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kingofwale on 25 February 2008
SeikenDensetsu said:
Thats why i think there going to make one..

They can kill of MS, and sony (maybe sony)

 

doubt that very much, Just look at their last console, the 3DO, 2 million sold, a console that cost $699.


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Bodhesatva on 25 February 2008

EA Does extremely well in Europe, folks. Fifa competes quite strongly with Winning Eleven (it may have outsold it this year? In any case, it's near 50/50 sales). Here, just look at these:

http://vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=7547
http://vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=12754
http://vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=7618
http://vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=13648
http://vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=7260
http://vgchartz.com/games/game.php?id=12468

All of these games sold much more in Europe than in America, especially when one considers that all three consoles have thus far sold more in NA than in the EU. There are a lot more examples, I'm sure -- these were chosen rapidly. The point is: EA is huge in Europe. If they're bigger in North America, it's not by much. 



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CDiablo on 25 February 2008

It will be the only system you can play NFL games on. I doubt it would kill Sony, but could kill MS.



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Stever89 on 25 February 2008

I think all that would do would be to kill some of the sales for their games. Not everyone is going to buy a console for a game, and certainly not for a sports games. As for the FIFA in Europe, that wouldn't sell anything on a EA console because Europe would just buy the PS3 and buy Winning Eleven.

Doing this would kill sales, not improve it. And the financial commitment one has to make to enter the hardware race would just destroy any profits (if any) that could be made. It would probably hurt Microsoft the most, EA the would be effected by a good amount, Sony the third (though very little hurt would come from this) and Nintendo the least.



regin2005 on 25 February 2008

If EA were to make a console, that would be cool....right???



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ssj12 on 25 February 2008

^ no but it might kill them



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ChichiriMuyo on 25 February 2008
CDiablo said:
It will be the only system you can play NFL games on. I doubt it would kill Sony, but could kill MS.

Actually, I'd be willing to bet that their contract stipulates that EA must make the game for each platform every year.

That said, an EA system would outright fail.  They wouldn't be able to compete on a price to power ratio with Sony and MS and they wouldn't be able to compete with Nintendo in innovation or quality.  Plus, they know nothing about building hardware, and don't have many flagship titles capable of pushing system sales in the even that third parties don't support the system (and chances are, many wouldn't).  Really, it'd be the 3D0 all over again, except that instead of just Trip Hawkins taking the fall it'd be all of EA.



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bigjon on 25 February 2008

Very little affect on Nintendo... it seems most don't buy Nintendo consoles for EA games.



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ChichiriMuyo on 25 February 2008
ssj12 said:
^ no but it might kill them

Hey, it'd be cool if it killed them!  : )



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NYANKS on 25 February 2008

Too bad they wouldn't do it, they got too much to lose and are probably not too delighted about the prospect of challenging Sony and Nintendo, not to mention MS for US domination.

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