Need For Speed Hits 100M Sold, $2.7 Billion In Sales
Need for Speed: SHIFTThe franchise has had its fair share of ups and downs, but there's no doubt it's one of the most successful in industry history.
According to Videogamer, EA has just revealed that the revered and immensely popular Need for Speed series has topped 100 million units sold worldwide to date. It was the latest release - Need for Speed: SHIFT - that allowed the franchise to hit this lofty plateau and overall, these titles have brought in over $2.7 billion in sales. Said EA Games president Frank Gibeau:
"Few video game franchises ever reach the 100M units mark, so this is a huge honour. We have millions of fans to thank for driving us to this milestone. With the launch of Need for Speed Shift and the upcoming release of Need for Speed Nitro, we hope to continue to deliver the most entertaining, action-packed racing experiences."
We saw the first Need for Speed way back in 1994 and since then, gamers have enjoyed 15 total entries on 14 different platforms; the titles have been released in 22 languages in over 60 countries, and for ridiculous numbers, players have raced over 279 billion miles of roads and race tracks (have no idea how EA knows this), and there have been 17 trillion user-generated vehicle customizations. ...that sounds like one of those made-up numbers NASA likes to use. Over the years, the series has also locked down some major star power; the likes of Brooke Burke, Christina Milian, Maggie Q, Kanye West, Emmanuelle Vaugier, and Josie Maran have all been involved with NFS at some point.
Wait, wait, there's one more funny one: if you laid out all the NFS boxes that were sold, that line of copies would stretch across 173,609 football fields. That's just plain amusing.
10/21/2009 12:35:05 PM Ben Dutka
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Gone
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 @ 12:53:02 PM
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G8GTdriver
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 @ 9:16:34 PM
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Karosso
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 @ 9:53:04 PM
Damn! I feel like finding a copy of the original one and playing it again :)
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 @ 2:09:16 PM
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 @ 2:22:19 PM
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Gone
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 @ 2:31:54 PM
Sorry I won't mention Carbon again. Carbon was a pain in the a$$, those damn hill races. You would have to go back and redo a race because someone took over your territory (who ever came up with this should be forced to own a Pontiac Aztec).
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maxpontiac
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 @ 3:06:11 PM
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I like both the Arcade and Sim racer, but when it ventures into the sim territory, my love for Gran Turismo makes it hard for me to enjoy a sim game.
In my opinion, if they mix Undercover and Shift, EA will have a winner.
Street racing, sim style.
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Kowhoho
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 @ 3:38:02 PM
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Or (gasp) the Final Fantasy series, even!
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Gabriel013
Thursday, October 22, 2009 @ 1:02:00 AM
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I enjoyed HP2 and Undercover but wasn't so keen on the rest.
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___________
Thursday, October 22, 2009 @ 1:09:04 AM
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NEED FOR SPEED HOT PURSUIT 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you got your hearing aid on EA?
come on, for christs sake its not that hard.
come to think of it, that should be the next poll ben.
what NSF game should EA make next?
99% of people will vote for hot pursuit 3.
im shocked, EA are normally a milking machine sucking as much money out of everything they can.
but the 2 sequels ive been screaming at the top of my lungs for, they refuse to touch.
other being BLACK 2
BLACK was the best FPS of the generation, criterion, EA WHAT THE $#@% ARE YOU GUYS WAITING FOR?????????????
my walking stick will be coming in soon!
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Wage SLAVES
Thursday, October 22, 2009 @ 4:37:50 AM
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