Something I want to point out NCAA v. Madden

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I've never seen in all my years see the NCAA forums completely demolish the Madden forums by number of viewers on release day. If I'm not mistaken I remember seeing over 3,000 viewers viewing the NCAA forums during it's release and as of 2:15 est I have yet to see over 1,000 viewing the Madden forums. I don't believe this has EVER happened here at OS. I'm sure most can agree that the NCAA team completely BROUGHT it this year! That is all.

[ODogg]

Although I like NCAA better than Madden to I think the comparison is invalid due to NCAA releasing first. By the time NCAA releases people have been without football and a new football game for a long time...but by the time Madden releases NCAA has already been out for a month. Not really a fair or worthwhile comparison due to that.

[dan_457]

This is something I've been thinking about myself. There were a few times when the NCAA board had almost 4000 viewers, and as you said i don't think the madden board has even hit 1000 yet. I was thinking that this was odd, looks like it is.

[speedkills]

NCAA is just a more compelling game. I just played my first Madden 11 franchise game and though it was fun I want to get back to my NCAA Dynasty.

Is it me, or are the player models and animations better in NCAA? I know the lighting is superior.

[BigD]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

Although I like NCAA better than Madden to I think the comparison is invalid due to NCAA releasing first. By the time NCAA releases people have been without football and a new football game for a long time...but by the time Madden releases NCAA has already been out for a month. Not really a fair or worthwhile comparison due to that.

Like I said, I don't ever recall this happening here at OS and If this was the case then the number of "viewers" would favor NCAA every year. NCAA has generated a ton of more interest and I'm sure most believe NCAA has released a far superior product. The proof is in the pudding as far as I'm concerned and I don't even watch college football, I'm 100% pure NFL and decided to purchase NCAA over Madden. Why? because it is better.

[BigD]

Quote: Originally Posted by dan_457

This is something I've been thinking about myself. There were a few times when the NCAA board had almost 4000 viewers, and as you said i don't think the madden board has even hit 1000 yet. I was thinking that this was odd, looks like it is.

Heck, NCAA almost brought down the boards on release day. It's quite amazing. I remember thinking usually madden triples the number of viewers on any given day. Not this year. I don't want to say it, but it seems people aren't buying madden.

[demon19000]

Yeah I noticed the number of viewers as well. I can say for one, usually I would either get both every year, or just Madden. But It's been a rotation the past few years for me, get one, next year the other, etc. It happened by accident at first, now I intentionally do it. For PS3, I have NCAA 09, Madden 10, now NCAA 11.

I say it happened by accident because I got Madden 10, and was gonna get Madden 11, until they said they didn't do anything with franchise mode. Not a big deal to some, but I don't play sports online, and dynasty mode is always really deep.

To me at least, I seem to get more excitement and replay value when I have 2 years of features that are new to me.

[ODogg]

I think Madden 11 is getting a bad rap on this board, since I got it I've hardly played NCAA 11. Yes NCAA 11 is the game I'll end up playing more as well, and I think it's a slightly better game, but it's not that much better. People just enjoy kicking the "King" when he is supposedly down I think.

I think once word gets out that Madden 11 is much better than the demo and people get a chance to play it at the mall, Best Buy, etc, the games sales will be pretty good this year.