Thread Description: In this series of threads I will be looking at games that have been released for at least 18 months, and then comparing how much first week, and first month sales make up of the total sales. In the second post there will be one of two polls, one for a game with strong legs (1st month sales make up less than 35% of total sales) and one for why a game was more frontloaded (1st month sales make up more than 35% of total sales) . With the thread description out the way here is today's Look at those Legs Game of the Day…
Game of the Day
Article to be posted on 10/3
Assassin's Creed
| # of Copies Sold | % of Total Sales | |
| First Week Sales | 1.77 | 22.09 |
| First Month Sales | 2.91 | 36.38 |
Description: Assassin's Creed launched in November of 2007 and has since become the most successful new multiplatform franchise this generation, selling a total of 8 million copies. However; a large portion of the game's sales (~36%) came in it's first month of release. Considering the game was a start to a new franchise, and didn't have an existing fanbase it is very surprising the game didn't continue to see sustained sells for longer. Is it because people who bought the game didn't enjoy it and therefore the word of mouth was negative? If so Ubisoft will probably be pretty nervous how the soon to be released sequel will perform. But poor word of mouth is not the only possible explanation for the frontloaded sells. So vote in the poll in the second post, and then let us know what you think the reason is.
Previous Look at those Legs threads
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (9/25) (Article Link)
Resistance: Fall of Man (9/14)
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