Need for Speed sold better 10 years ago
EA developer, Ghost Games' general manager Marcus Nilsson, still believes that the Need for Speed franchise still has a ton of commercial potential, despite selling more copies ten years ago than it does now."Need for Speed, ten years ago, sold a lot more copies than it sells now," Nilsson said. "Which means we have a lot of room to move up. We have a global, known brand; it's strong. But I think we have a lot of upside for this franchise based upon getting our details and information and features in order."
EA developer, Ghost Games’ general manager Marcus Nilsson, still believes that the Need for Speed franchise still has a ton of commercial potential, despite selling more copies ten years ago than it does now.
“Need for Speed, ten years ago, sold a lot more copies than it sells now,” Nilsson said. “Which means we have a lot of room to move up. We have a global, known brand; it’s strong. But I think we have a lot of upside for this franchise based upon getting our details and information and features in order.”
Nilsson’s response on the matter came following a question about him being worried about working on a weathered franchise, one that’s been around for so long (perhaps too long). “Not really,” he said. “If I’m perfectly honest with you. I don’t feel pressure by it. I feel humbled to be associated with it.”
The upcoming open-world Need for Speed reboot is inspired by the Underground series and will launch this fall for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.