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PS3 Assassin's Creed performing well in Europe

Posted on November 27th, 2007 at 07:21 EDT

If there is any indication that Assassin’s Creed would have made a great exclusive for the PlayStation 3, it is the latest numbers that points in this direction.

For the week ending November 18, the PlayStation 3 version of Assassin’s Creed took hold of the number one position in Spain and the number four spot in Germany in overall game sales, beating the Xbox 360 version. Furthermore, Call of Duty 4 for the PlayStation 3 rounded out in the top 10 best selling games in both Germany and Spain while the Xbox 360 version was not even on the charts.

This is capital for Sony as it proves that the PlayStation 3 brand is strong enough to handle big name games. Many companies would believe that making a title a PS3 exclusive would not generate profit, simply because the machine has sold fewer units than the Xbox 360 to date.

However, as the numbers show, both big named games like Assassin’s Creed and Call of Duty 4 on the PS3 both sold better than the Xbox 360 version in various portions of the globe.

The top 10 sales in Germany and Spain is as follows:

Germany:
1 Crysis (PC)
2 Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
3 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC)
4 Assassin's Creed (PS3)
5 Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360)
6 Crysis Collector's Edition (PC)
7 High School Musical: Sing it (PS2)
8 WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2008 (PS2)
9 Unreal Tournament 3 (PC)
10 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3)

Spain:
1 Assassin's Creed (PS3)
2 WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2008 (PS2)
3 Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS2)
5 Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360)
6 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3)
7 WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2008 (PSP)
8 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (PS2)
9 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC)
10 Mas Brain Training (DS)

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posted 7:29am EST - November 27th, 2007
1

Ok, Assassin's Creed has sold over 1million console copies worldwide.

Does anyone know how many copies of COD4 have been sold on the console versions only?

And how many Uncharted have been sold in NA?

Anybody know the figures for these games??

posted 7:52am EST - November 27th, 2007
2

avrage 360 user uses network means using the money for network and 1 game a year while ps3 user probably getting lots of games but they will claim we dont have any games so we will buy these and they will probably also claim that 360 got good games and these arent big timers. some of it was serious :P besides that i really thing that avrage 360 user really buys more games then avrage ps2 user by far thoe ps2 was 7 years old and sol 100 mill kinda lots of people i knew who dont get all that much games some never got more then 10 games

posted 9:02am EST - November 27th, 2007
3

Great news. What about biggest console market in Europe - UK???

posted 9:13am EST - November 27th, 2007
4

Assassins CRAP more like...seriously, this game blew me away until i went back to reply part of a level...you have to start at the beginning of the level and go through EVERY cut scene (that you can't skip) instead of being able to just start at the assassination...on top of that if you choose to start a new game you lose EVERY bit of information, you have to kill all th templars again even if you have already killed 59 of them and you hav eto find all the flags again...

 

This is a great game but it has the reply value of a suicide bombing...

posted 9:57am EST - November 27th, 2007
5

I really liked this game, yeah, there are a lot of things that could be done better but in general the game is an awesome experience... They really need to fix the hung ups though...

posted 11:43am EST - November 27th, 2007
6

@ JD-82, thanks for the heads up, im not going to start a new game after i finsih assassins creed. good sales for ps3 hey ubi you should have mad it exclusive.

posted 11:58am EST - November 27th, 2007
7

You have to remember that there are tons of 360 games coming out right now that are better than AC.  I'm playing Mass Effect on my 360, but there's not much on the PS3 that screams "buy me".  Sorry, but it's true.  I'm not sure how isolating 2 of the smaller game markets in Europe means AC should have been an eclusive.  What about the UK?

posted 12:55pm EST - November 27th, 2007
8

tons of 360 games on the 360????.Mass Effect is the only exclusive that is a killer app.I want to see all those your talking about. 

posted 1:20pm EST - November 27th, 2007
9

It's funny how you think there are no games on the PS3 marauder800.

