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I realize most of us expected this, but now we have confirmation from EA.
Some noteworthy points on its digital performance:
There's a bit of spin here. I take this to mean Anthem benefited from the general trend toward digital purchases, but these weren't enough to bring sales in line with EA's hopes for the title. "Most successful digital game ever" may or may not represent a high bar.
Anthem Fails To Meet EA's Expectations, But Company Is Committed To Improving It
EA predicted the PS4, Xbox One, and PC game would sell as many as 6 million units during its launch quarter, but it seems that didn't happen.
www.gamespot.com
As part of EA's latest earnings report, EA CEO Andrew Wilson said, "The launch of Anthem did not meet our expectations." Back in February, just ahead of the game's release, EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said the publisher expected the game to sell between 5-6 million units by the end of March.
Some noteworthy points on its digital performance:
Anthem Sales Fail to Meet EA's Expectations, But It's Not All Bad News
Anthem's poor reviews and many controversies seem to have had a negative impact on the game's sales, causing it to miss EA's sales goal, but it's not all bad news.
gamerant.com
Furthermore, EA also revealed that the Anthem digital sales made up more than its physical sales. Since digital sales largely cut out the retail store middleman, it could mean that EA still made more money from Anthem than expected, even if it didn’t ship quite as many units as it would have liked.
Anthem launch sales didn't meet EA expectations, but its digital performance broke records
Anthem's sales came in below EA's expectations, but it did break one important record for the company.
www.vg247.com
EA revealed that Anthem was its most successful digital game ever, selling more copies digitally than any other game in company history.
There's a bit of spin here. I take this to mean Anthem benefited from the general trend toward digital purchases, but these weren't enough to bring sales in line with EA's hopes for the title. "Most successful digital game ever" may or may not represent a high bar.
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