BKK2 on 27 June 2008
Not sure about US, but Assassin's Creed (360) was the second fastest selling new IP when it released in the UK behind The Getaway on PS2.
‘Assassin’s Creed’ was released on both Xbox 360 and PS3 with Microsoft’s format claiming 67% of sales and becoming the second fastest selling new IP on an individual format behind ‘The Getaway’ on PS2 (launched December 2002), as well as the 3rd fastest selling Xbox 360 game within a weekly sales period, behind ‘Halo 3’ and ‘COD 4’.
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