Posts Tagged ‘sales analysis’
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Remaining October Sales Results
Having already detailed the doubling in sales that the NBA 2K series received with 2K11 and the drop-off that Madden 11 is now experiencing that leaves a handful of other titles and their sales to still discuss. It is largely disappointing news even when considering some of the following games didn't have huge expectations to begin with. (more…)...
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Madden 11 Sales Now Struggling
Last year Madden 10 came out relatively weak early on and then showed great strength through the holidays providing a year-over-year increase from Madden 09. That development was based largely on very good word of mouth. Madden 11 initially broke out of the gate with a 12% increase in first month sales. Now it has tailed off and overall is down 18% year-over-year. There are several reasons why Madden 11 is now having trouble holding its ground. (more…)...
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NBA 2K11 Tops October Sales
NBA 2K11 added Michael Jordan not just as a marketing tactic but as the focus of several game modes despite the significant cost that came with obtaining his rights and personal blessings. That decision has paid off as NBA 2K11 sold more copies than any other game in October. (more…)...
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September Sales Success for EA Sports
September was big for EA Sports as their three most recent games finished in the top five in sales for the month. Unfortunately NPD has decided to no longer provide the actual sales numbers for consoles or individual titles instead leaving that to the manufacturers and publishers which is a little disconcerting. Madden 11 finished in second (behind only Halo: Reach and in front of Dead Rising 2) while NHL 11 came in 4th and FIFA 11 landed in 5th. The results are especially impressive for NH...
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FIFA 11 Becomes Fastest Selling Sports Game in History
EA Sports has announced that worldwide sales of FIFA 11 have hit 2.6 million through October 2nd. Those figures include six days at retail in the US and only two days out in Europe. FIFA 11 is now the fastest selling sports game ever, topping FIFA 10 which broke the record last year with 1.7 million in its first week. This really goes to show the remarkable draw of soccer games in other regions and the increasing interest domestically. Consider that 2010 FIFA World Cup released just five mo...
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Madden 11 Sales Open Strong
After a start to the year that saw dramatic declines in sales with UFC Undisputed 2010 and Tiger Woods 11, NCAA Football 11 was able to buck the trend by growing by 8%. Now the official numbers from NPD have arrived for Madden 11 and tell a similar tale. Overall sales for the game rose 12% year-over-year. (more…)...
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Madden 11 Struggling to Meet Sales Expectations?
I've seen quite a bit of chatter today regarding some thoughts that initial indications are the sales for Madden 11 have been disappointing. At this point there is absolutely no concrete data to suggest sales are down. However this CNBC article seems to have stirred up discussion by making some purely unsubstantiated assumptions. While we won't know the official sales numbers for Madden's first month until mid-September there are some things to examine now. (more…)...
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NCAA Football 11 Sales Rise Over Last Year
NCAA Football 10, along with MLB 2K9, were only two franchises last year that saw sales drops. This year though we've seen that become a trend with stunningly significant skids hitting UFC Undisputed 2010 and Tiger Woods 11. The next in line that could have been threatened was NCAA Football 11. Positive word-of-mouth from both gamers and reviewers though would seem to be the primary factor in NCAA Football 11 not only holding off a drop-off but actually seeing overall sales growth. For the ...
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