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EA financials: 15 double platinum titles for 2008

EA's has confirmed it had 15 double platinum titles in 2008 in its full year financials last night, and claimed it it still the biggest publisher in the world, according to this GI piece.

The firm had 19 percent and 20 percent market share in North America and Europe respectively, the firm said.

Additionally the company was the number one third party publisher for Nintendo's Wii platform in Europe taking a 15 per cent slice - up from 7 per cent the previous year - while it took an 11 per cent share in North America.

The claim spit in the face of Activision's assertion that it's number one in the US. Who's right? Who knows. Or cares.

Read the rest of our EA financial report coverage here.

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Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.

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