EA could bring many more games to Switch if FIFA 18 performs well

[potato_hamster]

Chrizum said:

potato_hamster said:

Yeah, I mean, it's only their most popular game. It only sold 17 million copies total last year. That's more than Battlefield, Titanfall and Star Wars: Battlefront. That's more than the latest Need for Speed, Mass Effect, the Sims and Simcity -  combined.

You're right. They should have ported NBA Live instead.

But does the FIFA fanbase necessarily buy Battlefield and Star Wars games and vice versa? I can't see how a FIFA game is good test case for other titles, especially considering how specific its fanbase is.

That's not necessarily relevant if the same people buy the same games. All EA is concerned about is whether or not the platform as a whole make porting games to the platform worthwhile. If a game as massive as FIFA doesn't sell well, then EA has little reason to suspect that other, less popular franchises will sell better. FIFA is easily EA's best shot at making good sales on the Switch.