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[cHaOs667]

FIFA = Worldwide
Madden = nobody gives a fuck outside of the US

I'm nobody...

... but Fifa is way bigger as it has a way bigger world wide market than Madden.

Spoiler

I buy both anyway - one year Fifa, the other Madden...

 

[Tenki]

FIFA sells well everywhere. Nobody outside the US gives a fuck about Madden. Or about handegg in general.

Here in Spain Madden is a GAME exclusive. You can already see how low the sales have to be.

 

[cHaOs667]

Doesn't Madden also have Ultimate Team?

Yes it has.

 

[godhandiscen]

FIFA is even catching up to Madden in the USA from what I had been told.

 

[Sadist]

I don't even know if Madden even releases here anymore.

 

[Scotch]

Without checking, i'm willing to bet NBA 2K sells more worldwide than Madden.

Isn't NBA 2K getting close to Madden numbers in the US as well? Anyone know?

 

[madmackem]

Doesn't Madden also have Ultimate Team?

It does but with FIFA sales dwarfing madden sales I'm betting FIFA ut pack sales are on another level to all other ut pack sales, people spend hundreds heck thousands on FIFA points, loads of youtubers have made a living out of pack opening videos alone, FIFA is just crazy big worldwide.

 

[UrbanRats]

Is NBA 2k games bigger than madden? Seems like everyone I know plays that aside from cod and FIFA.

dat anecdotal evidence

I'd expect a European to play a Basketball game long before they even touch an American Football one.

 

[Firemind]

Why is it still called Madden?

 

[Alo0oy]

In the world of videogames you have to compare all of Europe in bulk in order to compete with just the US. Latin America, Middle East, Asia and Africa are minuscule drop-in-the-bucket sales that add nothing to the total. That only leaves Australia and Japan which are neither huge soccer fans or big console game buyers respectively. Maybe you can see why I considered Madden having a fighting chance by being insanely popular in the biggest videogame market in the world.

That's very inaccurate.

 

[DownGrader]

That's very inaccurate.

Especially considering Latin America and football (soccer; not the American one).

 

[oti]

Is this a serious question?

 

[Yoshi]

In the world of videogames you have to compare all of Europe in bulk in order to compete with just the US. Latin America, Middle East, Asia and Africa are minuscule drop-in-the-bucket sales that add nothing to the total. That only leaves Australia and Japan which are neither huge soccer fans or big console game buyers respectively. Maybe you can see why I considered Madden having a fighting chance by being insanely popular in the biggest videogame market in the world.

Well, Japan seems to like soccer games, considering PES is quite popular there. They just do not seem to value irrelevant stuff like licensing too much.

 

[Li Kao]

Well, Japan seems to like soccer games, considering PES is quite popular there. They just do not seem to value irrelevant stuff like licensing too much.

Yeah that part is wrong iirc. Japan is huge on soccer historically, they are/were PES customers though and not FIFA. Don't know if it's still the case with the downfall/crashing/salted earth that are the Japanese charts these days.

 

[Old Gimlet Eyes]

FIFA stacks so much paper for EA, it's amazing.

 

[xVodevil]

FIFA surely.
And I hate EA for their console only Madden policy for years now... They could at least give us something every few years :\

 

[Ashes]

First link on Google:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/archene...k-for-sports-games-for-a-reason/#1c5d25ee7d6b

No such thing as a stupid question. The above link has a chart as well.

FIFA - 150m
Madden - 120m
Pes - 60m

 

[Stranya]

I am going to take a wild punt and say FIFA.

 

[petran79]

Second largest franchise should have been cricket. Almost 2.5 billion viewerbase. Problem is you cant sell 60$ games in those regions.

Overseas that franchise is more popular than Madden. EA made some games too. They have abysmall reviews

 

[Reineldinho]

FIFA

Also, If I'm not mistaken FIFA lately also makes it into the NDP lists whist Madden does never do the same on any PAL chart

 

[Ombala]

Fifa is a worldwide brand Madden is US centric. Think of FIFA as Sony and Madden as Xbox then you get the picture.

 

[ScientificPizza]

FIFA easily

You can tell because it's the only sports game EA bothers to port to the PC anymore

Spoiler

even though i would literally kill for NHL on Origin

 

[bjaelke]

First link on Google:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/archene...k-for-sports-games-for-a-reason/#1c5d25ee7d6b

No such thing as a stupid question. The above link has a chart as well.

FIFA - 150m
Madden - 120m
Pes - 60m

That doesn't show FIFA's rapid growth over the past few years.

FIFA unit sales have almost tripled from 6.4 million units sold in 2010 to roughly 18.7 million units sold in 2014.

It is in a different ballpark now.

 

[Rellik]

I once tried Madden. My British mind was completely puzzled.

 

[klier]

Madden? From that local American sport noone else plays???

FIFA!!!!

 

[Kill3r7]

FIFA.

Madden does incredibly well in the US, TOP3 in sales year in and year out but FIFA is incredibly strong around the world and no slouch in the US either. FIFA is arguably EA's best selling franchise and the second biggest game most years, only behind COD.