I hate how people dismiss Ratchet & Clank and Uncharted (especially uncharted) just because they aren't Halo or Gears of War. That's what the PS3 has over everyone. Variety, and good variety at that! If you tried Uncharted just for the first 20 mins you would know what I was talking about. It's a FUN game, and a joy to play, plus from what I've seen on all the systems it's the best looking game out. If all games were as fun as Uncharted then we would all never leave the house. Unreal Tournament anyone? Haze? Warhawk? Heavenly Sword? Resistance? Motorstorm?

posted 2:39pm EST - November 27th, 2007
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@ marauder600 ... Uncharted, ACreed, COD4, Ratchet, nba 2k8, Warhawk, Heavenly Sword, Motorstorm, Resistance and in two weeks UT3. To say PS3 has no good games is really getting old quick. But ignorance is bliss i guess. Oh and how about a list of the tons of 360 games coming out. BTW I've played ME and it is just KOTOR - Star Wars. Which IMO = zzzzzz...
posted 2:50pm EST - November 27th, 2007
11

LOL I love how you fanboys jump on anyone that mentions the 360.  I didn't say there weren't games, I said there are no games that scream "buy me".  Unreal? Haze? You're playing those? I buy my shooters on the 360 exclusively because the controller and Xbox Live lend themselves to these types of games.  Warhawk is good, but you can keep Ratchet and Clank (I'm over 12), Heavenly Sword and Motorstorm.

Back on topic...The point was the gaming Meccas of Spain and Germany are hardly a barometer of anything relevant and 360 gamers have bigger titles to play than Assassin's Creed.  If AC on PS3 outsold the 360 version in the UK and North America, that's something to talk about.

posted 4:55pm EST - November 27th, 2007
12

psn id: gingo.... yeah countries on the continent certainly love their playstations its a pity it isn't the same in UK but i reckon soon enough it will change and we will start seeing similar results in the british charts

posted 5:16pm EST - November 27th, 2007
13

In general, ubisoft is seeing success of the game at a global scale.

posted 5:58pm EST - November 27th, 2007
14

Hey marauder800, if you love your precious 360 so damn much, then that's great. Now get the phuk outta psu, what do you care about PS3 anyway?  Perhaps you just know that you've wasted your money on junk...congrats idiot!

posted 6:44pm EST - November 27th, 2007
15
@marauder600... your not buying PS3 shooters because of the controllers. wow imo thats pretty weak. and your skipping out on ratchet because in your opinion you have to be 12 to enjoy it. imo thats pretty lame. and what are these great 360 titles you keep talking about? also i would consider germany relevant since it has a larger population than the uk. spain is pretty close to the uk's population numbers too so they should be considered relevant as well.
posted 7:08pm EST - November 27th, 2007
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@marauder is a complete  idiot. I'm sorry. I'm not being a fanboy here, but it's even becoming known to the Xbots. You guys are shlt outta games now, buddy, you ran dry on your exclusives. (The few that it may be) Mass Effect, Bioshock, Halo 3, and Gears of War. That sums it up guys. You buy a 360, that's what you expect to get, nothing more. Now, with 2008 coming up, you're going up against possibly the best lineup of games to ever hit the market and you have absolutely nothing left. (if you want a list of all the killer apps, I'll definately give it to ya.)

I can give you at least 3 killer exclusives for every "must have" you claim is on the 360. MGS4 alone holds it's own weight against those 4.

posted 10:12pm EST - November 27th, 2007
17

I agree that there not many titles for the ps3 so that might be one reason that  theys games ps3 owners are buying these games.

The Xbox 360 version of the game claims 67 per cent of sales, with the PlayStation 3 version taking the remaining 33 per cent. It also becomes the third fastest-selling Xbox 360 game within a weekly sales period.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=30777

 

ps3 owners try to grab anything out of context to make there console feel like its doing well.

posted 10:32pm EST - November 27th, 2007
18

@tigertom

lol...i...don't know what to say other than...lol

did you even read the article? Or are you a dumb fck? which is it?

posted 11:38pm EST - November 27th, 2007
19
360 owners constantly flock to ps3 sites to defend their 360's giving themselves a false sense of hope and security that their console will last forever when, in fact, nothing ever does. its time to face the music 360 owners, your system will die, its a guarantee. like johnny cash said, "it burns burns burns, that ring of fire, the ring of fire"
posted 2:12am EST - November 28th, 2007
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im ps3 all the way but i think this article is jsut begging to be teased using germany and spain as examples is a litle bit sus it like saying in a store  allalabadadeshistahn the ps3 version sold more then the xbox 360 version (microscoptic print : they were not selling the 360 version at the time and the ps3 only sold 1 copy becuase i poor person thought it was a sandwitch)

 

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