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[AirBrian]

Warning: The following numbers may cause nausea, discomfort, headaches, and heart problems to hardcore gamers and any other persons who do not like Electronic Arts.

PS2	MADDEN NFL 2004	 	 $166,926,883 	 3,414,862 
PS2	MADDEN NFL 2003	 	 $132,389,497 	 2,723,250 
PS2	MEDAL HONOR FRONTLINE	  $91,012,639 	 2,163,614 
PS2	NEED SPEED: UNDERGRND	 $101,848,497 	 2,082,487 
PS2	MADDEN NFL 2002	 	  $97,355,793 	 2,000,606 
PS2	NBA STREET		  $55,717,211 	 1,642,651 
PS2	MADDEN NFL 2005		  $76,142,596 	 1,579,522 
PS2	LORD OF RINGS: TOWERS	  $63,486,252 	 1,457,460 
PS2	BOND:AGENT UNDER FIRE	  $57,000,089 	 1,425,322 
PS2	SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE	  $36,137,799 	 1,390,013 
PS2	MEDAL HONOR RISING	  $57,875,422 	 1,253,017 
PS2	NBA LIVE 2004	 	  $59,569,925 	 1,213,351 
PS2	NBA STREET VOL 2	  $47,554,011 	 1,162,150 
PS2	BOND 007: NIGHTFIRE	  $44,955,708 	 1,094,253 
PS2	NEED SPEED: PURSUIT 2	  $37,350,384 	 1,083,466 
PS2	NCAA FOOTBALL 2004	  $52,263,166 	 1,065,523 
PS2	NBA LIVE 2003		  $48,805,124 	 1,003,438 
PS2	THE SIMS	 	  $40,266,035 	   977,278 
PS2	NCAA FOOTBALL 2003	  $46,894,941	   955,182 
PS2	MADDEN NFL 2001	 	  $46,272,160 	   937,732 
PS2	LORD RING:RETURN KING	  $42,976,906 	   932,648 
PS2	TIGER WOODS PGA 2004	  $44,209,680 	   914,038 
XBX	MADDEN NFL 2004	 	  $38,813,547 	   793,024 
PS2	MVP BASEBALL 2004	  $37,704,438 	   778,857 
PS2	NBA LIVE 2002	 	  $35,459,727 	   740,776 
PS2	NCAA FOOTBALL 2005	  $34,347,613 	   696,636 
XBX	MADDEN NFL 2005	 	  $32,994,662 	   674,735 
PS2	NFL STREET	 	  $31,987,785 	   670,841 
PS2	DEF JAM VENDETTA	  $28,515,481 	   670,588 
XBX	MEDAL HONOR FRONTLINE	  $23,146,696 	   669,620 
PS2	FIGHT NIGHT 2004	  $32,393,614 	   662,562 
PS2	TIGER WOODS PGA 2003	  $31,026,495 	   650,140 
XBX	NEED SPEED: UNDERGRND	  $31,920,020 	   646,390 
PS2	NCAA FOOTBALL 2002	  $31,629,570 	   633,197 
PS2	SSX TRICKY		  $24,370,928 	   632,182 
PS2	HARRY POTTER: CHAMBER	  $26,998,664 	   629,388 
PS2	SSX	 		  $26,632,668 	   626,362 
PS2	SSX 3	 		  $23,764,572 	   553,864 
PS2	NBA LIVE 2005	 	  $21,504,151 	   550,916 
XBX	MADDEN NFL 2003	 	  $23,301,307 	   524,767 
XBX	SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE	  $14,396,399 	   516,741 
PS2	NASCAR THUNDER 2003	  $22,660,068 	   472,299 
PS2	NHL 2002	 	  $22,391,247 	   470,881 
PS2	NASCAR THUNDER 2002	  $22,323,974 	   463,838 
XBX	BOND:AGENT UNDER FIRE	  $16,481,309 	   452,088 
PS2	FIFA SOCCER 2004	  $18,888,362 	   450,317 
PS2	THE SIMS: BUSTIN' OUT	  $18,700,241 	   450,023 
GCN	BOND 007: NIGHTFIRE	  $16,329,510 	   430,119 
GCN	BOND:AGENT UNDER FIRE	  $16,513,309 	   421,459 
PS2	NASCAR THUNDER 2004	  $19,976,528 	   420,628 
XBX	MEDAL HONOR RISING	  $18,713,012 	   420,485 
