Electronic Arts Says "We are the Number 1 Publisher"
New financials backed by Metacritic scores
Electronic Arts has posted its fourth financial quarter figures and has stated that it, " is ranked #1 publisher with 19 percent segment share, up 1.7 points from the prior year, with four of the top 20 games in North America and four of the top 20 games in Europe."
In terms of the financials, says the company, "revenue was $4.159 billion, up two percent as compared with $4.086 billion for the prior year.
"Net income was $145 million as compared with net loss of $96 million a year ago. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.44 as compared with diluted loss per share of ($0.30) for the prior year."
Things digital also looked up for the company with digital revenue (online and wireless) at $570 million, up 33 percent year-over-year. Adding to that was EA Mobile's revenues of $212 million for the fiscal year 2010 – up 12% year-over-year.
All the gory details are here.
The company also points out that:
* EA leads the industry in quality with 20 titles earning a Metacritic rating of 80 or above.
* EA is ranked #1 publisher with 19 percent segment share, up 1.7 points from the prior year, with four of the top 20 games in North America and four of the top 20 games in Europe.
* EA is ranked #1 publisher on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 , PC, and PlayStation 2. EA is the #1 third party publisher on the Wii and PSP platforms.
* EA was named to the 2010 Fortune 500 company list in April 2010.
* Five EA titles sold more than four million units in the fiscal year: FIFA 10, Madden NFL 10, The Sims3, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and Need for Speed Shift .
* EA strengthened its portfolio by launching new intellectual property: EA SPORTS Active , Dragon Age, and Dante’s Inferno.
* Battlefield 1943 sold over 1.5 million units to date and is the best-selling download-only game on PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade.
* EA has sold over eight million units worldwide of Hasbro branded family and kids video games to date.
* The Sims franchise has sold over 125 million units worldwide to date.
* FIFA 10 has sold over 10 million units since launch.
In terms of the financials, says the company, "revenue was $4.159 billion, up two percent as compared with $4.086 billion for the prior year.
"Net income was $145 million as compared with net loss of $96 million a year ago. Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share were $0.44 as compared with diluted loss per share of ($0.30) for the prior year."
Things digital also looked up for the company with digital revenue (online and wireless) at $570 million, up 33 percent year-over-year. Adding to that was EA Mobile's revenues of $212 million for the fiscal year 2010 – up 12% year-over-year.
All the gory details are here.
The company also points out that:
* EA leads the industry in quality with 20 titles earning a Metacritic rating of 80 or above.
* EA is ranked #1 publisher with 19 percent segment share, up 1.7 points from the prior year, with four of the top 20 games in North America and four of the top 20 games in Europe.
* EA is ranked #1 publisher on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 , PC, and PlayStation 2. EA is the #1 third party publisher on the Wii and PSP platforms.
* EA was named to the 2010 Fortune 500 company list in April 2010.
* Five EA titles sold more than four million units in the fiscal year: FIFA 10, Madden NFL 10, The Sims3, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and Need for Speed Shift .
* EA strengthened its portfolio by launching new intellectual property: EA SPORTS Active , Dragon Age, and Dante’s Inferno.
* Battlefield 1943 sold over 1.5 million units to date and is the best-selling download-only game on PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade.
* EA has sold over eight million units worldwide of Hasbro branded family and kids video games to date.
* The Sims franchise has sold over 125 million units worldwide to date.
* FIFA 10 has sold over 10 million units since launch.
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