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Buhbooh · 03-28-2008, 02:49 PM

I think I need to make my 4th post ever on this board to say that EA has to be the dumbest software company I have ever heard of. My thought was to not buy Madden this year, and to just buy Head Coach. Unreal. I wish someone else would step up to the plate football game wise. This company is single-handedly ruining sports gaming.

JohnDoe8865 · 03-28-2008, 04:31 PM

NO SALE EA!

**#$ YOU!

PlayaHataSupreme · 03-28-2008, 06:14 PM

I think a couple months or so after they release this "package" they'll probably try to release Head Coach separately for $40...........

CMH · 03-28-2008, 06:15 PM

What makes this worse is that it'll probably be near impossible to rent Head Coach as a result of it being packaged with Madden.

I'm pretty sure the companies have some rights over what products can be rented.

So, now I'm left being forced into purchasing this "awesome package" so I can try out Head Coach.

I'll wait to see if it's sold used somewhere.

mwjr · 03-28-2008, 08:03 PM

This absolutely sucks.

I actually enjoyed the 1st edition of NFL HC. Although there were several flaws, I still enjoyed it and was hoping the next iteration to be better.

I have no intention of buying Madden, but I would consider giving NFL HC09 a try, but now it looks like I can't do it.

mwjr · 03-28-2008, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by FlyingFinn


	With Madden sales being down last year, this a ploy to force all those who only wanted head coach to buy Madden so next year EA can point to Madden's sales being up again.

Yep. Pretty much. They've got to somehow pay for that exclusive NFL license and the extension they just signed.

N51_rob · 03-28-2008, 08:39 PM

I try not to bash EA when I post on Madden related issues here, but this is making it hard for me. Next-Gen sports are a joke, with sports gamers being the ones holding the bag. You never hear the guys that play FPS, RPG and stuff getting shafted by the games that they enjoy. Us sports gamers on entering year three of "Wait till next year." It's not just EA either. 2k and Brinkmans 3 year plan is another example. The ability to patch has basically given these guys a license to steal. It is very frustrating to say the least. I for one had decided to skip madden 09 and maybe even NCAA 09 this year, I was actually looking forward to HC09. Now I'm just so angry with the sports game genre in general.

Spectre · 03-29-2008, 11:59 PM

Are you kidding me?

Personally, I think EA wasted a ton of money paying for the development of Head Coach 09. The sales weren't going to be big as a standalone and I guarantee they won't be big as part of a 90 dollar package.

How many average Madden gamers will pick this up?

EA's justification for this makes no sense. If I was part of the Head Coach team, I'd be ticked off to no end.

03-28-2008, 02:49 PM	#9
Buhbooh Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: May 2003	Re: NFL Head Coach 09: Madden Collector's Edition Pack-In Only? EA Explains... I think I need to make my 4th post ever on this board to say that EA has to be the dumbest software company I have ever heard of. My thought was to not buy Madden this year, and to just buy Head Coach. Unreal. I wish someone else would step up to the plate football game wise. This company is single-handedly ruining sports gaming.

03-28-2008, 04:31 PM	#10
JohnDoe8865 Hall of Fame OVR: 59 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mount Airy, NC Posts: 9,612 Blog Entries: 40	Re: NFL Head Coach 09: Madden Collector's Edition Pack-In Only? EA Explains... NO SALE EA! **#$ YOU!

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PlayaHataSupreme MVP OVR: 15 Join Date: Jun 2003	Re: NFL Head Coach 09: Madden Collector's Edition Pack-In Only? EA Explains... I think a couple months or so after they release this "package" they'll probably try to release Head Coach separately for $40........... __________________ Favorite Teams: NBA: Houston Rockets NFL: Tennessee Titans MLB: Chicago White Sox NCAA: Florida State Seminoles

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CMH Making you famous OVR: 46 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ormond Beach, FL Posts: 26,235 Blog Entries: 1	Re: NFL Head Coach 09: Madden Collector's Edition Pack-In Only? EA Explains... What makes this worse is that it'll probably be near impossible to rent Head Coach as a result of it being packaged with Madden. I'm pretty sure the companies have some rights over what products can be rented. So, now I'm left being forced into purchasing this "awesome package" so I can try out Head Coach. I'll wait to see if it's sold used somewhere. __________________ "It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace "You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob Neyer

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03-28-2008, 08:03 PM	#13
mwjr MVP OVR: 10 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Columbia, SC	This absolutely sucks. I actually enjoyed the 1st edition of NFL HC. Although there were several flaws, I still enjoyed it and was hoping the next iteration to be better. I have no intention of buying Madden, but I would consider giving NFL HC09 a try, but now it looks like I can't do it.

03-29-2008, 11:59 PM	#16
Spectre Th* **** OVR: 27** Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 5,853	Re: NFL Head Coach 09: Madden Collector's Edition Pack-In Only? EA Explains... Are you kidding me? Personally, I think EA wasted a ton of money paying for the development of Head Coach 09. The sales weren't going to be big as a standalone and I guarantee they won't be big as part of a 90 dollar package. How many average Madden gamers will pick this up? EA's justification for this makes no sense. If I was part of the Head Coach team, I'd be ticked off to no end. __________________

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