XBX	MADDEN NFL 2002	 	  $19,703,830 	   419,910 
PS2	MADDEN NFL 2005 COLL	  $24,768,567 	   419,448 
PS2	NBA LIVE 2001	 	  $19,058,259 	   409,405 
XBX	BOND 007: NIGHTFIRE	  $16,335,701 	   406,936 
PS2	MVP BASEBALL 2003	  $18,475,483 	   401,507 
XBX	LORD RING:RETURN KING	  $17,996,377 	   400,629 
GCN	HARRY POTTER: CHAMBER	  $15,236,522 	   399,297 
XBX	NBA STREET VOL 2	  $14,753,303 	   393,975 
PS2	TY TASMANIAN TIGER	   $8,558,428 	   392,396 
PS2	NCAA MARCH MDNSS 2004	  $18,467,816 	   389,829 
PS2	BOND 007: EVERYTHING	  $17,892,382 	   389,689 
GCN	MADDEN NFL 2002	 	  $15,146,630 	   388,172 
PS2	NHL 2004	 	  $18,475,306 	   378,997 
PS2	NHL 2001	 	  $16,721,175 	   376,910 
GCN	NEED SPEED: PURSUIT 2	  $10,950,984 	   371,150 
PS2	FIFA SOCCER 2003	  $15,094,529 	   366,688 
PS2	TIGER WOODS PGA 2002	  $17,115,112 	   364,112 
PS2	NHL 2003	 	  $16,537,530 	   363,077 
XBX	NEED SPEED: PURSUIT 2	  $11,373,450 	   358,904 
XBX	TIGER WOODS PGA 2004	  $17,171,542 	   355,666 
PS2	KNOCKOUT KINGS 2002	  $13,385,991 	   354,920 
GCN	LORD RING:RETURN KING	  $15,681,969 	   346,195 
XBX	NCAA FOOTBALL 2005	  $16,871,519 	   344,769 
PS2	FREEKSTYLE		   $8,691,353 	   343,787 
GCN	SSX TRICKY		  $10,389,067 	   342,912 
PS2	TRIPLE PLAY 2002	  $14,835,488 	   337,908 
XBX	NBA LIVE 2004	 	  $16,368,605 	   331,600 
PS2	TRIPLE PLAY BASEBALL	  $15,055,058 	   314,519 
XBX	NCAA FOOTBALL 2003	  $12,871,147 	   307,561 
GCN	MADDEN NFL 2004	 	  $14,820,617 	   307,458 
GCN	MEDAL HONOR FRONTLINE	  $10,652,471 	   303,472 
XBX	FIGHT NIGHT 2004	  $14,767,075 	   300,760 
XBX	NCAA FOOTBALL 2004	  $14,600,037 	   300,742 
XBX	MVP BASEBALL 2004	  $14,582,272 	   300,356 
GCN	LORD OF RINGS: TOWERS	  $11,007,105 	   297,118 
XBX	LORD OF RINGS: TOWERS	  $11,823,765 	   295,674 
PS2	TIGER WOODS PGA 2001	  $14,193,948 	   292,707 
GCN	NEED SPEED: UNDERGRND	  $14,080,939 	   285,251 
XBX	TIGER WOODS PGA 2003	  $12,940,260 	   275,763 
PS2	HARRY POTTER:QUIDDTCH	   $9,706,504 	   275,476 
GCN	MADDEN NFL 2003		   $9,856,645 	   273,235 
PS2	NASCAR 2001		  $12,532,532 	   273,157 
PS2	TIGER WOODS PGA 2005	  $13,073,055 	   269,268 
XBX	NBA LIVE 2002		  $12,101,613 	   268,216 
XBX	NFL STREET		  $12,604,933 	   264,329 
PS2	NCAA MARCH MDNSS 2003	  $12,198,157 	   261,896 
GCN	NBA STREET		   $6,886,469 	   260,550 
PS2	FIFA SOCCER 2002	  $11,287,880 	   250,008 
XBX	NBA LIVE 2003		  $11,700,622 	   246,119 
GCN	NBA STREET VOL 2	   $7,737,181 	   240,616 
PS2	KNOCKOUT KINGS 2001	  $10,740,672 	   224,411 
XBX	NBA LIVE 2005		   $8,637,691 	   220,195 
PS2	KESSEN			   $8,625,804 	   219,617 
PS2	FIFA 2001	 	  $10,346,870 	   219,570 
XBX	BOND 007: EVERYTHING	  $10,124,627 	   217,282 
XBX	SSX TRICKY	 	   $7,473,531 	   214,341 
GCN	HARRY POTTER:QUIDDTCH	   $7,318,109 	   211,564 
