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[Solid]

YEAH YOU READ RIGHT!

http://www.gamespot.com//pc/action/princeofpersiaii/news_6115040.html

Today, the company posted a net loss of 36.5 million euros ($48.5 million) for the six-month period ending September 30, 2004, versus a loss of 34.4 million euros ($45.7 million) a year ago for the same six-month period.

Not surprisingly, the company's statement accompanying the news was upbeat--and more prone to look ahead rather than dwell on the lackluster half-year figures. "The launches of two major products--Tom Clancy?s Ghost Recon 2 and Prince of Persia: Warrior Within--have been very encouraging: Ghost Recon 2 ranks third in November sales on Xbox in the United States while Prince of Persia Warrior Within sold more than twice as many copies in its first week than the original game," Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said in a statement. Neither of those two recently released games, however, contributed to revenues in the six-month period in question.

 

[Unison]

Wasn't the first one a total bomb until they reduced the price & packed in Splinter Cell?

 

[demi]

It's also the most traded-in title as well!

 

[dark10x]

Oh geez, I guess the angst actually paid off. :\

It's a good game, but I really disliked that new approach...

The Price was just way too pissed off.

 

[Kon Tiki]

Well it does not have to compete with its own products this year. *cough*BG&E*Cough*

 

[demi]

Well it does not have to compete with its own products this year. *cough*BG&E*Cough*

XIII

 

[Soul4ger]

It's also the most traded-in title as well!

We have gotten almost as many as we sold back in, surprisingly, especially with the PS2 version. GC one is selling steadily, though (sold out twice). It would've been difficult not to outsell the Sands of Time, in all honesty.

 

[Kon Tiki]

XIII

Thanks. I was trying to remember the 3 games they had at once.

 

[human5892]

It's because the game is cool now.

 

[Soul4ger]

It's because the game is cool now.

Godsmack in the commercial = h4rdc0123

 

[Solid]

It's because the game is cool now.

Or better.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Or better.

Or buggier.

 

[Azih]

I wish to slowly murder the mainstream causing much pain in the process.

 

[Soul4ger]

Or buggier.

My vote goes to "tittier."

 

[jett]

*sigh*

This doesn't bode well for PoP3. Angsty shit again? Teh bleh.

 

[Agent Dormer]

I think we can file this in the "Well no shit!" category, ladies and gentlemen.

 

[Drensch]

More Lenny Kravitz=chick sales.

 

[Wario64]

woo teh mature

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

My vote goes to "tittier."

"Canaries will go first. Accidents will happen. Men will DIE."

 

[Flynn]

Don't forget: POP: WW also has the benefit of riding the original's press, awareness, presence, etc.

 

[Mike]

Don't forget: POP: WW also has the benefit of riding the original's press, awareness, presence, etc.

What he said.

 

[Rhindle]

The game is not selling well at all. In fact, it will probably be one of the biggest bombs of the season. Ubi's PR just refers to the first week of sales, after which it seems to have fallen off a cliff.

 

[Minotauro]

I wish to slowly murder the mainstream causing much pain in the process.

Yeah! How dare a developer be compensated for their work!?

 

[Katana_Strikes]

It might be selling more, but that isn't exactly hard is it. It's still not selling in massive quantities though. Seems to be a difficult title to push for Ubisoft, I doubt EA would even pick it up :lol