Video Gaming News - July 2004
Redwood City, CA (July 27, 2004) - EA today announced that NCAA
Football 2005 has set sales records.
From EA:
For the first two weeks of sales, NCAA Football 2005 from Electronic Arts is
the number one selling football videogame in America. First week sales for the
game were more than 50 percent above the same period last year. Last year, NCAA
Football 2004 sold more than one million copies and was the second best-selling
football game in North America behind Madden NFL 2004.
“This is always a huge launch for us because NCAA Football 2005 not only
kicks off the football season but the official sports videogame season as well,”
said Frank Gibeau, senior vice president of marketing, North America, for
Electronic Arts. “We’re excited about the strong start of NCAA Football 2005 and
the momentum that is building for Madden NFL 2005, with pre-sell up 100% over
last year. This will be the biggest year ever for all of our football
franchises.”
“The game is so much better this year,” said Steve Chiang, vice president and
general manager of EA-Tiburon. “Fans have are really enjoying new features like
the home field advantage and the addition of Xbox Live online capability.”
For the first time in a football videogame, the game day atmosphere around
the field and in the stadium will affect the players on the field in NCAA
Football 2005. Visiting teams will have to fight crowd noise when calling plays
while home teams can play off of the thunderous support from their fans.
Featuring the Top 25 Toughest Places to Play, players can compete in the most
elite stadiums across the country. NCAA Football 2005 also features the deepest
Dynasty Mode™ to date where players can build up their schools, transform young
players into rising stars and monitor program integrity.
NCAA Football 2005, developed by EA-Tiburon, is rated “E” (Everyone) by the
ESRB and is available on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, the
Xbox video game system from Microsoft and the Nintendo GameCube.
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