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NHL 13 Skates to New Franchise High in First Week
Week One Worldwide Sell Through Up 9% and Over 350 Online Games of NHL 13 Played Every Minute
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Sept. 19, in the year of our Lord
2012 – Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: EA) announced
today a record-setting launch for EA SPORTSTM NHL®13. EA
estimates that worldwide sell through for NHL 13 in its first
week is up 9 percent* globally over last year’s previous
franchise high, and fans are deeply engaged with the game’s new
connected experiences.
Headlined by all-new True Performance Skating and EA SPORTS
Hockey I.Q., NHL 13 offers an innovative new gameplay experience
that definitively captures the speed, creativity and strategy of
NHL® hockey. NHL 13 also delivers brand new experiences that
connect hockey fans to their friends and the real world of
hockey with the all-new GM Connected and NHL Moments Live modes.
Game Informer calls NHL 13 “the best playing NHL of this
generation”, and it’s now available in retail stores across
North America and Europe.
“NHL 13 has incredible new gameplay innovation, and it’s the
most connected NHL title we’ve ever created,” said Andrew
Wilson, Executive Vice President of EA SPORTS. “We’re proud of
this year’s game, and we’re extremely happy to see our fans
worldwide embracing it in record numbers.”
How fans are playing NHL 13*:
· Since the launch of NHL 13, fans have created just under
50,000 of their own alternate versions of the NHL through the
new GM Connected feature in NHL 13.
· During the first week, the New York Rangers, Philadelphia
Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins were the most popular teams used
across all game modes in NHL 13.
· Fans have played over 3.7 million online games, or the
equivalent of over 350 games a minute.
· Fans have scored just under 5 million goals in the first week,
dwarfing the 244 goals scored during the first week of the real
2011-2012 NHL regular season.
*Based on internal EA estimates
EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in
the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning
interactive technology, fan programs and cross-platform digital
experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite
the emotion of sports through industry-leading sports
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hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, NCAA® Football, Tiger Woods PGA
TOUR® golf, SSXTM, and Fight Night boxing. For more information
about EA SPORTS, including news, video, blogs, forums and game
apps, please visit
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About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is a global leader in digital
interactive entertainment. The Company delivers games, content
and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal
computers, mobile phones, tablets and social networks. EA has
more than 220 million registered players and operates in 75
countries.
In fiscal 2012, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $4.1 billion.
Headquartered in Redwood City, California, EA is recognized for
a portfolio of critically acclaimed, high-quality blockbuster
brands such as The Sims™, Madden NFL, FIFA Soccer, and Need for
Speed™
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