irgendwann endet aber auch dies....
siehe der schnuffelsong oder...hmm..ja..wie soll ich das sagen....sony^^
man sieht scheisse verkauft sich eben nicht dauerhaft,es sind nur kurze trends..^^
Sicher, kurzer Trend


Outlook
Increase expected for first-half current operating income
Based on currently available information, Ubisoft expects current operating income before stock options to represent a marked increase compared with the 3.4% of sales recorded for the first half of 2007-08. This rise mainly reflects the leverage effect on structure costs related to the strong increase in sales, as well as the favorable impact of the Games for Everyone range which requires a low level of R&D expenditure.
Sales for the third quarter of 2008-09
The third quarter of 2008-09 will be the most important and diversified quarter in Ubisoft's history, with the following main releases:
− Far Cry 2 for the Xbox360, PC and PLAYSTATION®3
− Prince of Persia for Xbox360, PC, PLAYSTATION®3 and Nintendo DS
− Shaun White for the Wii, Xbox360, PC, PLAYSTATION®3, Nintendo DS, PSP and PLAYSTATION®2
− Rayman Raving Rabbids 3 for the Wii and Nintendo DS
− Tom Clancy's EndWar for the Xbox360, PC and PLAYSTATION®3, Nintendo DS and PSP,
− New casual games for the Nintendo DS and Wii for the Petz, Imagine, MyCoach, ENER-G (US), Jake Power, Planet Rescue, and PlayZone ranges.
Consequently, the Group expects third-quarter 2008-09 sales to come in at around 500 million, up 11% on the same period of 2007-08.
Update on the games release schedule
In view of the good first-half trends and the positive outlook for the third quarter, Ubisoft has decided that Anno as well as the as-yet unannounced franchise which were previously scheduled to be released in 2008-09 will now bolster the line-up for 2009-10.
Targets raised for full-year 2008-09
Based on solid first-half sales performance combined with a more favorable dollar impact and the positive third-quarter outlook, Ubisoft is raising its targets for full-year 2008-09. The full-year sales guidance is now around 1,050 million compared with the previous figure of around 1,020 million, and the guidance for current operating income before stock options has been revised upward to at least 13% of sales versus the previous target of at least 12%.
Recent highlights
Market share: In the first nine calendar months of 2008, Ubisoft was the number 4 independent publisher in the United States with 5.1% market share (compared with number 4 and 5.6% one year earlier); number 3 in Europe with 8.1% market share (compared with number 3 and 7.9%); number 2 in France with 7.5% market share (compared with number 3 and 7.5%); number 4 in the United Kingdom with 8.4% market share (compared with number 3 and 9.0%); and number 3 in Germany with 7.6% market share (compared with number 3 and 6.9%).
