FIFA, rebranded as EA Sports FC from 2023 onwards, is a series of officially licensed associated football (soccer) games published annually by Electronic Arts (EA). The series started in 1993 as FIFA International Soccer on the Sega Mega Drive and continued to release annually on a multitude of platforms for the next 30 years. As of 2021, the franchise sold over 325 million copies worldwide.[1]
It is EA's flapship series, alongside Madden NFL. FIFA is the best-selling sports video game franchise, above Madden. FIFA is also the best-selling association football franchise, rivalled only by Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer series.
Franchise Milestones[]
- Series Total in 2000 - 16 million[2]
- Series Total in 2010 - 100 million[3]
- Series Total in 2021 - 325 million[1]
Individual Entries[]
- FIFA 11 - 8 million - November 2010[3]
- FIFA 12 - 10 million - December 2011[4]
- FIFA 13 - 14.5 million - March 2014[5]
- FIFA 18 - 24 million - September 2018[6]
- FIFA 19 - 20 million - December 2018[7]
- FIFA 22 - 9 million players - December 2021[8]
- FIFA 23 - 10.3 million players[9]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-extends-uefa-exclusivity-working-on-multiple-fifa-mobile-games
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/guinnessworldrec00enfi/page/121/mode/2up
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101104006782/en
- ↑ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120201006891/en/Electronic-Arts-Reports-Q3-FY12-Financial-Results
- ↑ https://www.eurogamer.net/simcity-has-sold-over-1-6-million-units
- ↑ https://gamingbolt.com/fifa-18-sales-cross-24-million-units-worldwide
- ↑ https://www.gadgets360.com/games/news/fifa-19-sales-flat-thanks-to-fifa-18-says-ea-1989300
- ↑ https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/10/07/fifa-22-scores-over-9-million-players-ea-considering-name-change-for-franchise
- ↑ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fifa-23-enjoys-record-breaking-launch-with-10-3-million-players-in-first-week/
- ↑ https://www.tweaktown.com/news/92262/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-ii-sold-4-million-copies-on-playstation-1-week-beat-fifa-23/index.html
- ↑ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/average-selling-price-of-games-rose-nearly-7-in-the-uk-last-year
| Best selling franchises | |
|---|---|
| Mario · Pokémon · FIFA · Grand Theft Auto · Call of Duty · Wii Series · Lego · The Sims · Minecraft · Final Fantasy · Assassin's Creed · Need for Speed · Sonic · Madden NFL · The Legend of Zelda · Star Wars · Resident Evil · Pro Evolution Soccer · Tetris · NBA 2K · (more) See also: Best selling games · Best selling games worldwide · Highest grossing franchises |
| EA Sports | FIFA · Madden NFL · NHL·PGA Tour |
| Shooters | Battlefield·Medal of Honor·Apex Legends·Titanfall·Crysis·Battlefront |
| Racing | Need for Speed·Burnout·F1·Dirt·Grid |
| Sims | The Sims·SimCity·Spore |
| Other | Dead Space·Dragon Age·Mass Effect·Ultima |