EA/NFL Extend NFL Exclusive License by One Year to 2013

[mestevo]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

I doubt that includes the sales of MUT, Facebook and other DLC.

This, and we're only 27 weeks into Madden 11s release, the 360 has outsold it's Madden 10 counterpart at 27 weeks by over 100k units, if I had the time I'd look at what each platform sold on Madden 10 from week 27 onward vs the differential. That combined with the PS2 falloff not being picked up by other consoles and the cap is much closer than those 2 numbers suggest.

[mestevo]

Quote: Originally Posted by LiquorLogic

Ouch ! Unless my math is wrong, which is a distinct possibility, I hated math growing up, sales for Madden 11 are down a whopping 27%. Looking at these numbers, Pasta's article, and considering the hefty price tag of the license, EA may not want to extend the deal when it expires. Pasta's article made it sound like EA only agreed to the extra year because that's the only way the NFL would give them some relief this year.

Numbers aren't off, it's just out of context and wishful thinking. Market is changing and they're not the same period of time. There almost certainly is a decrease YOY, but it's not apples to apples due to the difference in sales figures for the consoles.

Compare your income this year to what you made last year, your income has dropped ~80%! Wow!

[EddieV]

LoL at defending a 27% sales decrease like your job depended on it.

[LiquorLogic]

Quote: Originally Posted by mestevo

Numbers aren't off, it's just out of context and wishful thinking. Market is changing and they're not the same period of time. There almost certainly is a decrease YOY, but it's not apples to apples due to the difference in sales figures for the consoles. Compare your income this year to what you made last year, your income has dropped ~80%! Wow!

I get paid the same amount every two weeks. Madden's sales don't work like that. The closer Madden is to release, the more it sells. Do you really think that Madden 11 will sell two million more new copies ?

The numbers don't lie, but you can believe what you want to believe.

[EddieV]

Quote: Originally Posted by LiquorLogic

The numbers don't lie, but you can believe what you want to believe.

This is the same guy who's constantly putting down 2k5 and BB. Makes me wonder.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by LiquorLogic

I get paid the same amount every two weeks. Madden's sales don't work like that. The closer Madden is to release, the more it sells. Do you really think that Madden 11 will sell two million more new copies ? The numbers don't lie, but you can believe what you want to believe.

Hate to rain on your parade, here.

C,mon, you need to look at all the revenues streaming in, not just a slice of the pie.

1st, the difference is 1.6 million units. 6.96-5.36=1.6 million units.

The added revenue of MUT, DLC and and facebook sales.

Add it all together with the numbers not lying, and Madden could be in the black. We don't know because we don't know the variables of MUT, DLC and Facebook. I do know that MUT was very profitable for them.

[mestevo]

Quote: Originally Posted by LiquorLogic

I get paid the same amount every two weeks. Madden's sales don't work like that. The closer Madden is to release, the more it sells. Do you really think that Madden 11 will sell two million more new copies ? The numbers don't lie, but you can believe what you want to believe.

Looking at just the 360, Madden 10 sold 480,000 copies between week 27 and now. That is the point I was making. You guys are comparing 70+ weeks of Madden 10 sales to 27 weeks of Madden 11 and are dancing around arm in arm praising a 27% drop in sales.

"The numbers dont lie".

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by EddieV

This is the same guy who's constantly putting down 2k5 and BB. Makes me wonder.

Why are we bringing up other games in this discussion? No need to go there.