This might give FIFA 16 a further advantage to shrink the gap between its unit sales volume and that of FIFA 15.Ĭonsole Generation Shift Is Clearly VisibleĪnother significant take-away from the sales numbers was the fact that weekly sales of the FIFA 16 on new console systems (PS4 & Xbox One) exceeded that of FIFA 15 and FIFA 14 on these systems, indicating the gamers shift to next generation platforms. As a result, the unit sales per title for games this year has increased and will continue, or may even increase, in the coming few months. Analysts believe that since most of the gamers have transitioned to new generation platforms, their interest in buying new games, despite the popularity of those games, have increased. Note that, till October 2015, Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops III, did not come out in the market.
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This is a noteworthy performance, considering the fact that core gamers gave an average review to the new edition.Īccording to NPD game sales report, software sales for the 10 month period of 2015 are in-line with the last year's similar period. Surprisingly, FIFA 16 sales in the first 5 weeks is just 2% down y-o-y, with a total of 7.67 million unit sales as of October 24, 2015. According to experts, FIFA 16 was expected to be at least 6-7% below last year's performance.
Nonetheless, the growth still beats that of FIFA 14 in 2013, as most of the gamers have transitioned to new generation platforms over these two years.ĭespite the absence of any major soccer event this year, the newer edition of the franchise, FIFA 16, is performing better than the expectations. On the other hand, there is no major soccer tournament in 2015, and that will be a major factor in the slower volume growth of the franchise.Īccording to sales data by VGChartz, FIFA 16 volume sales in the first week of the release reached 4.944 million units comparable to that of FIFA 15, which sold 4.947 million units in its first week. The noteworthy fact is that FIFA 16 sales growth declined y-o-y in the next 4 weeks. In fact, the company released a special mid-year edition of the franchise just before the event: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, which further boosted the franchise's sales. In 2014, FIFA sales rose approximately 27% year-over-year (y-o-y) driven by the FIFA soccer World Cup held in Brazil. Between these two events, FIFA sales have been seen to increase during those years when there is a World Cup event.
One of these two events happens every alternate year, for example, in 2014, Brazil hosted the World Cup and France will be hosting the Euro Cup in 2016. Interestingly, sales of FIFA titles are cyclical, as the sales increase in those years coinciding with the Soccer World Cup (FIFA World Cup), or UEFA EURO Cup. (See: Electronic Arts: Why FIFA sales growth will probably slow down this year) According to Trefis estimates, FIFA unit sales have almost tripled from 6.4 million units sold in 2010 to roughly 18.7 million units sold in 2014. In our prior article, we discussed the probable reasons for slowing FIFA sales this year.
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