Watch Dogs has sold eight million units since its release, Ubisoft announced in its first quarter 2014-2015 sales report. The highly anticipated game was released for the PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One on May 27, 2014 and has gone on to break Ubisoft and industry records for the launch of a new game and of a new brand, respectively.
The sales report also noted that Ubisoft is the second largest independent publisher in the U.S. with 12.4-percent market share in the first five months of 2014. Watch Dogs is expected to be released for the Wii U later this year.
“The success of Watch Dogs and the quality of our games portfolio presented at this year’s E3 highlight our strategic positioning as well as our continuous drive for innovation, and affirm our long-term approach,” said Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and CEO of Ubisoft. “Watch Dogs is now well positioned as a major franchise and we will be able to replicate and build on its success in the coming years. Its sales performance testifies to Ubisoft’s expertise as a creator of blockbuster brands. That expertise enables us to stand out from our competitors at the beginning of each console cycle and therefore to reach a new dimension. Additionally, Ubisoft created a strong impression at the last E3 with titles such as Assassin’s Creed Unity, The Crew, The Division, Far Cry 4, Just Dance Now and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.”
