New Sim City Announced

Peanut · #1 Posted **Nov 3, 2006, 8:46 PM**

Not much news but it def has been announced...

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6160945.html

In yet another sign that the transitional slump between console generations is all but over, the biggest third-party publisher in the world announced today that it racked up its biggest second-quarter take ever.

For the three months ended September 30, 2006, Electronic Arts racked up total revenues of $784 million, a jump of 16 percent over 2005's second-quarter haul of $675 million. The publisher attributed the numbers to the launch of the latest installments of its annual sports games--Madden NFL 07, NCAA Football 07, FIFA 07, NBA Live 07, and NHL 07. In an investor conference call, EA execs noted that NCAA Football 07 sold an all-time high of 2 million copies in the quarter, and that the company's NHL series was having its strongest year ever.

Broken down by platform, the increase was attributable to gains in the Xbox 360 and mobile sectors. The $166 million brought in by EA's Xbox 360 games accounted for 21 percent of the company's total revenue, and more than made up for declines in the current-gen platforms. The publisher also boasted that it is now the number one publisher for Microsoft's next-gen platforms year-to-date in both North America and Europe.

While Electronic Arts' revenues for the quarter broke records, its net profits did not. Last year the publisher posted bottom-line gains of $51 million; this year it had to settle for a take-home of $22 million.

For the current quarter, EA expects to bring in revenues between $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion, with projections for the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2007 being ticked up to the $2.95 billion to $3.13 billion range from $2.8 billion to $3 billion.

Those projections were moved up despite the shuffling of two big-name titles out of the company's release calendar through March. In the conference call, EA confirmed that the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 action game Army of Two and the PC sci-fi first-person shooter Crysis have both been delayed until the next fiscal year, meaning they won't be released before April of 2007.

The company mentioned a number of projects beyond the current fiscal year that are sure to boost revenues as well. In addition to a Sims game being developed specifically for the Wii, the publisher has a new Road Rash under way, a game to accompany the movie version of The Simpsons, new Lord of the Rings and SimCity games, and a next-gen version of Black. Finally, EA also confirmed that The Sims 3 is in development, with a likely fiscal year '09 (April 1, 2009-March 31, 2010) release date.

LSyd · #2 Posted **Nov 4, 2006, 1:22 PM**

dammit. i want more info!!!

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i-215 · #3 Posted **Nov 11, 2006, 12:34 AM**

Yes! They haven't given up!

CGII · #4 Posted **Nov 11, 2006, 7:21 PM**

About goddamn time. I don't care how long it takes to develop, so long as we know we aren't going to be left in the dark with no information regarding its future.

the pope · #5 Posted **Nov 11, 2006, 7:29 PM**

road rash?

woah, my sega genesis called.

Jasonhouse · #6 Posted **Nov 11, 2006, 7:31 PM**

Sweet... Now I finally have a reason to buy a new PC... It's more than just a coincidence that the last two times I bought a PC were directly related to when the latest versions of Sim City were released.

FlyersFan118 · #7 Posted **Nov 11, 2006, 7:57 PM**

Oh, thank God. All hail SimCity.

Straight_Six · #8 Posted **Nov 11, 2006, 9:31 PM**

Thank god its coming out but 09 is so far away

1ajs · #9 Posted **Nov 11, 2006, 10:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by Straight_Six

Thank god its coming out but 09 is so far away

i can wait. by the time it comes out we will be able to take are sims and walk threw are cities ect that will be worth the wait

CC420 · #10 Posted **Nov 11, 2006, 10:30 PM**

OMG OMG OMG

All hail Sim City and its all mighty creator, Will Wright. Can't wait to see what direction they take the game.

1ajs · #11 Posted **Nov 11, 2006, 10:33 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by CC420

OMG OMG OMG

All hail Sim City and its all mighty creator, Will Wright. Can't wait to see what direction they take the game.

yep

navyweaxguy · #12 Posted **Nov 12, 2006, 12:26 AM**

By then the video cards will be up to 4GB and we will still be worrying about not having enough

I guess i should start saving now

I can't wait.

Bergenser · #13 Posted **Nov 12, 2006, 12:54 AM**

09...

it's long time!
oh well at least it's actully
comming

1ajs · #14 Posted **Nov 12, 2006, 2:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by Bergenser

09...

it's long time!
oh well at least it's actully
comming

put money away from every pay check to buy that computer in 2009 for the new simcity lol and the sims 3

ItsConanOBrien · #15 Posted **Nov 12, 2006, 11:51 PM**

The scariest part is that it will be 2009 someday and I will say "man, where did the last 2+ years of my life go." At least I'll have a new sim city though.

The Jabroni · #16 Posted **Nov 13, 2006, 6:03 PM**

Hey, it's like they say: all good things come to those who wait.

Dammit! I'm so expecting this next game to be kickass!

STR · #17 Posted **Nov 13, 2006, 8:28 PM**

Hopefully it's better than the last incarnation of the franchise, SimCity Mobile. That game sucks hard. At least it was only $4.99.

foxmtbr · #18 Posted **Nov 16, 2006, 3:28 AM**

Where in there did it say it would be released in 09'? Yes, it says The Sims 3 is scheduled for 2009, but it did not say such a thing for Sim City 5! It could certainly, and hopefully, be sooner.

i-215 · #19 Posted **Nov 16, 2006, 7:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by Jasonhouse

Sweet... Now I finally have a reason to buy a new PC... It's more than just a coincidence that the last two times I bought a PC were directly related to when the latest versions of Sim City were released.

You too, huh?

Visiteur · #20 Posted **Nov 18, 2006, 4:23 AM**

This rocks my socks. Plus I can get more life out of this computer before I buy a new one in 09', that just might coincide with a game purchase. Maybe

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