Assassins Creed: Revelations currently holds the record for highest pre-orders of any Ubisoft game in the companies 26 year history, and Assassins Creed 3 is set to easily surpass that.
Assassins Creed 3 has been available to pre-order since it was officially revealed, and in it’s first 3 weeks it has outsold Assassins Creed Revelations pre-orders in the same time-span by 10-1. Ubisoft is expecting Assassins Creed 3 to surpass Revelations total life pre-order sales by E3 which takes place June 5th-7th. Bare in mind Assassins Creed 3 is releasing October 30th, so don’t be surprised if Assassins Creed 3 eventually breaks a couple other Ubisoft sales records.
All of this is impressive, but it doesn’t catch me off guard. Gamers have grown tired of the sloppy 1 year developed post-Assassins Creed 2 titles in the franchise. Everyone’s been aching for something new, and the American Revolution is sure to take Assassins Creeds mainstream appeal to a whole new level, plus I saw a fucking TV COMMERCIAL for Assassins Creed 3 already. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a game advertised 8 months before it’s actual release, hell Twisted Metal didn’t even get a TV Ad.
Check out Ubisofts press release after the jump.
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