EA financial results reveal new sales data
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Electronic Arts has revealed preliminary financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2011.
“EA had a strong quarter on the strength of FIFA 12, Madden NFL 12, and The Sims Social,” said John Riccitiello, Chief Executive Officer. “Battlefield 3 is off to a fantastic start on sales and quality, and we are preparing to launch two more blockbusters: Need for Speed The Run, and Star Wars: The Old Republic.”
A significant growth was reported for digital sales by the publisher. On a trailing twelve months, digital revenue was $904 million, up 37% year-over-year. In the same period, revenue for downloadable and free-to-play content was $335 million, up 74% year-over-year. On consoles, trailing twelve month digital revenue was $278 million, up 99% year-over-year.
FIFA 12 sold in nearly 8 million units and Madden NFL 12 sold in over 3 million units in the second quarter. Including digital and mobile downloads, FIFA 11 sold in over 16 million units life to date. Battlefield Bad Company 2 sold in nearly 11 million units life to date.
EA had 6 of the top 20 selling games in Western markets for the September quarter: FIFA 12, Madden NFL 12, NCAA Football 12, FIFA 11, NHL 12, and The Sims 3. Over six million consumers downloaded the Origin application to date, and EA has signed three independent publishers to the platform – Warner Bros. Interactive, Capcom and THQ, as reported earlier today.
“EA had a strong quarter on the strength of FIFA 12, Madden NFL 12, and The Sims Social,” said John Riccitiello, Chief Executive Officer. “Battlefield 3 is off to a fantastic start on sales and quality, and we are preparing to launch two more blockbusters: Need for Speed The Run, and Star Wars: The Old Republic.”
A significant growth was reported for digital sales by the publisher. On a trailing twelve months, digital revenue was $904 million, up 37% year-over-year. In the same period, revenue for downloadable and free-to-play content was $335 million, up 74% year-over-year. On consoles, trailing twelve month digital revenue was $278 million, up 99% year-over-year.
FIFA 12 sold in nearly 8 million units and Madden NFL 12 sold in over 3 million units in the second quarter. Including digital and mobile downloads, FIFA 11 sold in over 16 million units life to date. Battlefield Bad Company 2 sold in nearly 11 million units life to date.
EA had 6 of the top 20 selling games in Western markets for the September quarter: FIFA 12, Madden NFL 12, NCAA Football 12, FIFA 11, NHL 12, and The Sims 3. Over six million consumers downloaded the Origin application to date, and EA has signed three independent publishers to the platform – Warner Bros. Interactive, Capcom and THQ, as reported earlier today.