A newAssassins Creedgame selling like hot cakes isnt exactly unprecedented, to say the least, butAssassins Creed Shadowsseems to have got off to an impressive start even by the franchises usual standards. Ubisoft recently announced that the game had crossed 2 million players in its first two days, which is looking like a major victory for multiple reasons.As per VGC,Assassins Creed Shadowsis the second-biggestAssassins Creedlaunch of all time, while Insider Gaming claims in a separate report that the action RPG is Ubisofts second-biggest launch. Both reports, citing internal sales data provided by anonymous sources, peg the game behind 2020s Assassins Creed Valhallain the respective metrics. Its worth mentioning, however, that unlike pastAssassins Creedgames, which launched in busier year-end periods,Shadowshas enjoyed its high sales in the relatively slower March period.As per Insider Gaming,Assassins Creed Shadowsstands at 2.2 million players in two days, compared to 2.55 million forValhallaon its first. The report also claimsShadowsis on track to hit 6 million players within its first month. In that same period,Odysseyreportedly had 3.4 million players (and currently stands at over 40 million), whileValhallahad over 8 million.Meanwhile, VGCs report adds thatAssassins Creed Shadowshas enjoyed Ubisofts best ever launch on the PlayStation Store, and that 27 percent of all of its activations were on PC, a significant chunk of which was on Steam. It is reportedly also Ubisofts most wishlisted game to date, and saw the best start for a Ubisoft title on Twitch with a total watch time of over 11 million hours on day 1.Assassins Creed Shadowsis available on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Read our review of the game through here.