FIFA 13 sells through 12 million in Q3 2013, revenue up from FIFA 12

by Jessica Conditt on Jan 30th 2013 4:35PM

FIFA 13 sold through 12 million units in the third quarter of fiscal year 2013, an increase of 23 percent over FIFA 12's sales in the previous period, EA announced in its Q3 2013 financial report. In adjusted, non-GAAP sales, FIFA 13's digital net revenue hit $100 million in Q3, a 98 percent increase over FIFA 12 in Q3 2012.

Throughout the first three quarters of 2013, FIFA generated more than $230 million in digital net revenue, including more than $60 million from FIFA Online 2 and FIFA World Class Soccer.

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Take-Two takes 49% more in revenue in fiscal 2011

by JC Fletcher on May 24th 2011 5:30PM

Take-Two let out a hearty (but metaphorical) "Yee-haw" today, reporting a 49 percent rise in net revenue year-over-year for the fiscal year that ended March 31. Thanks to hits like Red Dead Redemption (8.5 million units shipped, the company announced today!) and its Undead Nightmare expansion, and the five-million-selling NBA 2K11, Take-Two brought in $1.14 billion in net revenue. Its net income rose to $48.5 million for the fiscal year, a welcome change from the previous year's $123 million loss. With that kind of money, Take-Two should be able to survive the losses from when Duke Nukem Forever doesn't actually come out. (Kidding, mostly.)

The top earners for the fourth quarter included, in Take-Two's estimation, "NBA 2K11, Top Spin 4, Major League Baseball 2K11, Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete and Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (standalone disc)." In addition, digitally distributed content accounted for 15 percent of net revenue in the quarter, driven by Red Dead Redemption, Borderlands, Grand Theft Auto and Civilization DLC.

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December NPD: Xbox 360 comes out on top in 2010 revenue

by Mike Schramm on Jan 13th 2011 6:47PMMicrosoft has claimed the year of 2010, as a whopping $6.2 billion was spent on Xbox 360 games and accessories at retail, making it the (financial) king of consoles last year. December's NPD report also shows a 42 percent year-over-year growth for the Xbox 360 and, as expected, Kinect sales were strong, launching Kinect Sports into the top 10 for the month.
Elsewhere in the report, NPD says that total new, physical video game sales are down by 9 percent to $5.06 billion, and video game hardware is down a total of 16 percent to $1.84 billion. In fact, the only tracked category that saw year-over-year growth in December was video game accessories -- the PlayStation Move and Kinect pushed that category up 10 percent from last December to sales of $853 million.
Hit the break to see the best-selling titles of December 2010, according to the NPD's numbers. World of Warcraft's Cataclysm expansion makes a solid appearance at No. 3, and Disney Epic Mickey's status as a "core" game on console with a largely casual audience didn't hurt sales too much, apparently -- it came in at No. 6.
Top 10 best-selling games for December 2010: Call of Duty: Black Ops – 360, PS3, Wii, NDS, PC – Activision BlizzardJust Dance 2 – Wii – UbisoftWorld of Warcraft: Cataclysm – PC – Activision BlizzardAssassin's Creed: Brotherhood – 360, PS3 – UbisoftDonkey Kong Country Returns – Wii – NintendoDisney Epic Mickey – Wii – Disney Interactive StudiosMadden NFL 11 – 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP – Electronic ArtsMichael Jackson The Experience – Wii, NDS, PSP – UbisoftNBA 2K11 – 360, PS3, Wii, PSP, PS2, PC – Take Two InteractiveNeed for Speed: Hot Pursuit – 360, PS3, Wii, PC – Electronic Arts

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