Ubisoft cashes in on stealth-killing games

Yves Guillemot had the floor in an investor briefing earlier, and the Ubisoft CEO put two of their top earners into the spotlight. Different they may be in time and setting, but Assassin’s Creed 2 and Splinter Cell: Conviction have a few things in common, too. They sure love stalking enemies and murdering them defenseless – and apparently, the fans love ’em too.

Yves Guillemot had the floor in an investor briefing earlier, and the Ubisoft CEO put two of their top earners into the spotlight. Different they may be in time and setting, but Assassin’s Creed 2 and Splinter Cell: Conviction have a few things in common, too. They sure love stalking enemies and murdering them defenseless – and apparently, the fans love ’em too.

According to Guillemot’s data, Assassin’s Creed 2 has shipped closed to 9 million units worldwide during the fiscal year. Splinter Cell: Conviction, on the other hand, has already sold 1.3 million copies despite hitting retail only last month. Guillemot also expects Sam Fisher to continue his strong sales to push their Q1 revenues up 75% year-over-year.

[via Joystiq]