EA Sports’ FIFA franchise surpasses 260 million copies sold

Electronic Arts is reminding everyone that it has one of the biggest gaming franchises in the world with its FIFA soccer sims. The publisher has seen the market lose some faith in the value of its stock price due to its recent delay of Battlefield V, its revised financial outlook, and ongoing concerns about competitor Fortnite. In response, the company is now pointing out that it has plenty of reliable games that should continue to generate revenue, like EA Sports FIFA 19, which debuts for PC and consoles September 28.

To hype up FIFA, EA revealed some sales data for the series. Last year’s FIFA 18 has rushed past 24 million copies sold worldwide since its debut. That premium-priced product is just the latest entry in a franchise that has surpassed 260 million copies sold in total. But FIFA is also free-to-play on mobile, and fans have downloaded and installed FIFA Mobile more than 193 million times. The company also noted that its Asia-focused FIFA Online 3 and FIFA Online 4 continue to perform well with more than 115 million registered players between the two versions.