GCN	NASCAR THUNDER 2003	   $4,087,623 	   207,868 
GCN	THE SIMS		   $6,818,252 	   205,117 
XBX	NASCAR THUNDER 2002	   $9,043,119 	   196,092 
PS2	DEF JAM: FIGHT FOR NY	   $9,455,974 	   193,749 
GCN	MEDAL HONOR RISING	   $8,625,739 	   191,382 
PS2	THEME PARK ROLLER	   $5,996,029 	   188,481 
PS2	NASCAR 2005:CHASE CUP	   $9,127,193 	   185,554 
XBX	THE SIMS	 	   $6,823,884 	   184,483 
PS2	HARRY POTTER: AZKABAN	   $7,148,710 	   184,074 
GCN	NBA LIVE 2003		   $5,236,581 	   182,224 
XBX	SSX 3	 		   $7,769,764 	   181,095 
XBX	HARRY POTTER: CHAMBER	   $7,688,862 	   180,255 
GCN	SSX 3	 		   $7,388,939 	   176,412 
GCN	TY TASMANIAN TIGER	   $3,878,961 	   176,130 
PS2	2002 FIFA WORLD CUP	   $8,146,019 	   171,894 
PS2	SLED STORM		   $3,672,125 	   169,428 
PS2	MARCH MADNESS 2002	   $7,146,012 	   169,291 
GCN	SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE	   $7,307,587 	   165,240 
XBX	BURNOUT 3: TAKEDOWN	   $8,062,447 	   164,594 
GCN	BOND 007: EVERYTHING	   $7,390,906 	   163,956 
XBX	FIFA SOCCER 2004	   $6,792,822 	   162,973 
PS2	SIMPSON'S SKATEBOARD	   $4,938,532 	   162,910 
PS2	FREEDOM FIGHTERS	   $6,328,337 	   161,798 
GCN	THE SIMS: BUSTIN' OUT	   $6,784,040 	   161,481 
GCN	NBA LIVE 2004	 	   $7,796,747 	   159,164 
XBX	KNOCKOUT KINGS 2002	   $6,196,446 	   156,595 
XBX	NHL 2002	 	   $6,980,483 	   153,703 
PS2	X-SQUAD	 		   $5,871,484 	   152,461 
PS2	BURNOUT 3: TAKEDOWN	   $7,405,133 	   152,320 
PS2	LOONEY TUNES:BACK IN	   $3,864,418 	   152,220 
XBX	NASCAR THUNDER 2003	   $6,280,730 	   151,904 
GCN	MADDEN NFL 2005		   $7,155,386 	   148,033 
GCN	TIGER WOODS PGA 2003	   $3,883,283 	   147,082 
XBX	TIGER WOODS PGA 2005	   $7,142,241 	   146,289 
XBX	THE SIMS: BUSTIN' OUT	   $6,300,101 	   144,974 
GCN	NFL STREET		   $6,692,738 	   143,187 
GCN	NCAA FOOTBALL 2003	   $4,571,097 	   139,534 
XBX	TRIPLE PLAY 2002	   $4,783,438 	   137,460 
PS2	BIONICLE	 	   $4,251,412 	   135,253 
GCN	HARRY POTTER: AZKABAN	   $5,164,597 	   133,188 
PS2	SWING AWAY GOLF	 	   $4,720,902 	   132,902 
XBX	BUFFY VAMPIRE SLAYER	   $4,633,513 	   131,529 
GCN	MVP BASEBALL 2004	   $6,205,149 	   129,994 
XBX	NCAA MARCH MDNSS 2004	   $6,134,195 	   129,716 
GCN	DEF JAM VENDETTA	   $4,550,781 	   124,356 
XBX	NASCAR THUNDER 2004	   $5,778,240 	   123,297 
XBX	FIFA SOCCER 2003	   $4,974,958 	   121,308 
XBX	NHL 2003	 	   $4,488,798 	   118,879 
GCN	FIFA SOCCER 2002	   $4,141,515 	   113,014 
XBX	2002 FIFA WORLD CUP	   $5,208,820 	   111,972 
XBX	DEF JAM: FIGHT FOR NY	   $5,365,253 	   109,648 
XBX	FREEDOM FIGHTERS	   $4,188,268 	   108,133 
XBX	TY TASMANIAN TIGER	   $2,451,972 	   107,845 
XBX	MVP BASEBALL 2003	   $4,607,151 	   106,863 
GCN	NCAA FOOTBALL 2004	   $4,359,847 	    94,152 
XBX	NHL 2004	 	   $4,376,081 	    91,387 
XBX	HARRY POTTER:QUIDDTCH	   $3,143,081 	    90,831 
