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Over the past twenty years Ubisoft has grown continuously and attained new milestones
at each console cycle. Today we have become one of the leading forces in the industry,
and our fiscal year 2005-2006 was once again a big success.
We rose to the position of 4th independent publisher worldwide(1), thanks to a 3rd place
in Europe (6.8% market share) and a 5th place in the United States (4.8% market share).
Our decision to position ourselves early on next-generation consoles played an
important role in this solid performance. With 29% of €547 million – our full year
sales – realized on next-gen platforms, Ubisoft’s share of next-gen sales for the fiscal
year was double that of our main competitors.
We also benefited from four exceptional achievements in 2005-2006:
In the fourth fiscal quarter, we took 20% of market share on Microsoft’s
Xbox 360™, thanks among others to the planetary success of Tom Clancy’s
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter™.
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER’S STATEMENT
Yves Guillemot
(1) Except Japan.
(2) 84% upon launch date –
Source: Gamerankings.com.
(3) Electronic Entertainment Expo,
a worldwide tradeshow
exclusively dedicated
to interactive Entertainment.
(4) Game Critics Awards
Best of E3 2006.
(5) First Person Shooter.
(6) Reference website.