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Rayman Origins Made Money

Despite terrible sales, Ubisoft said Rayman Origins was a profitable title.

"We believe Rayman Origins has the capacity to become a long-term seller for the company," added CFO Alain Martinez during an investor call this morning. In its debut month in the U.S., Rayman Origins only sold 50,000 copies, and the game quickly was marked down in price.

Ubisoft didn't provide an updated sales number for Rayman Origins during the call.

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  • I wonder why they didn't leave the sales number?
    More like 1st warning for you not to do this again. We're not putting up with that here.

    -Mod
  • I do plan on getting this game at some point. My gaming budget hasn't been as large lately as it has been in the past so other games have taken priority over this one. LOVED the demo and I do like old school-ish platformers. Soon as I can swing it I'll be getting this.
  • Just because it doesn't do CoD numbers doesn't mean it isn't good.
  • I bought it and am loving it!

  • fantastic, beyond good and evil 2 now please
  • Ah crap, I was hoping to see more of Rayman but with sales like those the future seems bleak for the series.
  • I hope it does even better in the future. The price drop will most likely help make the game sale, especially with the economy nowadays. Right now, i'm waiting on the 3DS demo for Rayman Origins to be released on the eShop. It looks like a fun game, but I want to try it first. If I like it, i'll consider buying it for the 3DS when it gets released on the 3DS.
  • That's surprising since they tried to screw the franchise over by releasing it when every triple-A title of 2011 was being released.
  • I bought Rayman when it was first released and I am proud to say I spent 60$ on that game. It was a refreshing gem in a sea a very well made, but totally similar experiences. I would dare say that Rayman is the best looking game ever made right behind Okami.
  • My question is why didn't they release a title for the 3DS? I think it would have been a perfect fit.
  • were dev costs like 5 dollars?
  • Rayman was like Shadows of the damned, sure it didn't sell a lot but its a good game.

  • Which version sold the most? was it the xbox ps3 or wii?
  • Mr. Ancel deserves those sales.

  • Ubi made a pretty poor decision, releasing that game when they did. They should have just held it, for early this year or released it before Q4 last year. It had no chance in that time frame.

  • I'm glad to say I bought it day one at full price.
  • It's too bad more people didn't buy this... I hope this isn't the end of the Rayman franchise because of those low sales. This game was great and I'd love to see more.

  • Good news, everyone!

  • Good for them! I really need to buy this soon... WHY WERE THERE SO MANY GOOD GAMES LAST YEAR?!
  • The thing is, at least for me the whole reason I didn't buy the console version was because I was waiting to get it for the Vita. Rayman is a perfect game for handhelds!
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