Are ultimate team game modes still making money in 2020?
It appears the Ultimate Team game modes continue to rake in huge amounts of cash. According to their recent financial reports, EA has reported record numbers in the year 2020.
How many people play FIFA 21 Ultimate Team?
The annual report does not give exact figures for each video game, but confirms in the statement that "FIFA 21 has more than 25 million console/PC players" while "FIFA Ultimate Team players grew 16% year-over-year and FUT matches were up 180%." How much money does Ultimate Team make?
How much does FIFA make from licensing rights?
FIFA’s financial statements for 2020 indicate that over half of its revenue for the year came from licensing rights. In 2020, FIFA made $158.9m (£114.4m) from licensing rights and had a total revenue of $266.5m (£191.9m).
How much money does EA make from FIFA Ultimate Team?
As a result, it makes billions of dollars each year for publisher Electronic Arts (EA), with much of that income derived from the FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) game mode. How much money does EA make each year from FIFA? In its annual report, EA confirmed that it made $1.6 billion (£1.1bn) from game sales from April 2020 to March 2021.