Star Wars Jedi: The Fallen Order closed in 2020 as an exciting milestone for electronic art, easily surpassing sales expectations and shows that yes, there is plenty of room for good old-fashioned narration of the AAA video game world.
In telephone with investors Thursday, chief financial officer Blake Jorgensen said the EA is expected Fallen Order to sell 6 to 8 million copies by March 31 (the end of the EA financial year). Players buy 8 million units by the end of December 2019, Jorgensen said, so the company is increasing sales of 10 million units by the end of March.
"He's a solid result of a one-player action game," Jorgensen said.
Chief technology officer Andrew Wilson phoned star Wars Jedi: The Fallen Order "It's an adventure-game that fans are looking for this holiday season.
"Revenue brought in high-quality artistic information that excelled players, made numerous games of the year lists, and sold beyond our quarterbacks," he adds.
Respawn had a very strong 2019 overall, deliver Apex mythology with a surprise launch last February. Wilson noted that the third season of the free fighting game (which started in October) increased significantly for daily active users in the second season of the game (which ran from July until the end of September).
EA executives also yearned to do a strong job of their FIFA and Madden list, and in a less visible way Plants vs Zombies: The Battle of Neborborville and Need for Quick Heat (mid-review is in the series & # 39; best for console generation).
But returning the exclusive Star Wars license to the track was a point of emphasis, especially as it is Apex mythology
Wilson did not provide statistics but said First Battlefield 2The "anniversary edition," introduced in early December, also performed significantly "above our average (third quarter)."
In the next financial year, Jorgensen said the company expects to deliver 12 titles: four video games (FIFA 21 and Madden NFL 21 among them), four "from junior engineers," and four "from the scope of our IP."