EA Ups Sales Estimate for Battlefront 353e45

Star Wars: Battlefront

While games of the year, EA had predicted sales of 9 to 10 million but have since upped that estimate to 13 million. n203y

NY Times reports:

“While “Star Wars” games have a checkered reputation for quality and sales, the new game, published by game allows players to engage in pivotal battle scenes depicted in the three original “Star Wars” movies.

Electronic Arts, emboldened by demand for Star Wars Battlefront, recently bumped up its sales estimate for the game during its current fiscal year to 13 million units, from a previous estimate of 9 million to 10 million. —Nick Wingfield”

While this may be what EA is see another boost in sales around the holiday and after the release of the movie? It’s quite possible. We’ll just have to wait and see.

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Lisa has been an avid gamer since she was old enough to hold her first controller and a game writer for more than a decade. A child of the Nintendo generation, she believes they just don’t make games like they used to but sometimes, they make them even better! While consoles will always be her first love, Lisa spends most of her gaming time on the PC these days- on MMOs and first-person shooters in particular.