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[AllThatJazz]

 

Yep, only for NA. I forgot to add that.

 

Anyway, shipped does not equate to sales.

 

 

They are, however, the most accurate figures we've got. 

 

ME3 was also at the top of the UK charts in launch week for whatever that's worth.

 

Anyhow, ME3 will have sold a fair bit more than 1.2 million worldwide in its first month (given that this is just the US total), and again digital sales aren't counted in any of these charts. And whatever that total is, DAI exceeded it. Which is the gist of the EA earnings call.

[atlantico]

There is a reason why EA, a company who have no problems releasing sale figures when it suits, has avoided that and instead used vague language about being the most successful Bioware launce ever (that's hardly surprising considering the marketing push and the fact it was released on five platforms) and completely irrelevent information like 113 million hours enjoyed in game.

 

I'm not saying it's a complete failure, it's obviously not but the one thing that is 100% garunteed is that if this game was a great seller EA would be shouting it from the rooftops.

 

Yes, that they would - that would be a great line to whip up interest for the game for people who had not already bought it. 

 

EA is always trying to sell, stocks and games, and they'll say anything that isn't prohibited by law to do so. Thus, the line we got about this being the most successful Bioware launch ever, is literally the most positive spin they could put on it.

 

Make of that what you will.

[VahnXIII]

I'm not sure about the demographics of videogamers across the globe, but I would imagine the number of gamers doesn't grow too rapidly. The number of gamers a company can sell to is more finite than one might think (again this is theory because i'm too lazy to do the research for a forum post).

 

Perhaps I'll use a real life example to help my point (one that I am writing while exhausted and not sure why I'm trying).

 

At one point in my life I sold things to small businesses for a living. I've also sold things to colleges and university in the United States. It was easier finding new customers to sell to in the small business world because new businesses were always starting up. New prospects popped up on my radar faster than popcorn in a microwave! On flip side, there are only so many schools in the U.S. and its not like there are new colleges starting up on the daily. This means sales eventually slows down over time because you run out of prospects to sell to (until you have new products/services to sell).

 

I would imagine the videogame industry is similar. More specifically, the demographics around people that enjoy RPG's. It's more of a niche market and I would imagine there aren't tidal waves of new gamers pouring in month over month. Sales will slow down over time. Of course the numbers will look amazing closer to the release date and not so much as time passes.

 

TLDR: Sales will eventually plateau in this type of market. 

[teks]

Yes, that they would - that would be a great line to whip up interest for the game for people who had not already bought it. 

 

EA is always trying to sell, stocks and games, and they'll say anything that isn't prohibited by law to do so. Thus, the line we got about this being the most successful Bioware launch ever, is literally the most positive spin they could put on it.

 

Make of that what you will.

They are not going to lie to their stockholders on their quarterly earnings report. That wouldn't sell them stocks. This report isn't aimed at customers for dragon age. This is directed at EA's investors, so lying on their report to investors to push consumer sales for the game? No. That would be retarded.

[Lebanese Dude]

Ordinarily I wouldn't take this seriously, but I suppose you're an expert on this topic.

 

Dat burn.

[atlantico]

They are not going to lie to their stockholders on their quarterly earnings report. That wouldn't sell them stocks. 

That would get them in prison.

[X Equestris]

That would get them in prison.

And they aren't going to take that risk to cover up supposedly poor sales of one game.

[atlantico]

And they aren't going to take that risk to cover up supposedly poor sales of one game.

I know, that's what I wrote. 

[tmp7704]

Truth is, when you have a slam dunk you don't pussyfoot around. You shout it out as loud as you can so investors buy your stock, stock increases, and your bonuses go up. I didn't see any of that in this earnings report regarding DA:I, it felt more like damage control TBH.

Truth is, the real investors don't give a damn what nonsense you're shouting from the rooftops. They only watch the overall performance numbers. And these were apparently better than expected.

[Etragorn]

This bodes well for how likely we are to get some tasty SP DLC, and plenty more patches to keep implementing things that got left out at launch due to "running out of time" and fixing known issues. Yay!

[atlantico]

Truth is, the real investors don't give a damn what nonsense you're shouting from the rooftops. They only watch the overall performance numbers. And these were apparently better than expected.

