What is EA doing wrong?

[shio]

TheThunder said:

shio said:

TheThunder said:
Warhammer online and the last 3 N4S tanked.

Dead Space and Mirror's Edge didn't meet expectations.

Spore didn't do to will either.

This along with building new engines for the New gen took a lot of resources but they should be less now Bad Company 2 and probably Dead Space 2 will use the same engines as their originals.

Warhammer Online didn't tank, it's doing well, and will make tons of money. Spore sold 2 millions in the first 3 weeks, and it should atleast do 5-to-over 10 millions

nah not really

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/warhammeronline/news.html?sid=6204136&mode=news

http://www.gamespot.com/news/blogs/sidebar/909182374/26808499/warhammer-online-sheds-63-servers.html

and spore didn't set the world on fire like EA wanted it to a la The Sims.

Many MMOs have their number of subscriptions go down soon after the release, but that doesn't mean it's a flop. Even though alot of servers were closed, that doesn't mean it's a flop. Warhammer Online has 300k people, which is more than enough to make some big bucks, probably more than Mass Effect 2 will. MMOs keep making money for years.

As for Spore, it went as expected by EA, atleast according to their financial report. I don't think anyone ever expected to reach the levels of The Sims.