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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MoanPosted:
FrenzyRGMoanCruise FIFA is a great game not surprised
Never played it, I see my friends on it all the time though.
D: dude.... Get up walk to the store and get a fifa 13, the most fun game in my opinion :P
Not really a fan of sports games orr I would probably have a few already.
ReaimingPosted:
I never really play games by EA anymore.
From my knowledge Fifa was probably there biggest key.
Though I've never played it, a good amount of people seem to love it.
From my knowledge Fifa was probably there biggest key.
Though I've never played it, a good amount of people seem to love it.
JavierHernandezPosted:
FrenzyRGMoanCruise FIFA is a great game not surprised
Never played it, I see my friends on it all the time though.
D: dude.... Get up walk to the store and get a fifa 13, the most fun game in my opinion :P
Except the fact the servers are always cutting off.
FrenzyRGPosted:
MoanCruise FIFA is a great game not surprised
Never played it, I see my friends on it all the time though.
D: dude.... Get up walk to the store and get a fifa 13, the most fun game in my opinion :P
MoanPosted:
Cruise FIFA is a great game not surprised
Never played it, I see my friends on it all the time though.
jackn151Posted:
L33t-Ninja-MuchYZF I love EA, they always have good games
i dont think all there games are good but they do have a damn good support team
your joking right (about the support team) i bught fifa points and dint get them so i contacted them, 1month later i get an email saying the refused the proof i contacted them again gave them the proof 1month later i finerly got them back so it took them 2months
GrownPosted:
yo2434-GL Black Ops 2 wasnt on top? maybe this world is finally getting common sense.
publisher,not game.activision make roughly 50% of their annual profits off cod and they dont make much else,ea has many decent sized games.
Yea read that wrong.. My bad :-/
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