Electronic Arts Reports Q3 FY21 Financial Results, for the period ending
December 31, 2020. Like most such reports, they call the results "strong," much
like how every child in Lake Wobegon is above average. Here are the highlights:
Selected Operating Highlights and Metrics
- Net bookings* for the trailing twelve months was $5.956 billion, up 8%
year-over-year.
- Launched FIFA 21, Medal of HonorTM: Above and Beyond, Need for SpeedTM
Hot Pursuit Remastered, and NHL 21 during the quarter.
- Launched FIFA 21 and Madden NFL 21 on next generation consoles during
the quarter.
- Over the past fiscal year, EA SPORTSTM franchises have engaged more than
230 million people.
- FIFA Ultimate TeamTM had a record of nearly 6 million daily active
players in December.
- Apex LegendsTM had 30% growth in new players, year-over-year.
- The SimsTM 4, life to date, has more than 33 million players and reached
record daily, weekly, and monthly average players in December.
- * Net bookings is defined as the net amount of products and services
sold digitally or sold-in physically in the period. Net bookings is
calculated by adding total net revenue to the change in deferred net revenue
for online-enabled games.