EA outsells all as UK's best-selling publisher of 2012
Though executives at the publisher routinely discuss the diminishing importance of physical sales numbers, EA nevertheless managed to sell more discs last year than its closest rival Activision.
Boosting its performance in the UK was the record-breaking sales of FIFA 13, which on a global scale sold 4.5 million copies worldwide in five days. The footy sim was heralded as the "biggest sports videogame launch of all-time" and had sold through 2 million units some two weeks faster than its predecessor.
Other 2012 releases, such as Mass Effect 3 and Need for Speed: Most Wanted, helped push total disc sales beyond Activision, which came in second place.
The GfK Chart-Track data, as cited on MCV, put Ubisoft in third-place.
Unit sales don't necessarily translate to higher revenue or profit margins overall. In the past year, Electronic Arts' share price has fallen from $20.53 to $14.74.
2012's TOP BOXED GAMES PUBLISHERS
EA
Activision
Ubisoft
Nintendo
Microsoft
Sega
Warner Bros
Take-Two
THQ
Square Enix
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WTAFPosted:
MoanphlegmCruise FIFA is a great game not surprised
Never played it, I'm going to get it soon though...
I need to get it too, my friends are always on it.
I've got It but I don't recommend it -_- most annoying game
MoanPosted:
phlegmCruise FIFA is a great game not surprised
Never played it, I'm going to get it soon though...
I need to get it too, my friends are always on it.
WTAFPosted:
xOsGDuckyxphlegmCruise FIFA is a great game not surprised
Never played it, I'm going to get it soon though...
It's a good game. Bit frustrating at times though.
I agree... Too much scripting etc
xOsGDuckyxPosted:
phlegmCruise FIFA is a great game not surprised
Never played it, I'm going to get it soon though...
It's a good game. Bit frustrating at times though.
ImNotPhlegmAnymoreOKPosted:
Cruise FIFA is a great game not surprised
Never played it, I'm going to get it soon though...
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