GCN	TIGER WOODS PGA 2004	   $4,105,920 	    89,871 
GCN	KNOCKOUT KINGS 2003	   $2,122,174 	    89,837 
PS2	HARRY POTTER:SORCERER	   $2,587,634 	    88,927 
XBX	NASCAR 2005:CHASE CUP	   $4,339,101 	    88,137 
PS2	FIFA SOCCER 2005	   $4,216,229 	    86,133 
PS2	QUAKE III: REVOLUTION	   $3,617,398 	    84,647 
GCN	BIONICLE	 	   $2,615,783 	    84,130 
GCN	LOONEY TUNES:BACK IN	   $2,026,054 	    83,822 
GCN	NHL 2003		   $2,391,900 	    81,025 
PS2	RUMBLE RACING	 	   $3,187,877 	    80,890 
PS2	ALIENS VS PREDATOR	   $2,849,474 	    73,255 
XBX	CEL DAMAGE	 	   $2,662,044 	    71,379 
PS2	RUGBY 2004	 	   $2,094,785 	    71,360 
GCN	FREEDOM FIGHTERS	   $2,151,789 	    65,601 
XBX	HARRY POTTER: AZKABAN	   $2,548,285 	    65,592 
PS2	F1 2001	 		   $2,602,637 	    60,240 
GCN	FREEKSTYLE		   $1,200,717 	    59,388 
PS2	DISNEY GOLF		   $1,750,906 	    59,015 
GCN	NCAA FOOTBALL 2005	   $2,844,457 	    57,582 
PS2	PIRATES: BLACK KAT	   $2,413,129 	    56,731 
GCN	FIFA SOCCER 2003	   $1,723,325 	    54,216 
GCN	NHL 2004		   $2,431,986 	    53,752 
PS2	F1 CHAMP. SEASON 2000	   $2,003,076 	    51,368 
XBX	ALIENS VS PREDATOR	   $1,730,000 	    48,379 
XBX	FIFA SOCCER 2005	   $2,334,632 	    47,680 
GCN	NBA LIVE 2005		   $1,833,264 	    47,637 
GCN	HARRY POTTER:SORCERER	   $1,294,645 	    45,819 
PS2	DROME RACERS		   $1,113,922 	    45,753 
GCN	FIFA SOCCER 2004	   $2,047,922 	    45,468 
PS2	RUGBY	 		   $1,676,444 	    43,611 
GCN	CEL DAMAGE	 	   $1,463,620 	    41,611 
PS2	NHL 2005		   $1,914,774 	    40,404 
PS2	UEFA EURO 2004:PORTGL	   $1,477,639 	    39,426 
PS2	F1 CAREER CHALLENGE	   $1,407,167 	    37,878 
XBX	PIRATES: BLACK KAT	   $1,405,545 	    37,623 
XBX	F1 2001	 		   $1,686,194 	    37,599 
PS2	SHOX			     $996,889 	    37,101 
PS2	F1 2002			   $1,757,695 	    36,270 
PS2	ISLAND XTREME STUNTS	     $945,147 	    35,353 
PS2	CATWOMAN		   $1,008,951 	    34,547 
XBX	HARRY POTTER:SORCERER	     $968,126 	    33,933 
GCN	2002 FIFA WORLD CUP	   $1,365,029 	    33,077 
GCN	DISNEYS PARTY	 	   $1,066,283 	    33,064 
XBX	BIONICLE	 	   $1,042,459 	    32,639 
PS2	LEGO SOCCER MANIA	     $776,016 	    30,675 
GCN	DEF JAM: FIGHT FOR NY	   $1,448,472 	    29,621 
XBX	UEFA EURO 2004:PORTGL	     $913,146 	    23,927 
GCN	TIGER WOODS PGA 2005	   $1,051,178 	    21,734 
PS2	TY TASMANIAN TIGER 2	     $399,367 	    20,921 
GCN	F1 2002	 		     $904,931 	    20,101 
GCN	NASCAR 2005:CHASE CUP	     $892,328 	    18,429 
GCN	DROME RACERS		     $452,903 	    17,564 
GCN	CATWOMAN		     $477,213 	    17,321 
XBX	NHL 2005		     $811,296 	    16,854 
GCN	TY TASMANIAN TIGER 2	     $283,128 	    14,845 
XBX	CATWOMAN		     $370,875 	    12,714 
GCN	FIFA SOCCER 2005	     $606,463 	    12,651 
XBX	TY TASMANIAN TIGER 2	     $134,787 	     7,126 
GCN	NHL 2005		     $277,092 	     5,901
			       $3,401,450,059	78,733,433

