Ubisoft announced today that Assassin's Creed III is on track to become the most pre-ordered game in the company's history. In the three weeks since the game became available for pre-order shortly after its official announcement, it has received more pre-orders than any previous Assassin's Creed title in the same period.
According to Ubisoft, ACIII has ten times the pre-orders in the U.S. that Revelations had in the same amount of time, and the game has already reached the total number of pre-orders for Brotherhood. Ubisoft expects ACIII to match the life-to-date pre-order totals of Revelations by June.
"The production value of the game, combined with the biggest marketing commitment we've ever made, will make Assassins Creed III the highest-selling Assassin's Creed game ever," noted Ubisoft senior vice president of sales and marketing Tony Key. "Additionally, the new setting and hero makes this the perfect time to jump into the series for anyone that has not previously played an Assassin's Creed game."