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They are at least publishing some nicher titles with EA Originals. I'm also not entirely convinced that DiRT is more niche than for example Madden, which is a s

by Hamuko 6y ago

They are at least publishing some nicher titles with EA Originals. I'm also not entirely convinced that DiRT is more niche than for example Madden, which is a series of sports games about a sport that is really only popular in one country.

dagw 6y ago
I'm also not entirely convinced that DiRT is more niche than for example Madden Madden is one of the better selling game franchise of all time with over 130 million copies sold. Despite this years Madden game being by far the worst reviewed Madden game in ages, it's still the 3rd highest selling game this year.
- Hamuko 6y ago
  >it's still the 3rd highest selling game this year Globally or in the US?
  - dagw 6y ago
    Sorry, you're right. Globally It appears to be the 8th best selling console game this year. But more importantly it consistently sells those sort of numbers every single year without fail. Far from a niche game (or at least its a very popular and extremely profitable niche).
  - Throwaway1771 6y ago
    In the total global videogame market. So, yes, mostly in the US.
exDM69 6y ago
> DiRT is more niche than for example Madden, Dirt Rally, the rally sim, definitely is a smaller niche and the only one of its genre still under active development. The rest of the Dirt series, which don't AFAIK share the physics engine with Dirt Rally, is much more mainstream. Although I can't guess what the market size is for a racing game these days.
munificent 6y ago
> I'm also not entirely convinced that DiRT is more niche than for example Madden I used to work on Madden. Maybe this is non-obvious if you're not in the US, but it is hard to understate what a monumental cash cow that product is. It is like Excel is to Microsoft. It's a veritable firehose of money. > really only popular in one country. Sure, but that country has the third largest population in the world, and a greater GDP than the next two countries combined.

by Hamuko 6y ago

dagw 6y ago

I'm also not entirely convinced that DiRT is more niche than for example Madden Madden is one of the better selling game franchise of all time with over 130 million copies sold. Despite this years Madden game being by far the worst reviewed Madden game in ages, it's still the 3rd highest selling game this year.

Hamuko 6y ago
>it's still the 3rd highest selling game this year Globally or in the US?
- dagw 6y ago
  Sorry, you're right. Globally It appears to be the 8th best selling console game this year. But more importantly it consistently sells those sort of numbers every single year without fail. Far from a niche game (or at least its a very popular and extremely profitable niche).
- Throwaway1771 6y ago
  In the total global videogame market. So, yes, mostly in the US.

exDM69 6y ago

> DiRT is more niche than for example Madden, Dirt Rally, the rally sim, definitely is a smaller niche and the only one of its genre still under active development. The rest of the Dirt series, which don't AFAIK share the physics engine with Dirt Rally, is much more mainstream. Although I can't guess what the market size is for a racing game these days.

munificent 6y ago

> I'm also not entirely convinced that DiRT is more niche than for example Madden I used to work on Madden. Maybe this is non-obvious if you're not in the US, but it is hard to understate what a monumental cash cow that product is. It is like Excel is to Microsoft. It's a veritable firehose of money. > really only popular in one country. Sure, but that country has the third largest population in the world, and a greater GDP than the next two countries combined.