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Notice that only the PS3 and cellular handsets showed an increase in the 4th quarter. Everything else showed a decline from the 3rd quarter.

The PS3 basically had a surge, software-wise, in EA game purchases in the 3rd quarter. Compare trend lines and it's fairly obvious that release-timing is likely to have something to do with this odd surge.