EA Boasts Record Revenue, Pledges Nintendo Support

Posted by Zonk on Friday February 2, 2007 @04:55AM from the economic-giants-love-the-wagglemote dept.

Gamastura reports on EA's record-breaking revenue for the 2006 Christmas season. The company reported $1.281 billion in their revenue stream, fueled by the Sims, Madden, and Need for Speed franchises. The company's financials talk was also a surprise opportunity to pledge support for Nintendo consoles. Electronic Arts aims to be 'the #2 publisher' for the Nintendo DS and the Wii. The company has 15 products already in the pipe for the two platforms, with a DS version of both Spore and The Sims slated for release this year. This move, CEO Larry Probst was quick to point out, is not at the expense of the other systems. Their acquisition of the Headgate studio has given them additional resources, and they are choosing to 'aggressively' pursue the marketplace.

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Here's what they really mean... by Manchot · 2007-02-02 05:00 · Score: 5, Funny

Translation: We bet our money on the wrong horse, and now we're going to make up for it.
I for one by RichPowers · 2007-02-02 05:02 · Score: 4, Funny

Am looking forward to playing The Sims, Need for Speed, and Madden on Wii and DS because I simply couldn't get enough of them on PC , Playstation, and Xbox. Oh, and please tell me EA will release The Sims expansion #1-9 for the Wii, but not at the same time as Madden 2008 or Need for Speed: Even Faster 6, because I might not be able to afford them all...