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NCAA Football 12 Kicks Off to Record Start at Retail
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., - July 26, in the year of our Lord
2011 – Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced
today that NCAA® Football 12 generated its largest first two
weeks at retail (July 12 – July 26) on Xbox 360® and
PlayStation®3 platforms in franchise history. Based on internal
estimates, after two weeks of sales NCAA Football 12 is up 17
percent year-on-year with more than 700,000 units sold through.
“We’re extremely pleased by the overwhelmingly positive response
to NCAA Football 12 by both critics and college football fans
alike,” said Peter Moore, President of EA SPORTS. “The team at
Tiburon has created the ultimate college football experience
which is evident at retail where the game is flying off the
shelves.”
Critics and fans have applauded the level of depth and
authenticity in NCAA Football 12, thanks to features like the
enhanced Dynasty mode, which allows fans to climb the ranks of
the coaching ladder on a mission to lead their team to the
coveted national championship. While all-new pre-game
traditions, like the Sooner Schooner (Oklahoma), Ramblin’ Wreck
(Georgia Tech) and Traveler with Trojan Rider (USC) deliver the
pride and pageantry of game day Saturday like never before.
Family Friendly Gaming rated it 95 out of 100, and earned the
rarely given seal of approval.
NCAA Football 12 has reached a series of gameplay milestones,
including:
· More than 870,000 online game sessions have been played – the
equivalent of approximately 600 NCAA FBS college football
regular seasons.
· More than 50,000 Online Dynasties have been created,
consisting of more than 100,000 user-controlled teams.
· Fans have created more than one million custom teams using the
TeamBuilder website, the online create-a-school feature.
NCAA Football 12 is now available for the Xbox 360® video game
and entertainment system and the PlayStation®3 computer
entertainment systems. NCAA Football 12 has been rated “E” for
everyone by the ESRB. NCAA Football 12 is developed in Orlando,
Fla., by EA Tiburon, and licensed through collegiate trademark
agency The Collegiate Licensing Company, a division of IMG
Worldwide.
For more information, please visit
http://www.ea.com/ncaa-football