[b]Totals per console:[/b]
PS2	 $2,432,994,179 	 55,012,300 
XBX	   $634,730,009 	 14,756,984 
GCN	   $333,725,871 	  8,964,149 

[b]Averages per title per console:[/b]
PS2	    $24,329,942 	    550,123 
XBX	     $9,765,077 	    227,031 
GCN	     $5,656,371 	    151,935

 

[sonycowboy]

:lol

And someone in one of the other threads thinks that Xenon will be EA's lead platform :lol

 

[AirBrian]

Yeah, once it's put into perspective, the numbers are a little mind-boggling for PS2. They have almost 2 BILLION DOLLARS more in revenue!

 

[mumu]

When are those numbers from? Why is NHL2005 doing so poorly (< 100,000 on all systems combined)?

 

[puck1337]

When are those numbers from? Why is NHL2005 doing so poorly (<100.000 on all systems combined)?

Early numbers and no hockey season.

 

[snapty00]

Good God. Xbox is nearly TWICE that of GameCube, despite the fact that Xbox is only 2 million ahead in the U.S.

 

[u_neek]

It's so pleasing to see Catwoman down there...

 

[PhatSaqs]

They're gonna see a nice drop off in Madden 2005 numbers. Maybe less so now that they basically admitted taking the ham sandwich from T-Two

 

[AirBrian]

When are those numbers from? Why is NHL2005 doing so poorly (<100.000 on all systems combined)?

LTD = life to date. So this includes every EA game (according to NPD) since launch until now for all three systems.

NHL '05 just came out and the lockout is also having an effect on sales.

 

[SKluck]

I know it just came out... but to see their only good game and only EA game I own, Burnout 3 so low is heartbreaking. And they didn't even make the game, they essentially bought it.

MOH Frontline :lol

3 million suckers. I didn't play the ps2 version but good god the xbox version was so shit.

 

[mrklaw]

2. And a half. Billion. Dollars.



...










;_;

 

[AirBrian]

Good God. Xbox is nearly TWICE that of GameCube, despite the fact that Xbox is only 2 million ahead in the U.S.

Twice in revenue, not sales. And if you take out the sports games, they are just about equal with GCN even ahead for a few titles.

 

[Project Midway]

sport games arent games?

 

[Gek54]

Like Root beer isnt beer?

....oh wait.

