EA Sports recently shipped the latest iteration in the Tiger Woods series, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010. The game features expanded crowds for more tension on each shot, real-time weather, and full support of the new Wii MotionPlus controls. Impressively, the franchise has no produced more than $500 million in sales in the U.S., NPD analyst Anita Frazier has revealed on her Twitter page.
With yesterday's release of the May video game sales data, Frazier noted, "Tiger Woods titles are typically released in August or September. It will be interesting to watch how the title performs when it's not competing at retail with Madden, and with the impact of the Wii MotionPlus for the Wii version. Releasing it during the month when the U.S. Open (and consequently Tiger) is getting air time can't hurt either."
Frazier raises an interesting point. Has EA been cannibalizing sales of Tiger Woods with Madden? After all, a bulk of these sales on sports titles are coming from the slightly more casual consumer that's only going to buy a handful of games all year. As popular as Tiger is, there's no doubt that people will pick football over golf. Putting some more room between the two releases seems like a smart move.
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