The sales of "Assassin's Creed" series are outstanding, but the Japanese market of "AC Shadow" is a concern

Recently, external blogger @LegacyKillaHD shared the sales data of several works in the "Assassin's Creed" series, emphasizing the huge influence of the series around the world. Data shows that the sales volume of "Assassin's Creed: Valhalla" reached 20 million, the sales volume of "Assassin's Creed: Odyssey" and "Assassin's Creed: Origin" both exceeded 10 million, and the sales volume of "Assassin's Creed: Vision" also exceeded 5 million. These data undoubtedly prove the strong market appeal of the "Assassin's Creed" series.

However , another blogger @Grummz has a different view. He retweeted @LegacyKillaHD's post and commented that although Assassin's Creed is a big brand, he expects sales of the new game to be "significantly lower than expected" given the series' negative reception in Japan. He emphasized that for listed companies, poor sales of AAA masterpieces will be a huge disaster.

Previously, the new "Assassin's Creed" series caused some controversy in Japan due to issues such as background setting and character selection. Some players believed that the game had an inaccurate depiction of Japanese history and culture, and even " Catering to Western political correctness” tendencies. These controversies may affect the series' performance in the Japanese market.

　@ Grummz's comments also reveal the huge risks faced by AAA game development. For listed companies, the development of such games requires huge investment. If sales are poor, it will have a serious impact on the company's financial status and stock price. Therefore, the adjustments and improvements made by the development team to the game during the extension to 2025 are particularly important.

Although The "Assassin's Creed" series has performed well in the global market, but it faces considerable challenges in the Japanese market. The development team needs to take these controversies seriously and make sufficient adjustments and improvements to the game during the delay period to ensure that the new game can achieve better sales and reputation around the world.