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''FIFA'', also known as ''FIFA Football'' or ''FIFA Soccer'', is a series of association football video games or football simulator, released annually by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label. While there was no major competition when EA released the first titles in their ''Madden NFL'' and ''NHL'' series, football video games such as ''Sensible Soccer'', ''Kick Off'' and ''Match Day'' had been developed since the late 1980s and already competitive in the games market when EA Sports announced a football game as the next addition to their EA Sports label. When the series began in late 1993, it was notable for being the first to have an official licence from FIFA, the world governing body of football. The latest installments in the series contain many exclusively-licensed leagues including leagues and teams from around the world, including the German Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga, English Premier League and Football League, Italian Serie A, Spanish La Liga, Portuguese Primeira Liga, French Ligue 1, Dutch Eredivisie, Brazilian Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Mexican Liga MX, American Major League Soccer, South Korean K-League, Saudi Professional League and Australian A-League, allowing the use of real leagues, clubs, and player names and likenesses within the games. In addition, internationally popular clubs from around the world, including some teams from Greece, Turkey, Argentina and South Africa, without those nations' entire leagues. The main series has been complemented by additional installments based on single major tournaments, such as the FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Football Championship, and UEFA Champions League, as well as a series of football management titles. As of ''FIFA 13'', Lionel Messi is the face of the franchise, appearing on the front cover of every game released in the series and in promotional campaigns and advertisements. He replaced Wayne Rooney, who appeared on seven straight covers from ''FIFA 06'' to ''FIFA 12''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FIFA 07 )〕〔(Rooney 'continues to represent EA Sports,' says EA ) Video Gamer, 6 September 2010〕 As of 2011, the ''FIFA'' franchise has been localised into 18 languages and available in 51 countries.〔("EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer 11 in Stores Now Throughout North America, Available in Europe and Asia Beginning September 30" ). Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 1 August 2014〕 The series has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling sports video game franchise in the world, and one of the best-selling video game franchises. Also ''FIFA 12'' holds the record for the "fastest selling sports game ever" with over 3.2 million games sold and over $186 million generated at retail in its first week of release. The franchise's latest release is ''FIFA 16'', released on September 22, 2015 in North America, September 24, 2015 in Europe and on October 8, 2015 in Japan and Brazil for multiple gaming systems. ==History== While ''FIFA 95'' did not add much other than the ability to play with club teams, ''FIFA 96'' pushed the boundaries. For the first time with real player names by obtaining the FIFPro license, the PlayStation, PC, 32X and Sega Saturn versions used EA's "Virtual Stadium" engine, with 2D sprite players moving around a real-time 3D stadium. ''FIFA 97'' improved on this with polygonal models for players and added an indoor soccer mode, but an early pinnacle was reached with ''FIFA: Road to World Cup 98''. This version featured much improved graphics, a complete World Cup with qualifying rounds (including all national teams) and refined gameplay. Months later, ''World Cup 98'', EA's first officially-licensed tournament game. ''FIFA'' games have been met with some minor criticism; such as improvements each game features over its predecessor. As the console market is expanding, ''FIFA'' is being challenged directly by other titles such as Konami's ''Pro Evolution Soccer series''. Both ''FIFA'' and ''Pro Evolution Soccer'' have a large following but ''FIFA'' sales is rising as much as 23 percent year-on-year.〔 In 2010, the ''FIFA'' series had sold over 100 million copies making it the best-selling sports video game franchise in the world and the most profitable EA Sports title.〔〔 With ''FIFA 12'' selling 3.2 million copies in the first week after its September 27 North American debut in 2011, EA Sports dubbed it "the most successful launch in EA Sports history."〔 In 2012, EA Sports signed Lionel Messi to the ''FIFA'' franchise, luring him away from the competitor Pro Evolution Soccer. Messi's likeness was then immediately placed on the cover of ''FIFA Street''. In 2013, the Spanish professional women's footballer Vero Boquete started a petition on Change.org, which called upon Electronic Arts to introduce female players in the ''FIFA'' series. The petition attracted 20,000 signatures in 24 hours. On 28 May 2015, EA announced that female national teams will be included in FIFA 16, which is set to be released on 25 September 2015.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.easports.com/fifa/women?utm_campaign=fifa16-social-global-ic-yt-women-reveal-features-ytd-052815-text-site-ramp&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&sourceid=fifa16-social-global-ic-yt-women-reveal-features-ytd-052815-text-site-ramp&cid=38920&ts=1432822284786 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「FIFA (video game series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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