Gamasutra is reporting today that the release of Battlefield: Bad Company has greatly boosted EA's sales for Q1. Here's what they had to say:
For more information on EA's sales be sure to click here.
Electronic Arts has announced the results of its first quarter, showing sales more than doubled to $804 million driven by sales of 1.6 million copies of Battlefield Bad Company, and losses down to $95 million.
The debut of UEFA Euro 2008, and the continued strength of Rock Band was also credited for the jump in sales, which rose from $395 million the year prior. Losses fell from $132 million in the first quarter of the prior year.
Looking back at the past quarter, EA says its Spore Creature Creator has been downloaded by 2.5 million
users, who have created over 2 million creatures in the first six weeks. The company says its EA Mobile currently stands as "the world's leading publisher of games for phones," as well, seeing a 33 percent jump to $44 million in sales.
Looking forward, EA says it expects yearly sales to rise between 34-41 percent by the end of the fiscal year on March 31st of 2009, somewhere between $4.9 and $5.15 billion, compared to $3.67 billion the year prior.
The debut of UEFA Euro 2008, and the continued strength of Rock Band was also credited for the jump in sales, which rose from $395 million the year prior. Losses fell from $132 million in the first quarter of the prior year.
Looking back at the past quarter, EA says its Spore Creature Creator has been downloaded by 2.5 million
users, who have created over 2 million creatures in the first six weeks. The company says its EA Mobile currently stands as "the world's leading publisher of games for phones," as well, seeing a 33 percent jump to $44 million in sales.
Looking forward, EA says it expects yearly sales to rise between 34-41 percent by the end of the fiscal year on March 31st of 2009, somewhere between $4.9 and $5.15 billion, compared to $3.67 billion the year prior.
For more information on EA's sales be sure to click here.
Comment