NHL 12 sets franchise sales record

This is partly due to EA's decision to make NHL12 region lock-free on the xbox.

This or FIFA....I must choose :|

@suprsolider: you obviously haven't played the nhl series games? :P

That's cool. I'm glad to here it's had success. It's the first hockey game I've bought in 10 years or so. It's friggin' great.

Winnipeg says you're welcome (Is from Winnipeg)

Nice. I need to get myself a copy real soon. This series has been quite stellar for the last few years.

Stop buying these games, it's the same game over and over again. Seriously people.

I really like to watch hockey, but where I live, people are so much focused on soccer that there's no space for other sports. I don't know the teams and the leagues, but I like to watch the world championship, Winter Olympics... wish I could play someday.

I have read an article last week with an interview from someone of high-level at EA... They don't rely that much on real sales anymore, they make the big money in ad placement in their game... Sick isn't it?! So they don't need customers to buy their game if the game is well-known, it will pay for itself... That's why they pee on our heads. This company is so disrespectful, you can't even close an EA account, their system is not made to do that I've been told yesterday! EA is truly the devil reincarnated... Boycott them if you still want competition in the game industry in 5 years! @MOwens9512...By the way, others companies don't need the NFL license, there is plenty of place for a good game of football on the market. If it is well done, and without online code, I'm buying it!

NHL is a great example of "if it works, make it even more awesome". These people have been perfecting the game with each iteration.

Well, NHL (and FIFA) have tended to be the solid sports franchises for EA Sports, so the sales are well deserved. At least they don't just make their money because EA Sports shut out the competition like Madden or NCAA does. They've actually built good equity, even if they hit a snag in progression along the way. Can't wait until their contract with the NFL expires soon. Hopefully we'll get a decent football game from someone when that happens.

Feels like the same game as the last few years. Wish they'd fix the controls so the poke check actually moved towards the friggin' puck instead of stabbing at nothing. I don't care about checking people into benches and breaking glass.

Record breaking sales?... could it be coincidental that it just so happened the year the Bruins won the cup? I think NOT!

@nitroRCman If I read it right they just skipped this year cuz they didn't like what they where doin just the same way EA Sports did wit the NBA which I applaud both companies 4 doin

Haven't seen anything buggy online so far. Not so much to be fixed on my side, maybe stats in BAP is a disappointment, nothing else than club stats shows up in the game...

people must really love their roster updates lol ea sports

Online is great, get a better connection

Since I have no faith in the online in this game not being buggy and crappy, I will not be getting this one. Or any other EA hockey game for that matter, until they fix the online.

awesome, i think im getting this soon, and im so playing that facebook game :D

We get a Madden review before the game even comes out but we still don't have a review for NHL a week after its release

Damn, I'm totally gonna play that Facebook game, too.

That's good to hear.

A strong positive for both the franchise and the sport.. well deserved.

one week later and still no review, but Gears 3 was reviewed a week in advance HMMMMMMMMMMMM

@Son_of_Bmore 2k discontinued their NHL series

Yea it's still a tad buggy, but what do you expect with so much going on at such a fast pace? Definitely worth $60 and much faster than NHL 11 (froze a couple times which was annoying, but other than that I think it's a huge step up)

Great game, but its insanely buggy.

If 2K spent as much time on there NHL & MLB games they b awesome

where's the review?

It seems like everyother sports games published by EA besides Madden are awsome so basically F*** EA TIBURON LAZY B@$TERDS

I'm really not into the hockey games, or the soccer games for that matter, but I know a lot of friends that really enjoy these hockey titles. They say the team sport in the game is unrivaled, so I may have to check it out!

And still gamespot has not reviewed the game... Weird.

Brendan Sinclair, you are THE best punster I know. Never change. I aspire to be like you! Sincerely, Kevin Pennyfeather Oh yeah, NHL12 is pretty fun too.

its gotta be because of all the Winnipeg Jets fans!

Say what you will about EA's stranglehold on NHL hockey game rights, this game is damn near perfect.

For an annually released sports game, that is impressive.