More than 10 million online matches have been played
EA attest the new FIFA 10 a brilliant launch. The game is even said to have set a new record in the company's history.
FIFA 10: With 1.7 million sold copies the launch of the game has been very successful. (11) [Source: view picture gallery]
"We were confident that FIFA 10 would be a hit, and this week fans across Europe have shown just how much they love this game. We are incredibly proud of FIFA 10 and this kick-off for great, authentic football competition.” (Peter Moore, President of EA Sports)
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PC Games Hardware has already reported about Electronic Arts' latest edition of FIFA. Unfortunately the PC users have been disadvantaged because the developers focus on the console platforms and the graphics on the PC have not been upgraded appropriately.Nevertheless the launch seems to have been successful. Electronic Arts announced that in the first week after the release more than 1.7 million copies were sold. This makes FIFA 10 the most successful game in the sports genre and the best European launch in the history of EA Sports.It is said that more than 10 million online matches have been played since FIFA 10 was released. The highest number of players that were online at the same time exceeds 155,000 people.
'FIFA 10', un videojuego de fútbol de la empresa estadounidense ha roto los récords de ventas, no sólo en la historia de la empresa, sino también en Europa al alcanzar unas ventas de 1,7 millones de unidades en tan sólo una semana. Precisamente en una semana llega al mercado su gran rival 'Pro Evolution Soccer 2010', de la casa nipona Konami.

Peter Moore, Presidente de la división EA Spots, declaró "Estabamos seguros de que 'FIFA 10' sería un éxito, y esta semana fans de toda Europa han mostrado lo mucho que les gusta este juego. Estamos muy orgullosos de FIFA 10 y de su gran inicio".

También los datos de participación online han batido récords. Más de 155.000 usuarios han jugado entre ellos en las horas punta para totalizar 10 millones de partidos en línea.

'FIFA 10', desarrollado por la filial canadiense de EA Canadá bajo la marca EA SPORTS, B.C. se ha traducido a 18 idiomas está disponible en 37 países.

EA Sports es la marca líder en el mercado del software interactivo deportivo con otras creaciones de gozaron de popularidad como 'Madden NFL football', 'FIFA', 'NHL' 'hockey', 'NBA LIVE basketball', 'NCAA Football' o 'Tiger Woods PGA TOUR'.