EA: Nintendo is the leader, they are getting HALF of our emphasis from now on

[QUOTE="Grinning_Demon"]
Link?
Cuz i see Ubisoft making less money in the Wii then PS3 360 and DS, same with EA, their Wii revenue is just bad. horrible considering its the biggest userbase
No, most casual titles dont sell by the truckload not even close.

AnnoyedDragon

Here you are saying casual Wii titles are not big sellers, using EAs Wii profits as an example.

EA is doing what its doing because they looked at that chart and saw that they didnt bet on the market leader. Add the fact that they are bleeding money like crazy and it was a pretty damn predictable thing to do. They are late to the party actually.

Grinning_Demon

Here you are saying casual Wii titles are big sellers, saying EA is late to the market so their profits cannot be used to judge Wii sales.

Make up your mind then ask a question.

In regard to casual game sales; if you think they are so bad then what has been the casual market fuss the last two years and Nintendo gearing their console to cater to said audience?

Can't wait for Mirror's Edge Wii Edition.Vitro-Vivo

They need to use the Wii now to get back on track, then once things settle they can go back to full time on the PS3 and 360.

Kahuna_1

Now there's a pipe dream...

I'm saying EAs casual oferings where largely ignored. I dont need to say anything, look at the chart and see for yourself

[QUOTE="AnnoyedDragon"] Here you are saying casual Wii titles are big sellers, saying EA is late to the market so their profits cannot be used to judge Wii sales.AnnoyedDragon

No, i didnt say that, you're confused lol

In regard to casual game sales; if you think they are so bad then what has been the casual market fuss the last two years and Nintendo gearing their console to cater to said audience? AnnoyedDragon

Wat, i said they where bad?

No i didnt say that, i said EA isnt making any money with their casual games (that are crap btw), save for Boom Blox who is high quality casual title that sold very well (gee wonder why). The only companies getting profit from casual games are the small ones who dont expect that much to begin with. Industry giants like EA are not, thats why they say they are focusing more on the Wii and claiming to look at it as a market leader.

Half .. in terms of title count.

Meaning the Top EA games will continue to go to the Xbox and PS3 (some being ported to the Wii, ala Dead Space) Whilst shovelware is piled onto the Wii ... and sell millions.

Well I don't care.

If they think that is best for them, then do it.

[QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"][QUOTE="Kahuna_1"]They lost 600 million...what do you think they are going to do? Keep losing money?Kahuna_1

Or EA needs to drop its weakest studios, and maybe reconsider how many next gen games to make. They had Left 4 Dead, Mirror's Edge, and Dead Space...those are 3 good games that should have helped soldify the quarter...not to mention Rock Band 2. That was the mistake they made. They made it timed exclusive to the 360 and they got screwed like I knew they would. Guitar Hero picked up sales while RB2 wasnt out and they lost out big time by not being on the Wii.

They need to use the Wii now to get back on track, then once things settle they can go back to full time on the PS3 and 360.

BIGGEST Publisher to shift half its focus to Wii

Gaming RIP

According to IGN.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/950/950903p1.html

UK, February 4, 2009 - EA's John Riccitiello has spoken of how the publisher is to place half of its emphasis on the Wii, as it looks to 'rival Nintendo on their own platform'.

"Nintendo is the leader; they're getting half our emphasis in terms of title counts," said Riccitiello in the company's Q3 earning call, picked up by videogaming24/7, confirming that the hugely successful console will be a key platform for EA.

A Wii version of the space-bound survival horror Dead Space, announced in the same call, appears to be one of the first signs of this new focus.

HOPEFULLY ALL THE OTHER PUBLISHERS DONT PLAY FOLLOW THE LEADER, OR IM QUITTING GAMING!!!

TheNextOrder

this could mean they just pump out crappy ports and shovelware to fill the quota lol

and i will lol at EA when they lose even more money from this decision, they are just making room for the smaller, better, publishers to capitlize on PS3 and 360

Wait doesn't steam make Left 4 Dead?6matt6

What? Steam is a platform for downloading games via digital distrobution on PC, it's made/managed by Valve, who developed L4D.

Madden NFL 09 sold horribly on the Wii.AHUGECAT

I think the box art had a lot to do with that. The 360 and PS3 get legendary aniversary editions or something like that while Wii gets this. :(

Can't wait to see Dead Space on Wii, it's gona be SWEET!

Half .. in terms of title count.

Meaning the Top EA games will continue to go to the Xbox and PS3 (some being ported to the Wii, ala Dead Space) Whilst shovelware is piled onto the Wii ... and sell millions.

cuddlesofwar

Half .. in terms of title count.

Meaning the Top EA games will continue to go to the Xbox and PS3 (some being ported to the Wii, ala Dead Space) Whilst shovelware is piled onto the Wii ... and sell millions.

cuddlesofwar

Half .. in terms of title count.

Meaning the Top EA games will continue to go to the Xbox and PS3 (some being ported to the Wii, ala Dead Space) Whilst shovelware is piled onto the Wii ... and sell millions.

[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"][QUOTE="cuddlesofwar"]

Half .. in terms of title count.

Meaning the Top EA games will continue to go to the Xbox and PS3 (some being ported to the Wii, ala Dead Space) Whilst shovelware is piled onto the Wii ... and sell millions.

fbigent34

Sheep: The saviors of gaming.