 

[Greddleok]

Cumulative sales figures for FIFA and Madden aren't so disparate according to this website:

http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/Best_selling_game_franchises

However, the data is from 2010 for FIFA and 2013 for Madden. Can't seem to find up to date sales for the latest releases, or up to date cumulative sales either.

 

[Harmondale]

How is this even a topic? FIFA is bigger than all other EA sport licences combined

Because americans are egocentric or whatever it is called in your language!

 

[martino]

FIFA = Worldwide
Madden = nobody gives a fuck outside of the US

this
country-centrism education is sadly still a thing in 2016 (and it could become worst from what i hear where i live)

 

[TsuWave]

fifa easily

 

[Hoo-doo]

I once tried Madden. My British mind was completely puzzled.

Me and my friends once sat down out of the blue to watch the superbowl finals. (We are dutch and know jack shit about AFB).
That shit was mindboggling to watch. 20 seconds of action followed by a solid 30 minutes of hardcore standing around, aerial crowd shots, cheerleaders and dudes running with clipboards wearing headsets.

I get that it's a tactical game and there's some cool moments, but man, that shit is impenetrable if you aren't used to the flow of the game.

I basically need a book called 'American Football for dummies'.

 

[Kill3r7]

Cumulative sales figures for FIFA and Madden aren't so disparate according to this website:

http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/Best_selling_game_franchises

However, the data is from 2010 for FIFA and 2013 for Madden. Can't seem to find up to date sales for the latest releases, or up to date cumulative sales either.

That data is too old. FIFA is nipping on COD's heels these days.

 

[Angel_DvA]

FIFA, no doubt.

.

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

Its game about the greatest sport known to man-kind. that's whats up!

Madden is a cricket game?

 

[bbalde]

Never had a Madden game, but I stopped buying NFL games after EA killed the 2K ESPN NFL franchise...

 

[Circinus]

FIFA by a large margin.

 

[Rowlet]

Fifa is a worldwide brand Madden is US centric. Think of FIFA as Sony and Madden as Xbox then you get the picture.

Terrible example. Playstation outsells xbox in the US, Whereas, fifa doesn't get close to madden in the states.

Also, fifa is the obvious answer. As football (soccer) trumps NFL in popularity.

 

[royox]

I've never seen a Madden game box in my life.

 

[kAmui-]

In the world of videogames you have to compare all of Europe in bulk in order to compete with just the US. Latin America, Middle East, Asia and Africa are minuscule drop-in-the-bucket sales that add nothing to the total. That only leaves Australia and Japan which are neither huge soccer fans or big console game buyers respectively. Maybe you can see why I considered Madden having a fighting chance by being insanely popular in the biggest videogame market in the world.

Are there any numbers how FIFA (or games in general) sell in bolded regions? Would be really interesting to see.

 

[Outrun]

FIFA sells well everywhere. Nobody outside the US gives a fuck about Madden. Or about handegg in general.

Here in Spain Madden is a GAME exclusive. You can already see how low the sales have to be.

Hahaha wow,

I got to use handegg in the future.

 

[soulchilde]

FIFA by a long shot

 

[kromeo]

Me and my friends once sat downout of the blue to watch the superbowl finals. (We are dutch and know jack shit about AFB).
That shit was mindboggling to watch. 20 seconds of action followed by a solid 30 minutes of hardcore standing around, aerial crowd shots, cheerleaders and dudes running with clipboards wearing headsets.

I get that it's a tactical game and there's some cool moments, but man, that shit is impenetrable if you aren't used to the flow of the game.

I basically need a book called 'American Football for dummies'.

I've tried a few times but there's just no flow to it, like watching soccer with no open play, just set pieces. The commentary as well, they seem to just run off an endless list of stats.. I'm sure it's better if you understand all the rules but it's not for me

 

[TylerDurden4321]

I'm not doubting the general consensus here, but is there really no newer data? On worldwide sales or even just FIFA-EU vs Madden-US sales??

 

[tomato shrub]

Only the US cares about Madden. The rest of the world likes Fifa.

 

[soulchilde]

I once tried Madden. My British mind was completely puzzled.

Well if the NFL and the current London Mayor has his way, they'll be a franchise in the UK soon enough

*looking at you Jacksonville*

 

[johancruijff]

FIFA in sales. Madden in overall sport superiority.

 

[Murkas]

FIFA is so big the cover is different depending on which country it's released in.

 

[cw_sasuke]

Fifa, its not even close.

 

[Kill3r7]

I'm not doubting the general consensus here, but is there really no newer data? On worldwide sales or even just FIFA-EU vs Madden-US sales??

EA for the most part does not release unit sales/numbers anymore, unless they forecast future sales and provide shareholders with a baseline for their guidance. They do however list revenue numbers and let's just say they make more money from FUT and MUT than most AAA releases make in revenue.

 

[TylerDurden4321]

EA for the most part does not release unit sales/numbers anymore, unless they refer to their future sales and provide shareholders with a baseline for their guidance. They do however list revenue numbers and let's just say they make more money from FUT and MUT than most AAA releases make in revenue.

Ah, ok, thanks. And there are no other numbers that could point in the right direction? Number of leaderboard entries 3 months after releas or so (if those exist, my hardcore FIFA phase was from 1998 to 2005, only invested like 3 hours in those games since back then)