EA: Number one overall publisher

November 10, 7:04 PMVideo Game ExaminerMatt Furtado

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John Riccitiello
EA

During a recent conference call, EA's John Riccitiello stated that the company was the number one publisher in North America and Europe over the first half of 2009. Acting as the number one publisher on the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC, EA was only ranked as the number two on the Nintendo Wii -- which is likely because Nintendo ranked number one on the console during this time period.

John Riccitiello:
"EA is performing. We attribute this to strong execution and great product quality. Our aggregate packaged goods share is up four percentage points in the first half of the fiscal year in North America and Europe. In both Europe and North America, EA was the number one overall publisher in the quarter -- number one on the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC – number two to Nintendo on the Wii. We have improved marketing, and we are seeing continued growth in digital revenue streams."

Thanks to the new marketing strategies, EA has been able to see increases in their digital titles, too. With some major titles planned for later this year, EA will continue their amazing publishing streak for the rest of 2009 and the start of 2010.