BIGGEST Publisher to shift half its focus to Wii

Gaming RIP

According to IGN.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/950/950903p1.html

UK, February 4, 2009 - EA's John Riccitiello has spoken of how the publisher is to place half of its emphasis on the Wii, as it looks to 'rival Nintendo on their own platform'.

"Nintendo is the leader; they're getting half our emphasis in terms of title counts," said Riccitiello in the company's Q3 earning call, picked up by videogaming24/7, confirming that the hugely successful console will be a key platform for EA.

A Wii version of the space-bound survival horror Dead Space, announced in the same call, appears to be one of the first signs of this new focus.

HOPEFULLY ALL THE OTHER PUBLISHERS DONT PLAY FOLLOW THE LEADER, OR IM QUITTING GAMING!!!

TheNextOrder

There are 45 million Nintendo Wiis in the world. Any publisher cant ignore a huge customer base on one system.

Think about it if you are business trying to make money and there was an opportunity to make $750 million on a single title, you wouldnt do it?

EA isnt exitting the Xbox 360, PS3 or the PC for the Nintendo Wii. They are diversifing their products to get as much money as possible.

[QUOTE="6matt6"] Wait doesn't steam make Left 4 Dead?Heydanbud92

What? Steam is a platform for downloading games via digital distrobution on PC, it's made/managed by Valve, who developed L4D.

[QUOTE="Kahuna_1"]They lost 600 million...what do you think they are going to do? Keep losing money?TheNextOrder

I fail to see how there's a difference between "losing 600 million" and "killing gaming". If anything, your precious HD business model is killing publishers and developers off one by one. And you know what the sad part is? It's going to get worse.

BIGGEST Publisher to shift half its focus to Wii

Gaming RIP

According to IGN.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/950/950903p1.html

UK, February 4, 2009 - EA's John Riccitiello has spoken of how the publisher is to place half of its emphasis on the Wii, as it looks to 'rival Nintendo on their own platform'.

"Nintendo is the leader; they're getting half our emphasis in terms of title counts," said Riccitiello in the company's Q3 earning call, picked up by videogaming24/7, confirming that the hugely successful console will be a key platform for EA.

A Wii version of the space-bound survival horror Dead Space, announced in the same call, appears to be one of the first signs of this new focus.

HOPEFULLY ALL THE OTHER PUBLISHERS DONT PLAY FOLLOW THE LEADER, OR IM QUITTING GAMING!!!

TheNextOrder

or you could just get a wii and join in on these games you seem to be angry about not being able to get

[QUOTE="TheNextOrder"][QUOTE="Kahuna_1"]They lost 600 million...what do you think they are going to do? Keep losing money?Dingerious

I fail to see how there's a difference between "losing 600 million" and "killing gaming". If anything, your precious HD business model is killing publishers and developers off one by one. And you know what the sad part is? It's going to get worse.

Because the economy has nothing to do with it... lol and what publishers have been killed off this gen? please enlighten me.

[QUOTE="fbigent34"][QUOTE="Haziqonfire"] If they do that they can say goodbye to profits for a long, long time.Vitro-Vivo

Sheep: The saviors of gaming.

We aren't. But there is no denying that high development costs + poor economy = bad.

Well this was bound to happen, when they STILL fail to make any profit with Dead Space ; Gimped edition they will see that the people who buy those kind of games are mainly on the 360/PS3. Perhaps they should focus their money on marketing the game, all the people i know who have bought/rented dead space have done so because I've show in to them. The wii is not just a magic bullet, EA will learn this the hard way i think. Standards are sure to drop with their 360/ps3/PC titles. thegoldenpoo

Dude, they marketted the CRAP out of Dead Space. TV ads, comic books, anime prequels; they did the works.

The 360 PS3 userbase is just not big enough, thats why theyre selling outTheNextOrder

[QUOTE="TheNextOrder"]The 360 PS3 userbase is just not big enough, thats why theyre selling outVideoGameGuy

[QUOTE="VideoGameGuy"][QUOTE="TheNextOrder"]The 360 PS3 userbase is just not big enough, thats why theyre selling outZhengi

This happened because of the high cost of making games on those 2 consoles and also because of the ecomonic crisis. What they missed on is the fact that Wii has SOOOO much more installed base that if they made at least 2 good games on Wii they would have actually gain some profit!

So EA is like saying "We will make games for PS3 and Xbox360 as always but this time we are gonna bring the games to Wii too and get some real money! Also we are gonna make more games on the Wii that will attract Hardcore gamers, like Dead Space, and this time we will actually put some effort because if we dont we will just end up losing money again!

In short EA = Support PS3 and Xbox360 but Give a HELL more attention to Wii targeting the hardcore gamers with some quality games!

***Read the following CAREFULLY *****

How is that ruining gaming? Gaming is being ruined by the fact that a game company......that makes games......lost so much money.......while they were making games for Xbox and PS3! Which means......they have less resources for new games and people may get fired! In that statement above.....where did you see Wii having anything to do with EA losing money and even more....ruin gaming! I say this....once, when more companies start respecting the Wii owners more and make some more quality games for them you will see that the gaming world will get bigger and better which will result to you all Xbox360 and PS3 fanboys getting your games without the companies losing money in the process!

Thats my opinion and possibly the truth but i will let you decide on that

Professor64...you better believe it!

[QUOTE="Kahuna_1"]They lost 600 million...what do you think they are going to do? Keep losing money?JangoWuzHere