Despite Ubisoft "Flop"claims, Ubisoft’s Mario + Rabbids sequel, Sparks of Hope, has racked up nearly three million sales

[John Elden Ring]

A year after being branded a flop, Ubisoft’s Mario + Rabbids sequel, Sparks of Hope, has racked up nearly three million sales, VGC understands.

The sales momentum, which sources said was partly helped by discounting on the Nintendo eShop, means Sparks of Hope is performing roughly in line with the historical performance of the first game, which went on to reach 10 million players.

It’s worth noting that Ubisoft would likely have expected the sequel to have performed even better, given Switch’s significant growth since the original game was released in August 2017, and the significant install base of the original game.

Regardless, it changes the mood somewhat around a title that just a year ago was being branded a flop by the publisher.

 

[KiryuRealty]

This thread flopped.







Hard.

 

[Zzero]

Yeah, bear in mind they cut its price to 20 dollars within its first year of release. So every sale of it after, like June, got Ubisoft less than half of what a Zelda sale gets Nintendo or a Pokemon sale gets TPC.

Edit: This game will be lucky to reach 5 million sales, let alone 10. VGC really wants to push a narrative while ignoring reality.