FIFA 10 Clocks in at 4.5mil sold; FIFA 10 Ultimate Team Announced

It looks like FIFA 10 is continuing it’s dominance in the sports realm of video games as it has just been announced that the game (based on internal sales), has sold through more than 4.5 million units worldwide since launch, a 26 percent increase over the same period a year ago. FIFA 10 also became the fastest-selling sports videogame in the world with 1.7 million units sold through at European retail in its first week after its launch on October 1, and it’s the top selling game overall in Europe in 2009.

What’s that? To further expand on the success of the game, EA has announced FIFA 10 Ultimate Team. I don’t really care about that so I just copied and pasted a statement from the press release:

“FIFA 10 Ultimate Team adds a lot more authenticity to a unique game that will update with new challenges and content over time,” said Producer Paul Hossack. “We now have over 7,000 players from 27 leagues available, from which gamers will craft one or multiple squads to show their mastery of the revamped, more realistic chemistry system, and compete in tournaments with exciting requirements and rewards. On top of that, we’ll release new tournaments and other updates regularly to keep the experience fresh and exciting.”

I’m not a huge sports gamer, nor am I a fan of soccer. That being said, I have not picked up the game, but I guess it must be pretty good. So good job FIFA, good job.