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October 2, 2006

Exclusive: Game Developer's Top 20 Publishers Sees EA Triumphant



Exclusive: Game Developer 's Top 20 Publishers Sees EA Triumphant Game Developer magazine, sister publication to Gamasutra and leading U.S. video game trade magazine, has revealed its 2006 Top 20 Publishers list in the October 2006 issue of the magazine, and the ranking is again topped by veteran publisher Electronic Arts.

The article ranks the top 20 video game publishers concretely by factoring annual revenue figures, average aggregated review scores, number of releases, and anonymous developer surveys regarding milestone payments, pay and perks, and producer quality, and has been running since 2003.

In the exclusively compiled chart, Electronic Arts made its fourth appearance at the top of the heap, in spite of a fourth quarter 2006 earnings loss, and labor practices-related lawsuit settlements. Nonetheless, the largest number of releases and highest revenue of any publisher, alongside solid feedback ratings and above-average review score led EA to the top again.

Nintendo moved up to second place on the list this year, up from fourth, due to strong DS software sales, with multiple million-sellers such as Nintendogs and New Super Mario Bros. The company also boasted significantly more releases than last year. Nintendo also boasted the highest scores for milestone payments and producers this year, helping propel the company up the list.

Activision was bumped from second to third by Nintendo’s strong showing, but the company is certainly no slouch, as its Call of Duty and Tony Hawk series continued to perform very well. The company’s release count decreased somewhat, but the slight decrease in quantity was replaced by quality, with a higher average review score coming through for the company.

Sony moved up one spot to fourth place this year, due to stronger PSP game sales in North America, and a higher average review score, bolstered by critical hits such as Shadow of the Colossus. Weighing in at number five this year was Take-Two, bolstered by its Grand Theft Auto powerhouse in terms of revenue, in spite of controversy and fading legal threats. Healthy sales of the co-published The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion didn’t hurt the company's rise either.

The overall top ten list compiled by the magazine, with the company's 2005 ranking in parentheses, is as follows:

2006全球游戏软件发行商十强
（）中为2005年排名
1. (1.) Electronic Arts
2. (4.) Nintendo
3. (2.) Activision
4. (5.) Sony Computer Entertainment
5. (10.) Take-Two
6. (3.) Microsoft
7. (8.) THQ
8. (6.) Ubisoft
9. (7.) Konami
10. (9.) Sega Sammy Holdings

The full 2006 Top 20 Publishers listing, including statistics, analysis on all of the Top 20, and lots more background, is available in the October 2006 issue of Game Developer magazine, for which subscription copies have been sent out - the magazine will be available for digital download later this week.

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简要翻译：

06年10月号的《游戏开发者》杂志评出了2006年度全球游戏发行商20强。

评选依据：全球范围内的游戏发行公司的销售额、平均媒体评价、发行的游戏数量、还有其他针对发行商的调查数据（如参考公司薪酬水准、制作人质量等）

在“前十强”中，EA第四次捧得桂冠（该刊自2003年以来一直推出此评选）。尽管EA的06第四财季报出亏损，还有一些劳资纠纷在身，但同行中最高的发行量、最高的销售额、平均最高的review评价都让EA成为当之无愧的业界老大。

任天堂继去年的第四位跃居第二，无疑得益于强劲持久的DS软件井喷，如多款《任天狗》、《新马力欧兄弟》等百万级大作。公司今年发行数也较去年显著增长。

Activion的成绩也不错，呈现“量减质升”的态势，媒体评分普遍提高。CoD和托尼·霍克滑板等系列依然是公司支柱。

索尼由去年的第五向前一步，升至第四。功劳得益于北美地区更为强劲的PSP软件销量，和《旺达与巨像》为代表的高素质评价。

Take-Two由去年10位猛窜至第五，尽管官司缠身，但GTA系列作品势如破竹的业绩和联合发行《上古卷轴4》等的成功都让公司今年的表现十分抢眼。

全文见该杂志10月号

[ 本帖最后由 RestlessDream 于 2006-11-30 02:17 编辑 ]

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原帖由 藕是张力 于 2006-11-30 02:18 发表
自己发帖，自己设置高亮

不满意啊，我认为这消息重要呀，且原创翻译，又不是转的

兄弟有意见？我还想给自己加分呢

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原帖由 游零神子 于 2006-12-1 16:56 发表
大家要看好，是发行商，不是开发商，貌似EA的自己开发的游戏很少，都是拿来发行

这个“貌似”不对，EA自己的开发实力也是全球数一数二的，至少从数量上。