Ricerocket
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holy crap. I guess you can't really make fun of em for talking up F2P so often as they did before.
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EA FY14 Q1: $220 million profit, Battlefield Premium hits 4 million
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holy crap. I guess you can't really make fun of em for talking up F2P so often as they did before.
Even EA confuse it as a Wii add-on!
I believe that is the proper interpretation. I'd have to go back and look at the PS->PS2 and PS2->PS3 transition, but I think they've bundled systems before, during these inter-generational periods.
Angelus Errare
Banned
Here you go, I think I have a recent example:
http://files.shareholder.com/downlo...EA_Q3FY12_Earnings_Release_2_1_12_12.15PM.pdf
If you look at the platform breakdown there is no mention of the Nintendo 3DS. However, that's for the quarter ending 31 December 2011, which was the quarter in which a Need for Speed game came out for the Nintendo 3DS and the quarter after FIFA Soccer 12 for Nintendo 3DS launched.
See what I mean? EA is very casual about lumping systems together, at least from what I've seen.
http://files.shareholder.com/downlo...EA_Q3FY12_Earnings_Release_2_1_12_12.15PM.pdf
If you look at the platform breakdown there is no mention of the Nintendo 3DS. However, that's for the quarter ending 31 December 2011, which was the quarter in which a Need for Speed game came out for the Nintendo 3DS and the quarter after FIFA Soccer 12 for Nintendo 3DS launched.
See what I mean? EA is very casual about lumping systems together, at least from what I've seen.
Good point!More like FIFA Online 3 prints money.
demosthenes
Member
BF3 expansions. Plus get people on board for Battlefield 4 that were maybe CoD people in the past. "Hey guys, try out our game FOR FREE!"
Also, EA loves non-GAAP.
LunaticHigh
Member
I wonder what makes up the difference between PS3 and 360. Did EA have any exclusive 360 products this quarter? Fifa is a much bigger game on PS3, so there must be something I'm missing.
I'm under the impression Visceral has some kind of FPS as well, and they've been working on Battlefield a lot, so I imagine those four will make up most of what they do shooter wise.
Does Visceral have two studios or is big enough for two team? Because if not, they are probably busy with Star Wars title.
Their main studio has grown to two teams. One is doing a new IP and the other Star Wars.
They're supposed to be unveiling the former soon-ish.
BrokenSymmetry
Member
EA doing best without a CEO?
Well in the PAL Charts threads it is kind of a running joke that PSV NFS is a measurable % of sales each week but Wii U is not...
There's a reason why FIFA 14 is still being released for PlayStation Portable and (even) PlayStation 2.
Aquamarine
Member
QUARTERLY NET REVENUE
Platform Net Revenue
Xbox 360 292 204 277 379 256 (12 %)
PLAYSTATION 3 267 150 289 404 238 (11 %)
Wii 8 17 20 5 3 (63 %)
PlayStation 2 2 6 3 2 1 (50 %)
Total Consoles 569 377 589 790 498 (12 %)
Mobile 69 75 86 109 113 64 %
PlayStation Handhelds 10 14 15 20 12 20 %
Nintendo Handhelds 9 8 9 9 9 -
Total Mobile and Handhelds 88 97 110 138 134 52 %
PC 276 214 186 252 298 8 %
Other 22 23 37 29 19 (14 %)
Three things:
1) Nintendo Handhelds / PlayStation Handhelds are lumped together.
Naturally, that sets the same precedent for Wii and Wii U.
2) Wii U's Q4 2012 and Q1 2013 revenues (calendar year, not FY) don't match their corresponding Wii releases. The only explanation for their net revenue is if Wii U was lumped in.
3) Why would EA put Wii U in the "Other" section, since that would exclude Wii U from the "Total Consoles" category?
It's GAAP revenue, so a lot is likely delayed earnings from games like Madden and Dead Space.