great games are coming out..lololol...

oh well, i am still not buy the game. I am making my stand !

I guess that just leave's odst... please don't push it back, please, please !lol
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green - 163 days 14 hours ago
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I don't know if all these delays are good or bad.I am actually disappointed that Conviction is getting delayed but on the other hand, it gives me the opportunity to play some fall 09 titles that i would have overlooked .So it goes like this

Max Payne 3 delay = Confirmed Borderlands purchase.
Splinter Cell conviction delay = Confirmed Dragons Age purchase.
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zok310 - 163 days 13 hours ago
14.2 - LOL.. yea i know the feeling.
I said the same about COD:World at War, yet a year later I broke down and bought it, got the game on Friday 7/24/09, and i'm already on the last checkpoint on veteran difficulty. I did not know people can snipe with a bazooka, and whats up with the unlimited grenades the AI keeps popping, but I gotta admit, it was a solid COD experience so no doubt MW2 will own this Christmas and well into next year, so as much as we dislike Activision we gotta give it to them and the teams behind COD.
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PS360WiiRocks - 163 days 13 hours ago
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :'(
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A LIVING LEGEND - 163 days 13 hours ago
16 - If this keeps up....
I will have no choice but to pick up MW2...and love it.In truth I will avoid it,at least Demon Souls,Borderlands,GT5(YES we can),Batman have so far remained unaffected.So many delays so few answers.....is this all really in preparation for the modernization of warfare?

I see some people are considering boycotting MW2.....We can do this ?? *looks out window,sees nothing unusual,sighs in relief* Yes,we can and we shall.
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Ravage27 - 163 days 13 hours ago
16.1 - heh you forgot Uncharted2!
I'm not a hardcore shooting fan so KZ2 is the only FPS i need. Uncharted2 will cover everything else.

There's plenty of games from other genres coming out this fall too. I know i'm picking up DragonAge,R&C,AC2,Borderla nds,FIFA2010, NGSigma2 & Saboteur. I certainly hope GT5 make it in time too! :)
I also highly recommend Demon's Souls for ppl who didn't import it.

And if you own a 360, there's Halo odst,l4d2&forza 3.

So you see..it's pretty easy to avoid MW2 :) I'm not exaggerating when i say there are SO MANY games out there that deserves our cash more than Activision & their MW2
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raztad - 163 days 13 hours ago
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@Ravage

Im with you. Not a hardcore FPS player as well, KZ2 is good enough for me, and probably something like L4D on PC just for mindless zombie killing fun. MW2 is a non purchase in my books. Dont allow Activision increases game prices.

Already preordered DS, Atlus seems to allocate few copies (look what happened in Japan). Getting R&C:ACiT and UC2 one month after release. AC2 is an option depending on performance. Additionally, I haven't mentioned the load of PSP game I'm planning to buy. Well, something it's sure I need to save a lot of money and get some downtime, good times ahead.
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jleack - 163 days 13 hours ago
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Splinter Cell: Conviction is delayed until early 2010.
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