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Title: Electronic Arts earnings report (WAR)
Post by: shiznitz on October 30, 2008, 02:12:03 PM
I don't know if this should go in Graveyard or not, but the press release says 1.2 million copies sold (shipped or sell through?) and 800,000 "current players".

Just putting it out there.



Title: Re: Electronic Arts earnings report (WAR)
Post by: Nebu on October 30, 2008, 02:14:24 PM
I call fantasy-land number massaging. 

1) It's probably boxes shipped.

2) Do they mention what they mean by current players?  Is that the number of characters created?  I would guess that it is. 

Link may be helpful here.


Title: Re: Electronic Arts earnings report (WAR)
Post by: shiznitz on October 30, 2008, 02:16:15 PM
http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/ERTS/452559757x0x245319/f0a58760-2c38-408f-8779-2782cf681255/Q209%20ER_10.30_10am.pdf


Title: Re: Electronic Arts earnings report (WAR)
Post by: Soln on October 30, 2008, 02:22:56 PM
1)these are to end of Q which is 9/30?  is it 800k now?

2) they are laying 6% of global staff

3) WAR is in trouble and so is Spore (?)


Title: Re: Electronic Arts earnings report (WAR)
Post by: Trippy on October 30, 2008, 10:05:53 PM
Discussion ongoing here:

http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=15149.0