 

[Sean]

Why is Burnout 3 labeled " BURNOUT 0.125 TAKEDOWN "?

 

[Excelion]

Twice in revenue, not sales. And if you take out the sports games, they are just about even with GCN ahead for a few titles.

looking at Yale october 2004 paper on EA

http://www.som.yale.edu/AnalystReports/dyn/download.php?reportid=234

PS2 43%
PC: 20%
Xbox: 20%
Gamecube: 5%

I wonder if XNA will really make development of Xenon/PC titles easy ...

 

[AirBrian]

I was trying to be polically correct.

GCN's audience isn't too fond of sports. Like with Sega games, GCN can be very competitive on non-sports titles.

But take nothing away from XBX, they've done a great job courting the sports audience.

 

[SantaC]

looks like PS3 will be EA's sports choice again.

 

[thorns]

:lol

And someone in one of the other threads thinks that Xenon will be EA's lead platform :lol

their lead platform is whatever is the most popular. There's no guarantee that PS3 will be more popular than Xbox 2. Besides lead platform doesn't have anything to do with the sales, their games don't sell better on PS2 because it is their lead platform, it sells more because PS2 base is 3* size of xbox. Xbox 2 could be lead platform because of tools, development cost etc. and the fact that MS has already supplied them with kits while sony hasn't.

 

[AirBrian]

Why is Burnout 3 labeled " BURNOUT 0.125 TAKEDOWN "?

Fixed. Must of converted over weird from Notepad to Excel.

 

[COCKLES]

So Playstation owners are to blame for EA swallowing up your favourite developers?

 

[SantaC]

So Playstation owners are to blame for EA swallowing up your favourite developers?

That's a nasty way to get a thread started :lol

 

[sonycowboy]

looking at Yale october 2004 paper on EA

http://www.som.yale.edu/AnalystReports/dyn/download.php?reportid=234

PS2 43%
PC: 20%
Xbox: 20%
Gamecube: 5%

I wonder if XNA will really make development of Xenon/PC titles easy ...

Looking at that paper, the reference to those sales percentages are based on a single fiscal quarter or year. Historically, those platform breakdowns would be incorrect.

 

[Defensor]

PS2 MADDEN NFL 2004 $166,926,883 3,414,862
PS2 MADDEN NFL 2003 $132,389,497 2,723,250
PS2 MEDAL HONOR FRONTLINE $91,012,639 2,163,614
PS2 NEED SPEED: UNDERGRND $101,848,497 2,082,487
PS2 MADDEN NFL 2002 $97,355,793 2,000,606
PS2 NBA STREET $55,717,211 1,642,651
PS2 MADDEN NFL 2005 $76,142,596 1,579,522
PS2 LORD OF RINGS: TOWERS $63,486,252 1,457,460
PS2 BOND:AGENT UNDER FIRE $57,000,089 1,425,322
PS2 SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE $36,137,799 1,390,013
PS2 MEDAL HONOR RISING $57,875,422 1,253,017
PS2 NBA LIVE 2004 $59,569,925 1,213,351
PS2 NBA STREET VOL 2 $47,554,011 1,162,150
PS2 BOND 007: NIGHTFIRE $44,955,708 1,094,253
PS2 NEED SPEED: PURSUIT 2 $37,350,384 1,083,466
PS2 NCAA FOOTBALL 2004 $52,263,166 1,065,523
PS2 NBA LIVE 2003 $48,805,124 1,003,438
PS2 THE SIMS $40,266,035 977,278
PS2 NCAA FOOTBALL 2003 $46,894,941 955,182
PS2 MADDEN NFL 2001 $46,272,160 937,732
PS2 LORD RING:RETURN KING $42,976,906 932,648
PS2 TIGER WOODS PGA 2004 $44,209,680 914,038

Wow. Top 22 are PS2 versions and Madden 2001 - Madden 2004 too.. crazy EA.

 

[Doogdogg]

EA should buy Nintendo; to put them out of their misery.

 

[Wario64]

EA GAMES

Challenge everything

 

[jenov4]

Wow the americans sure love their football! Also I didn't expect these games to do so well:

PS2 MEDAL HONOR FRONTLINE $91,012,639 2,163,614
PS2 SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE $36,137,799 1,390,013

Simpsons doing over 1million! Neat..

