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Miu said :

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/09/ea-defies-belgian-loot-box-decision-setting-up-potential-gambling-lawsuit/

Very interesting article

Yes, very interesting article. It only means EA is willing to spend more $$$ on legal fees than they will otherwise lose on taking away loot boxes from Belgium. They must have a reason to spend more $$$ and many years of time.

Most likely, their Sports community called for it. Likewise, the 2K Games Sports community voiced their opinions.

19-Sep-2018 16:54:22

Dilbert2001 said :
Miu said :

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/09/ea-defies-belgian-loot-box-decision-setting-up-potential-gambling-lawsuit/

Very interesting article

Yes, very interesting article. It only means EA is willing to spend more $$$ on legal fees than they will otherwise lose on taking away loot boxes from Belgium. They must have a reason to spend more $$$ and many years of time.

Most likely, their Sports community called for it. Likewise, the 2K Games Sports community voiced their opinions.

Bump for TH and don't forget the Hydra Lamps this week.

04-Oct-2018 18:29:50 - Last edited on 04-Oct-2018 18:31:21 by Dilbert2001

05-Oct-2018 03:34:40

Draco Burnz said :
Dilbert2001 said :
Yes, very interesting article. It only means EA is willing to spend more $$$ on legal fees than they will otherwise lose on taking away loot boxes from Belgium. They must have a reason to spend more $$$ and many years of time.

Most likely, their Sports community called for it. Likewise, the 2K Games Sports community voiced their opinions.
EA's FIFA 19 physical sales lower by 25% compared to last year. Their decision sure as hell paid off and the players sure as hell voiced their opinions °l||l° Modest Skillers T7 Citadel | Skilling clan recruiting players. °l||l°
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05-Oct-2018 08:42:13

UrekMazino said :
Draco Burnz said :
Dilbert2001 said :
Yes, very interesting article. It only means EA is willing to spend more $$$ on legal fees than they will otherwise lose on taking away loot boxes from Belgium. They must have a reason to spend more $$$ and many years of time.

Most likely, their Sports community called for it. Likewise, the 2K Games Sports community voiced their opinions.
EA's FIFA 19 physical sales lower by 25% compared to last year. Their decision sure as hell paid off and the players sure as hell voiced their opinions

LOL. Check it out again, it was FIFA 19's Physical sales in its first few days (3 days) comparing to FIFA 18 and only in UK, and the reason was mainly because of the shift to digital sales, Fortnite and strong FIFA 18 sales.

FIFA 19 was released in Sept 28, 2018 just a few days ago.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-10-01-fifa-19-launch-physical-sales-down-25-percent-on-fifa-18

In fact, a few more days later, FIFA 19 is found to be the best selling game of the week in UK when digital sales is putting into the equation.

http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2018/10/uk_sales_charts_fifa_19_is_already_the_biggest_game_of_the_year

And it was also revealed weirdly, only 1% of the retail sales came from Switch. Perhaps Switch sales reporting was delayed too.

05-Oct-2018 16:04:45 - Last edited on 05-Oct-2018 19:47:04 by Dilbert2001

Dilbert2001 said :

Article you linked also said that physical copy sales are down by 25%, so what I said is still completely factually correct °l||l° Modest Skillers T7 Citadel | Skilling clan recruiting players. °l||l°
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05-Oct-2018 23:49:46

UrekMazino said :
Dilbert2001 said :

Article you linked also said that physical copy sales are down by 25%, so what I said is still completely factually correct

LOL. Check it out again, it was FIFA 19's Physical sales in its first few days (3 days) comparing to FIFA 18 and only in UK, and the reason was mainly because of the shift to digital sales, Fortnite and strong FIFA 18 sales.

"EA's FIFA 19 physical sales lower by 25% compared to last year"

is definitely completely factually wrong.


What really matters is FIFA 19 is beating everybody in UK in its first week:

UK Sales Charts: Week Ending 29th September, 2018
FIFA 19
Marvel's Spider-Man
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
Grand Theft Auto V
Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
The Elder Scrolls Online
NBA 2K19
Valkyria Chronicles 4
Minecraft: Xbox Edition

06-Oct-2018 02:56:00

Dilbert2001 said :

"EA's FIFA 19 physical sales lower by 25% compared to last year"

is definitely completely factually wrong.
IDK if you have reading comprehension problem or what, but I screenied the quote for you right here.


Dilbert2001 said :
What really matters is FIFA 19 is beating everybody in UK in its first week:

UK Sales Charts: Week Ending 29th September, 2018
FIFA 19
Marvel's Spider-Man
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy
Grand Theft Auto V
Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
The Elder Scrolls Online
NBA 2K19
Valkyria Chronicles 4
Minecraft: Xbox Edition

It may matter to EA's investors, but it sure as hell does not make my statement wrong nor does it impact our current topic, I never specific nor implied that the number wasn't limited to UK or that it was only first 3 days of sales. The best you can say is that I was being vague, but you 100% cannot claim that my statement is completely false. °l||l° Modest Skillers T7 Citadel | Skilling clan recruiting players. °l||l°
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07-Oct-2018 08:23:51 - Last edited on 07-Oct-2018 08:24:46 by UrekMazino

Not just FIFA 19 is again the King of the Hill in UK last week, FIFA 18 is still incredible strong - with total sales of 24 million copies in just 12 months, or an average of just 2 million copies per month.

"EA Sports has announced that its latest FIFA entry, FIFA 18, has sold over 24 million copies globally since its release in September of last year."

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-09-05-fifa-18-sells-over-24-million-copies

Of course, without players the gamers who bought the FIFA boxes can't win a game. And the Ultimate Packs gave EA titanic profits.

Remove Ultimate Packs? No way to EA. Remove TH? No way will Jagex prosper without $30 mil a year and growing revenue.

07-Oct-2018 15:16:55