--- description: The Montreuil, France-headquartered international games developer reports record first quarter revenue, thanks in part to bumper sales of its newest gaming IP. title: Ubisoft Says Watch Dogs Has Shipped 8 Million Copies image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Dogs Has Shipped 8 Million Copies to Date, Says Ubisoft by [Matt Peckham](/author/matt-peckham/) ## Matt Peckham Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 10, 2014 5:56 PM CUT by [Matt Peckham](/author/matt-peckham/) ## Matt Peckham Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 10, 2014 5:56 PM CUT This is what lots of buildup and unparalleled anticipation will buy you: 8 million copies shipped of a game that’s really not too shabby, but at the same time nothing like the breakthrough event Ubisoft pitched it as in the lengthy lead-up to its debut. ([I reviewed the game here](http://time.com/119274/watch-dogs-review/ "undefined").) Ubisoft just announced the figure in its [first quarter 2014-15 sales report](http://inpublic.globenewswire.com/2014/07/10/Ubisoft+reports+first+quarter+2014+15+sales+HUG1820839.html;jsessionid=QjvdT27T2ZGQlCTRm8j6ZVQR09qbc0L9ybjQFghhLk9RnCj2n0x0!-1082031361 "undefined"). Note that’s 8 million copies shipped, not sold, but still indicative of the game’s popularity — it sold over 4 million copies during its first week on shelves, so wildly successful by any measure. _Watch Dogs_ launched on May 27 for Windows, PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360, and a Wii U version is due later this year. And it sounds like everything else is coming up roses for the company, financially: Ubisoft reports it had record first quarter sales of €360 million ($490 million), up 374% over the same period last year and notably higher than Ubisoft’s declared €310 million target. Ubisoft also cited strong digital sales growth — up 149% to €84 million ($114 million) thanks in part to _Watch Dogs_, but also the company’s free-to-play mobile games as well as standalone others like _Trials Fusion_, _Child of Light_ ([reviewed here](http://time.com/79084/child-of-light-review-a-world-as-lovely-as-it-is-dark-and-deep/ "undefined")) and _Valiant Hearts: The Great War_. The company’s second quarter outlook is to do €85 million in sales ($116 million), and full-year sales of €1.4 billion ($1.9 billion) — the latter’s just a confidence update and the company upholding an already-announced target. The company’s key releases this calendar year remain _Assassin’s Creed Unity_ (October 28), _The Crew_ (November 11) and _Far Cry 4_ (November 18). 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