 

[captainbiotch]

It is official, Gamecube owners have the best taste.

 

[human5892]

That chart really illustrates the effect ESPN Football had on Madden this year -- it looks like the PS2 version of Madden '05 will have a hard time even passing Madden '02.

 

[Rubeus]

What's wrong with Madden 2005 again? Beside competition from ESPN NFL 2K5.

PS2 MADDEN NFL 2004 $166,926,883 3,414,862
PS2 MADDEN NFL 2003 $132,389,497 2,723,250
PS2 MADDEN NFL 2002 $97,355,793 2,000,606
PS2 MADDEN NFL 2005 $76,142,596 1,579,522

 

[Subitai]

What's wrong with Madden 2005 again? Beside competition from ESPN NFL 2K5.

The unit sales aren't off that much, but the revenue numbers are going to be hammered since Madden is only $29 now.

 

[AirBrian]

Madden 2005's sales might also be less because there were few differences between 2005 and 2004. Madden 2004 seemed to have the best "leap" this generation as far as improvements go.

 

[Wellington]

What's wrong with Madden 2005 again? Beside competition from ESPN NFL 2K5.

Aside from the fact that it's been out what 3 months...? It's much more frustrating to play than any of the other Madden titles. The vast improvements to gameplay on the defensive side of the ball have made game scores stay very low, which isn't exciting to most. Couple that with the Xbox version being on XBL... PS2 was the only option if you wanted to go online last year, now we can do either or. Football season is only in week 11 and the games will continue to sell. Madden 2005 on Xbox is already pretty close to Madden 2004.

And yeah, 2004 was the single biggest jump from one year to another. Was a totally different game.

Edit: :lol... forgot this too:

PS2 MADDEN NFL 2005 $76,142,596 1,579,522
PS2 MADDEN NFL 2005 COLL $24,768,567 419,448

Just under 2 million total sold.

 

[Miguel]

:lol

Madden's already around 2 mil. We still have November, December, and January numbers to include, as they are still football season, and that's when the game sells.
No way in hell it catches up to Madden 04, but the leap from 03 to 04 was a lot in terms of gameplay. (Better hotroute options, Playmaker control, the Mike Vick experience)
Madden will probably get anywhere from 400-700k in sales before Madden 06 rolls around.

I'd like to see the differences at the end of the "Madden season" between drop in sales between 04/05 PS2 and rise in sales between the 04/05 Xbox version. XBL had many running to Xbox this year, as evidenced by our very own Madden tourneys/leagues this year

 

[DSN2K]

damn and thats not even including PC numbers... Battlefield series and Sims crap are all in the millions.

 

[FeedMeAStrayCat]

My life is now complete because I know that the Cube version of Catwoman outsold the Xbox version. Thank you Jesus!

 

[Miguel]

:lol
I'd like to see the differences at the end of the "Madden season" between drop in sales between 04/05 PS2 and rise in sales between the 04/05 Xbox version. XBL had many running to Xbox this year, as evidenced by our very own Madden tourneys/leagues this year

PS2 MADDEN NFL 2004 $166,926,883 3,414,862
PS2 MADDEN NFL 2005 (+CE) $100,911,163 1,998,970
58.5% of Total Sales (compared to last year)

XBX MADDEN NFL 2004 $38,813,547 793,024
XBX MADDEN NFL 2005 $32,994,662 674,735
85.1% of Total Sales (compared to last year)

The Xbox version has almost matched what it sold all of last year, in 3 months. Nice.
At this rate, Madden 05 on Xdude will probably reach, if not, get really close to, 1 million sold.

 

[DarienA]

:lol

And someone in one of the other threads thinks that Xenon will be EA's lead platform :lol

Yeah I thought that was a weird statement to make but nobody followed up on it.

 

[kaching]

So Playstation owners are to blame for EA swallowing up your favourite developers?

That and the fact that gamers in general, including XB or GC gamers, weren't buying the games of those favourite developers to help keep them financially strong and independent. Three cheers for gamers the world over.

 

[Broshnat]

That's just sick!