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Re: Wii U to miss out on 15 EA Games
« Reply #75 on: May 24, 2013, 05:25:02 PM »
I gotta disagree. People set their calendars to the Madden release. People care about who's on the cover, midnight launches, and everything surrounding the franchise. If those gamers went to stores and saw 2K, most would ask "Where the **** is Madden?"
Some people, sure. I'm not denying that there are passionate Madden fans. However, there are people who just want an NFL game and some of those people have been disappointed in Madden the last few years. If they saw another NFL game for $40 less than Madden, they might give it a shot, especially if they remember the old NFL 2K games or recognize the 2K sports brand from NBA 2Kxx.

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« Reply #76 on: May 24, 2013, 05:36:49 PM »
If "Madden" alone was such a strong force in American Football gaming, then there's no reason that EA should have paid out millions to have the "exclusive" rights to NFL football.
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Re: Wii U to miss out on 15 EA Games
« Reply #77 on: May 24, 2013, 05:39:32 PM »
Even if you have the #1 selling brand, wouldn't you love to be the only brand so you make even more money?


And I think (i'm not 100%) that at the time the NFL wanted to just have one company make NFL games, EA just managed to outbid everyone else.
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« Reply #78 on: May 24, 2013, 05:40:30 PM »
If I have to shell out $10 to make an additional $1, then the ROI isn't worth it.
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« Reply #79 on: May 24, 2013, 06:12:37 PM »
There are also football fans that would buy multiple football titles per year if they could.
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Re: Wii U to miss out on 15 EA Games
« Reply #80 on: May 24, 2013, 08:39:34 PM »
Being the only franchise in town has its benefits. Increased sales, less marketing expense, and less need to invest in the product. Either way, I'm sure EA worked out the ROI to be worth it.
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« Reply #81 on: May 24, 2013, 08:44:39 PM »
I actually think I have seen more commercials for Madden in the last 2 years than I ever have before. Especially the midnight launch at Walmart commercials for it.
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Re: Wii U to miss out on 15 EA Games
« Reply #82 on: May 24, 2013, 08:47:07 PM »
But there's also the chance that Walmart is willing to foot (at least some of) the bill on those commercials. Hell, they might be more willing to do midnight launches with the sales of the game being that much higher without competition.
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« Reply #83 on: May 24, 2013, 09:09:28 PM »
From my experience, the majority of the Madden fanbase is the same dude bro gamers that pick up Call of Duty religiously.  The Madden games are fun but its become a joke how repetitive its become.  I get excited every year for Madden (because I love football and don't have access to NFL2k).  I get the game and then a month or so later, I'm tired of it because the luster has worn off and I've begun to notice that its still basically the same game I played last year and the years before that.  I wish there were other options just to break the monotony already.  Hell, I'd pay more than 60 if I could get me a new NFL 2k game.  Anyways, enough of that, don't want to continue to derail this thread. 

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« Reply #84 on: May 24, 2013, 09:31:22 PM »
I mean, it's football. It's meant to be realistic, and the game doesn't change that much. The biggest variant is NFL Blitz. Even EA's half-hearted attempt at a rival felt fresh.
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Re: Wii U to miss out on 15 EA Games
« Reply #86 on: September 06, 2013, 09:22:18 PM »
Don't worry: EA's working on a patch to fix the invisible buyer issue.
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« Reply #87 on: September 06, 2013, 09:58:54 PM »
Don't worry: EA's working on a patch to fix the invisible buyer issue.


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Re: Wii U to miss out on 15 EA Games
« Reply #88 on: September 06, 2013, 11:17:06 PM »
Maybe if they advertised that whole free year of NFL Sunday Ticket thing, it'd be different.
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