 

Not in PC sales, which were down 14% yoy, and are at the same level as 2012. 

 

Console sales are up 55% yoy and 92% for the quarter. 

 

Bright times ahead for PC support at EA.

[MissScarletTanager]

I may not be EA's biggest fan, but Bioware's been my favorite developer team since I was a little girl. So if the good sales of DAI bring me more Bioware, especially of the ME and DA varieties... then that's good enough for me.

[tmp7704]

Not in PC sales, which were down 14% yoy, and are at the same level as 2012. 
 
Console sales are up 55% yoy and 92% for the quarter. 
 
Bright times ahead for PC support at EA.

This (the numbers change) feels pretty reasonable tbh, given the pretty recent launch of new console generation. I'd suspect a number of people who played on PC because they pulled way ahead of PS3/360 power-wise has moved, for the time being, to the current best thing. It'll probably slide back to where it was over next few years... as long as both branches get the releases ofc, but since new consoles aren't too far from PCs in hardware, it may be actually easier than the previous generation had it.

[atlantico]

I may not be EA's biggest fan, but Bioware's been my favorite developer team ...

 

When you mention it I realize I'm more of an EA fan than Bioware. 

 

They're a known evil. I appreciate that.

 

 

This (the numbers change) feels pretty reasonable tbh, given the pretty recent launch of new console generation. I'd suspect a number of people who played on PC because they pulled way ahead of PS3/360 power-wise have moved, for the time being, to the current best thing. It'll probably slide back to where it was over next few years... as long as both branches get the releases ofc, but since new consoles aren't too far from PCs in hardware, it may be actually easier than the previous generation had it.

 

Well I'm very interested in seeing how EA interprets this.

 

I would say the above applies to many of your posts as well, including the one quoted.

 

 

I would not. I've never told anyone to shut up.

[BioWareMod03]

Let's keep it civil in here everyone.

[Etragorn]

I would not. I've never told anyone to shut up.

 

But it does appear you have a reading comprehension disorder since that isn't what I said, not to mention myopia given your interpretation of my response to you with such a narrow perspective.

[atlantico]

But it does appear you have a reading comprehension disorder since that isn't what I said, not to mention myopia given your interpretation of my response to you with such a narrow perspective.

 

It's hard to quote now, since your post was deleted. So I'll just leave it at that.

[Nimlowyn]

Let's keep it civil in here everyone.

[In Exile]

Yes, that they would - that would be a great line to whip up interest for the game for people who had not already bought it.

EA is always trying to sell, stocks and games, and they'll say anything that isn't prohibited by law to do so. Thus, the line we got about this being the most successful Bioware launch ever, is literally the most positive spin they could put on it.

Make of that what you will.

They're selling to investors. As an investor if DAI outperformed other Bioware products but under performs the gold standard in Skyrim or hot sellers like Far Cry and COD, why would I want to give EA money to make more of this game? I want more COD.

[Shryke]

Moar COD!!!1!!

 

Lol. Gawd, what a world we've become.

[Lebanese Dude]

They're selling to investors. As an investor if DAI outperformed other Bioware products but under performs the gold standard in Skyrim or hot sellers like Far Cry and COD, why would I want to give EA money to make more of this game? I want more COD.

Which is probably a reason why DAMP exists. It's proving to be rather popular.

[Epyon5757]

If we apply the standard of not releasing sales numbers to indicate flops, then one is forced to also draw this conclusion:

FIFA and Madden sales numbers weren't released; therefore, they were also flops.

Logic is a b****.

[Qoojo]

COD with extra mercury! That's why sales of COD remain so high.

[frankf43]

This (the numbers change) feels pretty reasonable tbh, given the pretty recent launch of new console generation. I'd suspect a number of people who played on PC because they pulled way ahead of PS3/360 power-wise has moved, for the time being, to the current best thing. It'll probably slide back to where it was over next few years... as long as both branches get the releases ofc, but since new consoles aren't too far from PCs in hardware, it may be actually easier than the previous generation had it.

I made the move from a PC that would struggle to play the new generation of games to a Next Gen Console. 

[ZipZap2000]