Activision may lay claim to the #1 selling PS4 and Xbox One game so far with Call of Duty: Ghosts, but in EA’s Q3 FY14 financials released today, they have revealed that 35% of all Western PS4 and Xbox One software sold in the third quarter belonged to EA titles.
Looking solely at the month of December, EA was the #1 publisher on the PS4 and Xbox One in the West, with Battlefield 4, Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14, and Need for Speed: Rivals (there was no mention of NBA Live 14 anywhere) leading the sales charge. Also in December, FIFA 14 and Battlefield 4 were the 2nd and 3rd best-selling games in West, with FIFA 14 #1 in Europe.
Things aren’t all rosy in the games department though, with PS3 and Xbox 360 sales accounting for $425 million, a drop of 25% compared to last year’s $566 million, and PS4 and Xbox One sales only bringing in $24 million.
For a couple other highlights, FIFA Ultimate Team, Madden NFL Ultimate Team, and NHL Hockey Ultimate Team grew a collective 60% year-over-year, The Simpsons Tapped Out generated over $130 million net revenue through the quarter, and mobile and handheld digital revenue was up 26% year-over-year to $125 million in Q3.
CEO Andrew Wilson provided a brief overview of the financials:
EA’s third quarter marked an exciting start to a new generation of games, and we are proud to have been the #1 publisher on next-generation consoles in December, with millions of gamers across the globe playing EA titles on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. In addition to consoles, our mobile games, digital downloads and live services are growing year-over-year as we continue to deliver exciting new experiences to gamers around the world.
You can check out the full report Q3 FY14 financial results by following this link.
With so many games at console launch, are you surprised to hear of EA holding such a large share of the PS4/Xbox One software market so far? Let us know in the comments below.
