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EA loses A LOT on Harry Potter delay

September 09, 2008 in Industry News comments 14

After EA Games delayed Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince until summer 2009, so that it would release at the same time as the movie, they had a major loss. Roughly $120 million, from what the game would have made them. Which probably means that they will make a massive amount of money next year.

EA's net revenue for this financial year has taken a massive $120 million hit following the delay of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince game.

According to a disclosure form Electronic Arts had anticipated that the game would contribute approximately $120 million in GAAP and non-GAAP net revenue [to FY2008/2009].

Both the film and the game have been shoved back from November '08 to a summer '09 release, as we reported yesterday.

Oh well. We guess EA'll just have to settle for making ridiculous amounts of money next year instead. Poor EA.
Twisted via computerandvideogames.com »
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  • 0
    Cruxis Mana Sep 9, 08
    ... And all so that the release of the film wouldn't co-inside with Quantum of Solace.
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    SSJ3 Trunks Sep 9, 08
    Which I cant wait for that one.
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    SuperGuido Sep 9, 08
    They're not going to 'lose' that money, it's just going to get shifted to the fiscal year when they release the game. People aren't NOT going to buy the game when the hype about it is highest which is when the film comes out... Talk about a misleading headline. How did that get approved?
  • 0
    R1DDL3S Sep 9, 08
      Because some people think they actually lost the money instead of it being moved over to next year.
  • 0
    Kudzuka Sep 9, 08
    Because Dumbledore is gay.
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    Final Blade Sep 10, 08
    Someone please explain why the game is being delayed to summer 09? Seriously I see no reason why it should be delayed that long.
    Forget about releasing it at the same time as the movie. There's no reason for it. I hate movie to game adaptations for this reason.

    Albus Dumbledore is the greatest wizard of all time....(where did this come from)
    • 0
      Twisted Sep 10, 08
      If they release it at the same time as the movie, it would build more hype, and get more people who liked the movie to buy it.

      Plus, the game coming out way before the movie, that would just be weird tbh.
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    SuperGuido Sep 10, 08
    Because if the game came out first they feel (like all film to game conversions) that it would give away the story. Of course we all know the story since it's been in book form for some years and so it's a silly point. But what I really think it is boils down to marketing. It's easier to market the two together than it is to market one and then market the other. With the tie-ins coming at the same time they can basically pull the old "See the film, then play the game..." which we often see in marketing campaigns for these types of releases.

    That's my 2 cents on it anyway.
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    Final Blade Sep 10, 08
    So let me get this straight, they're delaying a game about the 6 movie of which majority if not all Harry Potter fans already know the story from the book, which imo has more storyline. Just to create hype? HYPE? There's already hype with the game as it is, there's no need to delay the game for the movie. I loved the 5th movie, but sadly I felt disappointed by some lack of information on there and fighting.
    And the 6th movie will probably end up being the same with lack of info.

    Sorry whats more important, Hype of a game that has enough of it, or Money which EA unfortunately needs? Sorry in this case the latter should always win. What they're doing is pissing off more fans then helping. I know im pissed about it.
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    SuperGuido Sep 11, 08
    It's EA, which do you think is more important to them? Pleasing gamers or burning piles of money that they don't need just to say "ooohhh pretty!"

    I'm not anti-EA per se, but they do seem to make some moves that would denote they don't give a crap about gamers and just want money.
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      Final Blade Sep 12, 08
      Read my post, and read yours and tell me how this move cares for the money? It doesn't thats the most ironic thing about it. They're LOSING MONEY by delaying a game to build more hype! Honestly where does the more money thing fall into place here?

      Not only are they screwing themselves over, but the fans as well. Its the most illogical thing I ever heard.

      Um, Cruxis, whats so funny about that?
  • 1
    Cruxis Mana Sep 11, 08
    quote
    EA loses A LOT on Harry Potter delay.
    It's burst into flames! It burst into flames, and it's falling, it's crashing! Watch it! Watch it! Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Get this, Charlie; get this, Charlie! It's fire - and it's crashing! It's crashing terrible! Oh, my! Get out of the way, please! It's burning and bursting into flames.

    OH, THE HUMANITY !
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    SuperGuido Sep 11, 08
    I vote Cruxis Mana's comment - Best comment ever on Gamegrep.
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    tRaViS_p0w3ll Sep 12, 08
    Stupid on their part should have relized this before making the game...

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