EA's Q3 revenues led by Xbox 360

whoo something else the 360 wins

PS3 SALES RATES ARE SO LOW BECAUSE OF THE BELGIAN BLUE RING OF DEATH! OH MY GOD!

(I'm sorry, I'm easily entertained)

Interesting this means that each owner of each console spent approximately the following amount on software:

PS3: 3.10 per console
Wii 4.07 per console
360 17.44 per console


Since the Wii has a bigger install base yet owners spent 4 times less on software the 360 looks to be the prefered platform this generation. Additionally since you can port games fairly easily between the 360 and PS3 I would expect that trend to continue as well.

What this data indicates is that theres not much money to be made in making software as EA for the Wii, especially original titles, and I would expect EA to focus in the future on the 360 and PS3 ports.

Yes but that's just what people spent on EA games ONLY. Seeing how they didn't make anything for the Wii, it proves how piss poor the PS3 is doing to come last. Hell, I can't even think of an EA title for the Wii. Where did they get their money from?

EA has released more games for the Wii than for the PS3...Wii games include:

MySims
Tigerwoods
The SImpsons
Madden
Boogie
EA Playground
FIFA
Medal of Honor
NBA Live
Need for speed carbon
The Godfather
Harry Potter

Seeing as how it takes more work to port from the lead dev platform of the 360 to the Wii than to the PS3 I'd say EA will be seriously rethinking their Wii support if this trend keeps up.

Ah, no wonder I forgot them.

Though we'll probably both catch flame for this, I have to agree. I like the Wii's control scheme for Madden... but goddamn; the graphics are piss poor even for the Wii, the online features aren't as grandiose as X360/PS3, and frankly it feels like a totally half-assed attempt.

It's no surprise the PS3 sales of EA IPs/games are also dismal, considering they also were given such a lame effort. It's dreadfully obvious that since I have both X360 and PS3 consoles and a choice between MADDEN08 on either system... I'm going with the X360 because of not only the 60fps(which IS possible on PS3, but wasn't done), but it's quite obvious that with the management shift from MS to EA; you'd have to be crazy to think the two wouldn't be bedfellows.

I can't effin' wait until EA's contract with the NFL is up. That's still the biggest steaming pile of crap in videogaming today.

skate? cod4? mass effect? rock band?

sorry, but ea actually has some good franchises now

Wii need some good franchises from EA =(

Not Boogie

gonk
skate? cod4? mass effect? rock band?

sorry, but ea actually has some good franchises now

skate was not fun. cod4 woo hoo another army shooter! mass effect looks boring. could not possibly care less about rock band.

skate is a great game. After playing it I can't believe we had things like Tony Hawk for so long.

+ on that

skate is amazing fun (jus add intoxicants)

cod4 looks sick too cant wait

Guys...

Call of Duty belongs to Activision.
Medal of Honor belongs to EA. Being they're more different than ever this year, there's no excuse to mix them up anymore.

Also, I enjoyed SSX Blur and Godfather Wii.

COD4 was published by Activision.

I think it's pretty clear from those numbers that those upgrading from PS2's are not buying PS3's for the brand recognition that was suppose to sell PS3's without games.
No, they are clearly buying 360's and Wii's.

Oh I think the rest of the world had a hand, dumbly buying FIFA++ too. If memory serves me correctly, Madden didn't shift as many units as expected this year. Maybe people are cottoning on to the fact it's the same shit they bought last year.

it's not looking like a valid argument as so far it looks like Ratched and Clank (which looks awesome) is selling horribly.

you're supposed to buy ps3 games because they're in 4D. not because they're good. Kaz said so.

Latest NPD numbers put PS3 attach rates around 3.5, not 5.5.

Sony either has a long hard battle ahead of them or a really short one...

didn't the post last week put the ps3's attach rate at like 2.6 or 2.8? Where are you getting 5.5? I think that number is WAY off.

my apologies. the attach rates are approximately [or as approx as the source assumes] 6.59 for the xbox360, and 3.58. that brings the numbers to about 7 and 4.

note: these are only the us figures.

anyways, even with the updated numbers the equation still stands. doubling the size of the ps3 userbase while maintaining that all of the new users will have similar buying habits equates to: PS3 owners are still buying loads of games, but very few EA titles.

if the ps3 userbase was equal to the xbox360s and the attach rate tripled to 12 games per console, EA would have still only made $51M, because PS3 owners refuse to buy their subpar software.

i look at it like this, i own both consoles. in my eyes, the second that a developer comes out and says 'x version is inferior'. i immediately realize: "they really dont care to make decent software. im not buying this". i eliminate the potential possibility of me ever buying that game. the second that they said that they couldnt [read: didnt put in enough effort] get their flagship game to run at equal framerates, i eliminated that purchase from my shopping list. [im not paying for live again, so most multiplayer stuff i buy on PS3]

EA ruined their own payday, and tons of PS3 owners are on strike against EA and capcom. if you dont keep your customers happy, what do you expect? they get no sympathy from me.

Attach rates are normalized per console sold, so they're not about the same at all.

know why that architecture is so nedlessly complex? Just ad Blu-Ray!! Smooth sony. Now because of hdcp and sony's blu ray lust, everything that was going to be amazing about ps3 has been stretched and delayed and now no one is as interested :(

WHERE's MY REAL PS3!?@!?@!

I think you answered your own question here. EA needs their sony sales up, so they're advertising the sony stuff...they know 360 will sell

If Mass Effect doesn't significantly improve the 360's lead next quarter, you should all be ashamed of yourselves.

Sony may be subsidizing those ads.

It's the same thing that happens with Best Buy or Circuit City weekly circulars. Some weeks you may notice that Sony is on the front cover or certain movies are on all the television sets.

Not profits, revenues. There's a big difference.

I was wondering the same EXACT thing!