Ubisoft today announced that Assassin’s Creed 2, launched last week and reviewed here yesterday, is selling a shit-ton of copies. 1.6 million in the first week, to be exact. Ubisoft figures this to be a 32% increase over the first week sales of the original Assassin’s Creed, which set industry records as the fastest selling new IP launch ever.

Is this a shock? Not in the slightest. In fact, I just got done telling every gamer in my office that it’s my game of the year. And that wasn’t just me trying to get them to read my review.

To conclude, Assassin’s Creed 2, an amazing game on all fronts, is selling well. In related news, the sky is blue and cats and dogs still aren’t cohabiting.

Also, if you are on Twitter, then you need to be following us at @mmomfg.

*Images via Ubisoft.

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