Assassin’s Creed Shadows sold over 120,000 units in France at retail, according to Ludostrie journalist Oscar Lemaire.
This is nearly triple the French retail launch of Star Wars Outlaws and over double the launch of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. That is also around 12 times higher than the launch of Dragon Age Veilguard.
The retail launch in France for Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the biggest non-FC and non-Call of Duty launch since Super Mario Bros. Wonder and biggest outside of Nintendo since Hogwarts Legacy.
This launch is a bit below the previous three RPG entries in the Assassin’s Creed franchise at retail, however, it performed better than Assassin’s Creed Mirage. Sales for Assassin’s Creed Shadows is nearly double Assassin’s Creed Syndicate. It should be noted digital sales have grown a fair amount in recent years.
“Over 120,000 physical sales for the launch of Assassin’s Creed Shadows in France,” said Lemaire via Google Translate. That’s nearly triple that of SW Outlaws and more than double that of Avatar. That’s about 12 times more than DA Veilguard. Excluding FC/COD, it’s the biggest French launch since SMB Wonder, and outside Nintendo since Hogwarts.
“On the Assassin’s Creed scale, it’s a little below the previous three ACs (not including Mirage, which did less), but I think we’re actually at the same level once the digital aspect is taken into account.”
He added, “Shadows is almost double Syndicate‘s physical sales, even though digital sales were much less important at the time.”
Plus de 120 000 ventes physiques pour le lancement d’Assassin’s Creed Shadows en France. C’est pas loin du triple de SW Outlaws et plus du double d’Avatar. C’est environ 12 fois plus que DA Veilguard. Hors FC/COD, c’est le plus gros lancement FR depuis SMB Wonder, et hors Nintendo depuis Hogwarts.
— Oscar Lemaire (@oscarlemaire.bsky.social) March 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
A life-long and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Bluesky.
Full Article – https://www.vgchartz.com/article/464266/report-assassins-creed-shadows-sold-over-120000-units-in-france-at-retail/
