The Economy Strikes Back
posted Saturday Jan 16, 2010 by Josh Henry
Another week and yet another disappointment. It looks like Ubisoft is once again delaying Splinter Cell Conviction from February 23 to April 2010. No reason has been given as to why the game was delayed but I have a theory. Ubisoft is probably looking to start off their fiscal year with a bang and Splinter Cell is just the franchise to do it. After all, for the fiscal year 2010-2011 Ubisoft has revised its sales target to €860 million (roughly $1.25 billion) down from an estimated €1,040 million. Due to the less than ideal retail performances of James Cameron's Avatar: The Game and a few unspecified "non-casual" Wii titles along with weak back catalog sales could also be to blame. Needless to say, we hope that this will be the last delay for Mr. Sam Fisher but we will just have to wait and see as the new fiscal year begins March 31.
What is your theory on the delay? Let us know in the comments below.