Electronic Arts seems delighted with the results concerning its last quarter of the 2019-2020 fiscal year, which has just ended in pain, as everyone knows. However, the American glove can rejoice for having performed beyond its expectations. Supporting explanations and figures.
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So these are numbers which mainly concern the last quarter, but also the 2019-2020 fiscal year where appropriate.
The CEO Andrew Wilson, said he was delighted on a precise point, which I let you read below:
We are thrilled to see people from all over the world connecting through our games during this unprecedented period. We continue to focus on everything we can do for our employees, our players and our communities. Thanks to the incredible dedication and determination of our teams at Electronic Arts, we are able to offer the games, experiences and content choices that our players are looking for in this difficult time.
Before Blake Jorgensen, CFO takes over to talk about the fiscal year in question, and in particular the last quarter:
We have had a solid year. Our results for this quarter demonstrate the value of the live service path we have been following for a decade. The breadth and depth of our live services provide the flexibility we need in times like this to meet the needs of players. I want to thank everyone at EA for taking up the challenge. The company's employees have shown extraordinary innovation, energy and ingenuity. The teachings of this time will never change the way we work at EA.
Just a.
Here below are the various points concerning the activity of the company, over the past few months, and once again they are rather delightful for EA.
Remarkable points and selected operating parameters:
- Digital net sales for the year were up $ 4.052 billion, up 9% year-on-year and now represent 78% of total net sales.
- FIFA 20 has more than 25 million unique players.
- Madden NFL 20 has reached the highest levels of engagement in license history.
- Apex Legends was the most downloaded free game on PS4 on the 2019 calendar.
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has more than 10 million unique players.
- In each quarter of fiscal 2020, the monthly average of players in The Sims 4 was higher than the comparable period of the previous year.
