Continuing a recent trend amongst games companies, UbiSoft have today anounced a huge jump in year on year sales figures. Ubi's first fiscal quarter ended on June 30th saw sales of 134 million Euro as oposed to 70 milion last year. I think the fact that 79% of those sales came from the new generation of consoles speaks for itself, most of them weren't around a year ago and those that were, weren't around in any great numbers.

Still, it's more good news for the industry.

Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft stated "Ubisoft has made a solid start to the year, and continued to win market share. Momentum was particularly strong during the period for European sales, which climbed 109% thanks to the ramp-up of new-generation consoles and the impact of PS3 game sales, including Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas and Oblivion. Our performance during this quarter has once again proved the relevance of our early positioning in the casual gaming sector, as demonstrated by the success of our DS and Wii games. Lastly, we were able to present one of the best game line-ups in the industry at this year’s E3, in terms of both quality and diversity. Assassin's Creed, Brothers in Arms, Haze, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction and Tom Clancy's End War are some of the most highly anticipated games of the year. At the same time, our portfolio of upcoming casual games will enable us to strengthen and broaden our current offering, and to reach new consumers."