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EA Reports Slight Q4 Dip in Revenue

Posted by Zonk on from the madden-ditched-for-zombies dept.

EA reported their quarterly revenues today, and despite anticipating a serious decline they managed to hit relatively close to expectations, according to Gamespot. Overall profits for the year were also up, cracking 3 billion dollars for the first time. From the article: "EA said it had 31 titles which sold more than a million copies during the fiscal year, and five franchises that sold more than five million. The Sims, Need for Speed, Madden NFL Football, FIFA, The Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter. The Sims franchise sold more than 16 million games across all platforms during the year, with the Need for Speed franchise selling a whopping 15 million copies."

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  1. All you EA employees... by Zork+the+Almighty · · Score: 2, Funny

    Extra whipping all-around!

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  2. Re:EA Business practices by XenoRyet · · Score: 2, Informative
    In his defense, the post does say 3 Billion in profits.

    "Overall profits for the year were also up, cracking 3 billion dollars for the first time."

    However TFA clarifies this typo

    "Net revenue for the full year ending March 31, 2005 was $3.139 billion, up 6 percent from the previous year's $2.957 billion. EA reported a profit for the full year of $504 million, off more than $70 million from the previous year's earnings."

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  3. Competitors with "Sims" like product? by Scott7477 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Are there any games out there that have concepts similar to Sim City or the Sims that compete? I like the Sim products but don't think they are perfect. It seems like there could be a market opportunity there. For example, using a hexagonal grid instead of squares might make for some interesting differences in game play.

    How about hooking up a "Quake" type engine with a Sim type mapping engine so you could zoom in and enter buildings and interact with characters? Just thinking out loud...

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    1. Re:Competitors with "Sims" like product? by vertinox · · Score: 2, Interesting

      How about hooking up a "Quake" type engine with a Sim type mapping engine so you could zoom in and enter buildings and interact with characters? Just thinking out loud...

      Check out the videos from http://www.strangerhood.com/home.php which use the Sims2 game engine to generate the movies. They look very "Quakish" or at least the camera can get down in there and interact.

      And it's by the same guys who do Red vs Blue! Very funny material.

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    2. Re:Competitors with "Sims" like product? by kafka47 · · Score: 3, Funny
      How about hooking up a "Quake" type engine with a Sim type mapping engine so you could zoom in and enter buildings and interact with characters?

      You mean, like get in there and start SHOOTING your Sims? Thats an awesome idea. :-)

      /Kafka

  4. EA knows numbers... by dpdawson · · Score: 3, Funny
    ...and five franchises that sold more than five million.

    The Sims, Need for Speed, Madden NFL Football, FIFA, The Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter.

    Might want to recount that 3 billion, too.

  5. cough. by stonecypher · · Score: 2, Funny

    and five franchises that sold more than five million. The Sims, Need for Speed, Madden NFL Football, FIFA, The Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter.

    That's some good countin'.

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