Den årlige opdatering af sportsspil er en yderst lukrativ affære for EA Sports. Endnu en gang kan de berette, at deres NHL-spil sælger bedre end sidste år. Denne gang har NHL 13 toppet den første uges salg med omkring 9% set i forhold til sidste års rekord. Det gode salg har bragt mangt en spiller på isen, og EA Sports kan fortælle, at der spilles mere end 350 kampe online hvert eneste minut. Den evigt populære FIFA-serie har mange fans her på Daily Rush, men hvordan står det til med NHL? Tæver Rusherne løs på hinanden med stavene?
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE) - 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.”