{"id":9150,"date":"2010-11-10T19:18:27","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T09:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=9150"},"modified":"2010-11-10T19:18:27","modified_gmt":"2010-11-10T09:18:27","slug":"ea-sports-fifa-franchise-sales-top-100-million-units-lifetime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=9150","title":{"rendered":"EA SPORTS FIFA FRANCHISE SALES TOP 100 MILLION UNITS LIFETIME"},"content":{"rendered":"

10 November 2010, Australia<\/strong> \u2013 Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) has announced that sales of its EA SPORTS FIFA franchise surpassed 100 million units lifetime* during the launch of FIFA 11<\/em>. The best-selling sports videogame franchise in the world, now in its 18th year, sold a record-breaking 2.6 million copies in the first five days after launching FIFA 11<\/em> to become the fastest selling sports videogame of all time. FIFA 11<\/em> sales are up 20% versus last year on a comparable basis with sell-in approaching 8 million units.<\/p>\n

Now, one of the franchise\u2019s most popular online modes\u2014FIFA 11 Ultimate Team<\/em> \u2014is available for the first time ever for free**. FIFA 11 Ultimate Team<\/em> can be downloaded through the main menu in FIFA 11<\/em> with one click on any connected PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360\u00ae videogame and entertainment system.
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\n“Few videogame franchises ever reach the 100 million units mark and we have millions of fans around the world to thank for helping us to this milestone,” said Matt Bilbey, vice president of football, EA SPORTS. \u201cIt is a wonderful tribute to all of these fans playing FIFA 11<\/em> that our most popular and played DLC is now available for the first time ever for free.\u201d<\/p>\n

FIFA 11 Ultimate Team<\/em> challenges gamers to build a squad of the world’s best football stars by earning, buying, selling and even trading players with other Ultimate Team gamers around the world. They can strategically craft squads to get the best chemistry and team rating, and then take them onto the pitch to compete in online and single-player tournaments, which are updated weekly.
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\nFIFA 11 Ultimate Team<\/em> delivers a number of major changes as requested by gamers. \u00a0Gamers can now pit their ultimate team directly against their friends’ best squads in Play A Friend online matches\u2014the No. 1 requested new feature. Plus, when away from their consoles gamers can engage in the full auction and trading system on the web through an enhanced Ultimate Team web app which links directly to the FIFA 11 Ultimate Team<\/em> console experience.
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\nLocalised into 18 languages and available in 51 countries, FIFA 11<\/em> is available for the PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360\u00ae videogame and entertainment system, Wii\u2122, PC, Nintendo DS\u2122, PlayStation\u00ae2, PSP\u00ae (PlayStation\u00aePortable), iPhone\u00ae and iPod\u00ae touch.
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\nVisit http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/easportsfifa<\/a> to join the EA SPORTS FIFA Facebook group or visit \u00a0http:\/\/www.ea.com\/soccer\/<\/a> for more information about the game. Screenshots are available at http:\/\/info.ea.com<\/a>.
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\nAlso visit http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DyQSmHvHyDg<\/a> <\/strong>to view FIFA 11 featuring the Australian A-League Teams.
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\n* According to internal sales data
\n**Restrictions and conditions apply. Please see back of pack for details.
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10 November 2010, Australia \u2013 Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) has announced that sales of its EA SPORTS FIFA franchise surpassed 100 million units lifetime* during the launch of FIFA 11. The best-selling sports videogame franchise in the world, now in its 18th year, sold a record-breaking 2.6 million copies in the first five days<\/p>\n

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