Assassin’s Creed 3 hasn’t hit yet, but Ubisoft says it has garnered the highest number of pre-orders for the company ever. they give not give any hard numbers so far, save for the fact that AC3 has over double the pre-orders of last year’s Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, with a few days to go before launch.
GameStop is predictably thrilled: Company president Tony Bartel is practically climbing trees with excitement in the press release below. Ubisoft also says the Assassin’s Creed series has sold over 40 million games worldwide, and it expects the official number 3 to add to that total significantly.