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[Nirolak]

Source: https://www.ubisoftgroup.com/comsit...ft fy15 slides conf call finaltcm99202524.pdf

 

[Klossen]

The freedom of playing the same game I played last year with a different title.

 

[BeforeU]

Two Fifa games. My god. And fifa 15 is a bug fest. wtf this is crazy. I am shocked.

Man just how much money EA makes from yearly fifa games.

 

[Einbroch]

So much freedom.

God bless America.

 

[backflip10019]

Only surprising one is Smash Bros, given that it was released for the fewest number of consoles.

 

[Khrno]

The freedom of playing the same game I played last year with a different title.

Sounds like Call of Duty and Fifa right there.

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Two FIFA games? What =/

GTA V still did pretty good despite already releasing on PS3/X360 in 2013.

 

[AnthonypUK]

That Assassins Creed "family"

 

[JDSN]

Open-worlds were a mistake, they're nothing but trash.

 

[Flarin]

I bought numbers 3-9. I am the problem.

Spoiler

But I really love open-world games.

 

[dragonflys545]

Good. I'll take more open world games over first person corridor shooters.

 

[iNvid02]

FIFA has more stamina than jordi alba, jesus.

 

[Leafhopper]

I keep hearing Call of Duty is losing steam every year and yet...

 

[FluxWaveZ]

1. FPS
2. Sport
3. Open World
4. FPS/RPG
5. Open World
6. Open World
7. FPS/Open World
8. Fighting/Party
9. Sport
10. Sport

 

[SalvaPot]

Smash doing good, the 3DS version validated.

 

[Chobel]

LOL! I just noticed FIFA 14 is in top 10. What the hell Europe?

 

[Welfare]

1. FPS
2. Sport
3. Open World
4. FPS
5. Open World
6. Open World
7. FPS
8. Fighting/Party
9. Sport
10. Sport

Par for the course.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

Out of all those games I only played Smash. Not sure how to feel about that.

 

[Cess007]

I love how they put AC Unity + Rogue together

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

I'm ok with more open world games. For every Watch Dogs and Unity there is a Sleeping Dogs, Just Cause and GTA. More importantly, good open world games are no longer GTA clones and they allow for greater variety than linear shooters.

 

[cyba89]

Putting Unity and Rogue in as one game is some Microsoft-level marketing twist.

 

[LordBaztion]

Congrats to the new IPs

 

[tearsintherain]

I'm surprised GTA 5 isn't in first place and that Fifa is in there twice, do a lot of Americans buy that game?

 

[Ridley327]

I keep hearing Call of Duty is losing steam every year and yet...

It has been, but that should illustrate that even with the loss of momentum just how far ahead it's been versus everything else. Black Ops 3 will be interesting to see, since it's coming off the heels of a generally well received game, and the perception of Treyarch being the A-team these days carries a lot of weight.

 

[TP-DK]

Does Destiny really count as open world?

 

[nobodyshero]

Smash beat Madden? What?

 

[DSix]

Yay, more games where you follow the marker rather than pay attention to the actual environment.

 

[Skilletor]

I played none of those games.

Did buy Smash for my son, though.

 

[phanphare]

a depressing list in terms of variety haha

thank you Nintendo for mixing it up

 

[Paradoxmoose]

This is why we can't have nice things.

 

[Chezzymann]

Putting both AC games together is dumb because they are completely different games. This isnt pokemon. Speaking of that wheres pokemon? Is this just home consoles and not handhelds? If so, I doubt the Wii U version of smash outsold Madden by itself.

 

[Orayn]

Does Destiny really count as open world?

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. If anything, it's more like Monster Hunter without loading screens between sub-areas.

 

[barit]

What is this stupid obsession with Open World from Ubisoft? 2014 wasn't really the year with big hits. I mean Watch_Dogs got released in that year. Watch_Dogs. And two Fifa games in the Top10 should tell you enough lol

 

[TheSlySoul]

Wasn't Smash #5 in NPD?
Dang the GFK numbers hurt it.

 

[random25]

Mixing 2 different ACs while keeping the FIFA versions as separate entries lol.

 

[Nirolak]

Smash beat Madden? What?

Smash sold over 10 million copies at retail between the Wii U and 3DS versions.

 

[Ridley327]

Does Destiny really count as open world?

Open-ish world doesn't really have the same ring to it, but yeah, it's a rather dubious claim.

 

[Orayn]

What is this stupid obsession with Open World from Ubisoft? 2014 wasn't really the year with big hits. I mean Watch_Dogs got released in that year. Watch_Dogs. And two Fifa games in the Top10 should tell you enough lol

Ubisoft likes open world games because they make a lot of money creating and selling them.

 

[Magnus]

Putting Unity and Rogue in as one game is some Microsoft-level marketing twist.

This kind of deck is often put together by people with less than a full picture of the industry; it's very likely their proximate release made the author of the deck think they were the same game titled differently for each gen.

 

[Nirolak]

What is this stupid obsession with Open World from Ubisoft? 2014 wasn't really the year with big hits. I mean Watch_Dogs got released in that year. Watch_Dogs. And two Fifa games in the Top10 should tell you enough lol

Well I guess we could turn the clock back a year and look at 35 million copies from GTA V or go back further to 20 million from Skyrim...

 

[Makonero]

Smash only for me too. Glad to see Nintendo on the list at least.

 

[Reset]

Fifa 14 and Fifa 15.
lol

 

[Nirolak]

This kind of deck is often put together by people with less than a full picture of the industry; it's very likely their proximate release made the author of the deck think they were the same game titled differently for each gen.

While that's true, in this case, it's actually because it's Ubisoft's fiscal report and they want to make themselves look good.

 

[Leafhopper]

It has been, but that should illustrate that even with the loss of momentum just how far ahead it's been versus everything else. Black Ops 3 will be interesting to see, since it's coming off the heels of a generally well received game, and the perception of Treyarch being the A-team these days carries a lot of weight.

Good point. I forget how far ahead it is at times. Black Ops 3 will probably sell even more than AW, since AW was Sledgehammer's first. I am worried about IW game in 2016 though. After Ghosts people might be a little apprehensive.

Smash beat Madden? What?

It's counting the WiiU and 3DS versions.

 

[Amory]

Open-worlds were a mistake, they're nothing but trash.

GTA V is an amazing, amazing open world.

I'm with you in a lot of cases, but open worlds can be done well.

 

[Linkhero1]

Image and site blocked at work. List of games?

 

[Rollo Lawson]

I keep hearing Call of Duty is losing steam every year and yet...

COD is the norm for most ppl that even bother with consoles. Youd be surprised at how many see that as the definition of gaming period

 

[eosos]

Kind of surprised that COD did so well. Didn't hear as much buzz around it this year

 

[Surface of Me]

Do people really consider open world a genre?

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

Good for smash. Everything else on the list makes me sad.