SEGA Celebrate FM2005 Success News

SEGA Europe today celebrated the success of Sports Interactiveâ?? Football Manager 2005, marking it the fastest selling release enjoyed by the European publisher.

â??This is tremendous news and a fantastic reward for all of the hard work which has gone into creating this game,â? says Miles Jacobson, managing director of Sports Interactive. â??As far as Iâ??m concerned, there are three groups of people who are responsible for this extraordinary performance â?“ the team here at SI who have worked harder than ever to make sure we produced our best game to date, everyone at SEGA Europe (and their partners) and our dedicated fanbase, which has stayed loyal, active and patient throughout the whole process. Nowâ?¦ letâ??s see about doing even better with the next one.â?

â??It took a great deal of hard and inspirational work from the very talented team here at SEGA Europe and Sports Interactive to ensure that FM 2005 achieved its full potential â?“ and while itâ??s very nice to be up there in the â??fastest-sellingâ?? charts, we plan to keep working on this title until we top the best-selling charts too. Weâ??re only just getting started,â? adds Mike Hayes, Managing Director of SEGA Europe