See this mean lookin' dude in the graphic at the left? That must be what NinjaSistah looks like right about now. She's gotta be hoppin' mad because EA has delayed shipment of Spore for another year.That's right. Spore, the game where you literally build a civilization starting with single-celled amoeba, has been delayed until April 2008, according to a story from Reuters.
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) announced the delay would cause the company to fall to a net loss for fiscal 2008. Why does Spore singlehandedly bring down such a big company? Mainly because EA owns all rights to the game, unlike games like Madden, on which EA has to pay big royalties to the NFL and its players.
According to Reuters, "profit margins on the game (Spore) should be 80 percent or higher, compared with around 30 percent for other upcoming titles like 'Crysis' and 'Mercenaries 2: World in Flames,' which EA is publishing with partners, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter said."
So NinjaSistah's gonna be disappointed. Perhaps she can create a world in The Sims in which EA puts out Spore this year. She could then reward the Spore developers with a hot tub party.
Labels: Electronic-Arts, evermore, Ninjasistah, spore
