Dead Space 3 pre-sales set to beat Dead Space 2, Crysis 3 up 40% over Crysis 2

 

EA has released their third-quarter financial results for the physical year, the publisher had extremely strong sales with ‘FIFA 13′ with ‘Battlefield 3′ still showing impressive results. 

 

The following statistics are from EA’s third fiscal quarter which ended on December 31, 2012. “Despite a challenging quarter, we were able to deliver non-GAAP EPS at the high end of our guidance range,” said Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello. “We are investing for the future wave of growth that we foresee in digital and console.”

 

“We delivered on non-GAAP EPS by driving high-margin digital revenue and through disciplined expense management,” said Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen.

“EA had six of the top twenty titles in Western markets in 2012, compared to four in 2011,” said Chief Operating Officer Peter Moore. “EA was also the #1 publisher on iOS worldwide for the year.”

 

In a press-release sent out to investors and members of the media, it was stated that ‘FIFA 13′ sold through over 12 million units through the third quarter, which was a 23% increase versus FIFA 12 in the prior year. EA also pointed out that the ‘FIFA 13′ “digital net revenue” topped $100 million in the quarter, with a 98% increase versus FIFA 12 in the prior year. This brings FIFA’s digital net revenue generated to over $230 million YTD.

 

In ‘Battlefield 3′news the new ‘Premium’ service generated over $108 million in ytd sales with 2.9 million subscriptions to date. As for mobile devices, EA is still the publisher to beat claiming the “#1 global publisher in the iOS game market for 2012″ title. ‘The Simpsons: Tapped Out’ was a top grossing iOS game for the quarter, generating over $23 million in digital net revenue according to EA.

 

EA also pointed out that ‘Dead Space 3′ pre-sells are outpacing ‘Dead Space 2′, and Crysis 3 pre-orders are “tracking 40% ahead of Crysis 2″.

 

source: EA