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Old 07-16-2008, 06:35 PM   #9
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Re: Peter Moore: "We've Helped Popularize the FIFA Organization" (Gamesindustry)

I don't think he meant the last 5 years but the last 20 years EA has been doing sports games.

Don't remember the first FIFA but I am sure he means starting in the early 90's.

I think people underestimate how many countries out there sell out these games as opposed to here. We in the states are not the only ones who play videogames.
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Old 07-16-2008, 11:34 PM   #10
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Underestimate...? lol

FIFA 2008 was the best selling video game of 2007 in the UK...


The full list is as follows:

1. FIFA 08 (EA)
2. Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
3. Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision)
4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
5. More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima (Nintendo)
6. Halo 3 (Microsoft)
7. The Simpsons Game (EA)
8. Wii Play (Nintendo)
9. Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
10. WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2008 (THQ)



http://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...-2007-uk-sales


over the years.. FIFA has been a very popular gaming franchise in Europe and yes..I do kind of agree with what he stated.. kind of like Madden here in the States imo.. I do think at one time even EA's NHL Hockey made the NHL more popular back in the early NHL days on the Sega Genesis.

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Old 07-17-2008, 03:33 AM   #11
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I was making the distinction...or trying to _ between popularization of FIFA (the governing body) and popularization of football (the beautiful game). FIFA is the governing body. It is not the sport. Have EA popularized FIFA (the governing body)...that is the claim.
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Re: Peter Moore: "We've Helped Popularize the FIFA Organization" (Gamesindustry)

Did any of you actually read the quote?

He said the game has helped popularize the FIFA Organization. He didn't say FIFA helped popularize soccer.

You guys can't read and get all hell bent. As much as I like to take it out on EA Sports, he's right. The FIFA game has helped increase awareness of FIFA, the organization. Now indirectly, he's trying to claim that somehow FIFA, the game, is getting people interested in soccer. But on the surface, I have no doubt the more people know of of the football federation.

Now why you would want to make the claim that you increasing awareness of FIFA is beyond me. It's like saying, "Hey, Madden 09 helped popularize John Madden." Which is also true. It's just that it has nothing to do with how the organization runs, or how many games EA sells. Honestly I don't see how by popularizing FIFA, the organization, this helps EA Sports? Helps FIFA, I guess.
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Old 07-17-2008, 04:51 PM   #13
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Re: Peter Moore: "We've Helped Popularize the FIFA Organization" (Gamesindustry)

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Did any of you actually read the quote?

He said the game has helped popularize the FIFA Organization. He didn't say FIFA helped popularize soccer.

You guys can't read and get all hell bent. As much as I like to take it out on EA Sports, he's right. The FIFA game has helped increase awareness of FIFA, the organization. Now indirectly, he's trying to claim that somehow FIFA, the game, is getting people interested in soccer. But on the surface, I have no doubt the more people know of of the football federation.

Now why you would want to make the claim that you increasing awareness of FIFA is beyond me. It's like saying, "Hey, Madden 09 helped popularize John Madden." Which is also true. It's just that it has nothing to do with how the organization runs, or how many games EA sells. Honestly I don't see how by popularizing FIFA, the organization, this helps EA Sports? Helps FIFA, I guess.
you're right but im guessing it goes both ways...taking ur example of John Madden...my fiance casually watches football and knows Madden because of the fball video game

on the the note that everyone else touched on...i too got interested in soccer because of FIFA the game....FIFA WC 94 with Romario and Bergkamp got me hooked on the sometimes beautiful game
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Re: Peter Moore: "We've Helped Popularize the FIFA Organization" (Gamesindustry)

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Did any of you actually read the quote?

He said the game has helped popularize the FIFA Organization. He didn't say FIFA helped popularize soccer.

You guys can't read and get all hell bent. As much as I like to take it out on EA Sports, he's right. The FIFA game has helped increase awareness of FIFA, the organization. Now indirectly, he's trying to claim that somehow FIFA, the game, is getting people interested in soccer. But on the surface, I have no doubt the more people know of of the football federation.

Now why you would want to make the claim that you increasing awareness of FIFA is beyond me. It's like saying, "Hey, Madden 09 helped popularize John Madden." Which is also true. It's just that it has nothing to do with how the organization runs, or how many games EA sells. Honestly I don't see how by popularizing FIFA, the organization, this helps EA Sports? Helps FIFA, I guess.
I read the quote, and I just re-read it. Still sounds ridiculous.

Lets give them that they've "popularized" FIFA the organization in the United States. Do you really think they helped make people in Europe more aware of FIFA as an organization?

That is what I know I was getting at, that they may have pulled the sheet off of FIFA in the US, but not in the world. Overall, it seems like a pointless quote. We need real FIFA 09 news.
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