EA sees big increase in Wii revenue last year
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EA just sent out a press release covering fourth quarter/fiscal year 2009 results. According to the company, total non-GAAP Wii business saw a considerable increase from 8% to 14%. EA also highlighted the fact that 31 titles reached the one million sales mark. Moreover, it was mentioned that EA SPORTS Active will ship this month, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will be coming in June, and the release of the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis Wii MotionPlus were reconfirmed. Full release below:
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced preliminary financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.
Fiscal Fourth Quarter Results (comparisons are to the quarter ended March 31, 2008)
GAAP net revenue for the fourth quarter was $860 million, down $267 million as compared with $1.13 billion for the prior year. During the quarter, EA had a net benefit of $251 million related to the recognition of deferred net revenue for certain online-enabled packaged goods games and digital content.
Playlogic Brings Exciting Twist to Sudoku with Sudoku BallTM – Detective; Available for Nintendo DS, Wii and PC June 23, 2009
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This trilling puzzler is fun for the whole family!
New York — May 5, 2009 – Playlogic Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq OTC: PLGC.OB), an independent worldwide publisher of entertainment software, announced today that Sudoku Ball™ – Detective, the highly addictive mystery puzzle game, is coming to Nintendo DS™ handheld device, the Wii™ system, and Windows PC. Sudoku Ball – Detective will be available in retail stores nationwide June 23, 2009.
“Sudoku Ball – Detective is fun for the whole family, giving fans of the classic Sudoku game a new and unique way to re-discover the fun of puzzles,” said Adam McGowen, marketing director for Playlogic. “Not only do players get to put their skills to the test with a multitude of challenging number puzzles, but they must also conquer each puzzle to get closer to solving a number of mysterious crimes.”
UK software sales (Week ending 5/2)
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1 1 WII FIT NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
– 2 X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE RAVEN SOFTWARE ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
4 3 FIFA 09 EA CANADA EA SPORTS ELECTRONIC ARTS
8 4 WII PLAY NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
5 5 RESIDENT EVIL 5 CAPCOM CAPCOM CAPCOM
7 6 MARIO KART WII NINTENDO NINTENDO NINTENDO
2 7 THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK: DARK ATHENA STARBREEZE ATARI ATARI
3 8 THE GODFATHER II EA REDWOOD SHORES EA GAMES ELECTRONIC ARTS
6 9 PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE LEVEL 5 NINTENDO NINTENDO
9 10 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR TREYARCH ACTIVISION ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
ZUSHI Launches Smiley WorldTM Island Challenge for Wii & DS
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Sheffield, United Kingdom 5th May – Join Smiley™ and friends for the adventure of a lifetime. Marooned on a desert island, you must participate in various challenges to overcome the dangers and perils of the island while collecting rewards and treasure.
Explore the island and meet the natives (some friendly and some not so friendly) who may help or hinder you as you progress through the many games of skill, logic and reactions. Action, adventure, danger, mystery, exploration and discovery are all on the menu when you play the Island Challenge.
SEGA reveals which games they’re bringing to E3
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This list of confirmed games comes from SEGA’s official twitter…
Alpha Protocol
Bayonetta
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Planet 51
The Conduit
Vancouver 2010
Thanks to Jake for the news tip!
Henry Hatsworth Villian Enhancement trailer
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Updates to the Nintendo Channel
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Videos
Developer’s Voice – Punch-Out!!
EA Sports Active Bob Greene’s Philosophy
Guitar Hero Metallica Behind the Scenes 3
The Conduit Storyline Video
EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis Info Video
Virtua Tennis 2009 – Court Games Video 1
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 09 Video
Imagine Music Fest TV spot
Cursed Mountain Video 2
MySims Racing Info Video
Henry Hatsworth Villain Enhancement
Penguins and Friends Info Video
Crystal Defenders R1 Video 2
Digest Video
Demos (Expire 5/11)
Personal Trainer: Cooking Mac & Cheese Demo
MySims Party
Trackmania DS
Up
Capcom PAL release dates
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– 22.05.09: Bionic Commando (PS3, Xbox 360)
– 22.05.09: Neopets Puzzle Adventure (Wii, NDS)
– Spring 2009: Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP)
– 2009: Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Wii)
– TBA: Dark Void (PS3, Xbox 360)
– TBA: Lost Planet 2 (Xbox 360)
– TBA: Dead Rising 2 (PS3, Xbox 360)
