Today, Ubisoft reported its sales for the six months that ended on September 30, 2009

Sales

Sales for the first half of 2009-10 came in at €166 million, down 51.7 percent, or 52 percent at constant exchange rates, compared with the €344 million recorded for the same period of 2008-09

Second-quarter sales totaled €83 million, representing a decrease of 52.8 percent (53.1 percent at constant exchange rates) compared with the €175 million posted for the second quarter of 2008-09. This performance is in line with Ubisoft’s previously issued guidance of around €80 million.

The main titles during the quarter were Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood – which has now sold-in close to 900,000 units over two fiscal quarters – as well as several Nintendo DS and Wii games such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Smash Up, The Price is Right 2, Battle of Giants: Dragons and, in certain countries Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Academy of Champions

Outlook

2009-10 guidance confirmed and first indications provided for the expected first half 2009-10 current operating result

Ubisoft is confirming its targets for full fiscal year 2009-10, namely sales of around €1.040 billion and current operating income before stock-based compensation representing at least seven percent of sales.

Based on currently available data and due to the sharp decrease in sales during the period, Ubisoft expects to report a current operating loss for first-half 2009-10 of around €80 million, compared with current operating income of €33 million for the first six months of 2008-09.

Ubisoft anticipates a significant increase in sales in the second half of the fiscal year (around 22 percent) and a profit margin of minimum 17 percent, thanks to a product mix weighted with high-contribution titles.

Sales for the third quarter of 2009-10

The third quarter of 2009-10 will be the most important quarter in Ubisoft’s history, with the following main releases:

• Assassin’s Creed 2 for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo DSI and PSP

• James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game for Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP and PC

• Rabbids Go Home for Wii and Nintendo DS

• Shaun White Snowboarding World Stage for Wii

• Just Dance for Wii

• Your Shape featuring Jenny McCarthy for Wii

• New casual titles for Nintendo DS and Wii

 The company expects third-quarter 2009-10 sales to come in at around €540 million, up some six percent compared with the same period of 2008-09.

 Yves Guillemot, chief executive officer of Ubisoft, stated: "As expected, in the first half of fiscal 2009-10 the market was very difficult both for Nintendo DS games and for our back-catalog titles, with few new releases. The second half of the year should be significantly more favorable with a return to strong growth and profitability. Although the environment is still uncertain and the full effect of the sharp drop in console prices has yet to be seen, Ubisoft has the advantage of a diversified and very high-quality line-up for the crucial holiday period, including the blockbusters Assassin’s Creed 2 and James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game for the Xbox 360 and PS3 and a wide-ranging portfolio of very well-calibrated games for the Wii such as Your Shape, Just Dance, Shaun White Snowboarding World Stage and Rabbids Go Home. Growth is expected to be even stronger in the fourth quarter, fueled by the launches of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction, Red Steel 2 and R.U.S.E. Finally, thanks to the investments we have made in recent years to develop our creative workforce, we will be launching numerous initiatives and innovations in the short and medium-term in all segments of the industry, both for current and future consoles and for online games."

Recent Highlights

 Market share: In the first nine calendar months of 2009, Ubisoft was the number four independent publisher in the United States with 4.2 percent market share (compared with number four and 5 percent one year earlier); number three in Europe with 7.9 percent market share (no change compared with the first nine months of 2008); number three in France with 7.4 percent market share (compared with number three and 6.7 percent); number three in the United Kingdom with 7.9 percent market share (compared with number four and 8.3 percent); and number three in Germany with 8.2 percent market share (compared with number three and 7.5 percent market share).

Acquisition of Nadeo: Set up in 2000 in Paris and comprising a highly talented team of developers, the Nadeo studio has won acclaim for the quality of its multiplayer technology which offers one of the best on-line game experiences available and has already notched up 10 million registered players. Its flagship game – TrackMania – has 700,000 unique players a month and is a pioneer in the sharing of creations (almost 15 million custom tracks created since 2008). It is also the first eSport franchise for racing games.