Colin Kaepernick Will Be the Only Player in Madden NFL 15 with Tattoos

[Dr. Banner]

That's BS, then why don't you let create a player players have tattoos EA?

[apollon42]

Re: Colin Kaepernick Will Be the Only Player in Madden NFL 15 with Tattoos

I wonder why they don't have the Nike gloves when they had them in NCAA.

[Aggies67]

The title of this thread is a little inaccurate. The original article doesn't say he'll be the only gy with tattoos. It says he'll probably be the only guy with authentic tattoos.

[BizDevConglomerate]

They should give an incentive to the artists to be featured in the games during the customization option and player edits. If you want your player tatted up then these artists will be the artists to to choose from with some of their designs as a choice to choose. That would be hot. And crazy marketing for those artists.

But without all tattoos it's wack to have one player. Unless they add more during the year, the only other thing worthy is to have generic tattoos so everyone is inked up. I'm more concerned with the hair, and editing though. E A is good for leaving stuff out.

[Mike Lowery]

Re: Colin Kaepernick Will Be the Only Player in Madden NFL 15 with Tattoos

I'm not really worried about the tattoos anymore, I am sure more players tatts will be added next year and thereafter. They probably just showed Kap's tatts to build up hype, tatts were probably a Madden 16 addition but they desperately needed to build hype for this years game. I am not buying the story that only one player went and got permission I find that laughable.
I am more worried about the gameplay than anything. With better, more realistic graphics, bad animations, player movement, and bugs will stick out even more, so lets hope they have improved that in a big way.

[YogurtProducer]

Nba games have tattoos because getting permission from 400ish NBA players is easier than the 1500 NFL players.

[inkcil]

Re: Colin Kaepernick Will Be the Only Player in Madden NFL 15 with Tattoos

But where does it say they aren't doing that? The only thing I saw was them saying CP will be the only one with "authentic" tattoos. But, why would they go out of their way to say "authentic" if their weren't any inauthentic ones? I am just asking.

No, it's a good question and of course I don't have the answer (until August 26th). But at the same time, why would they have a conversation about tattoos in the game to that extent (referencing old lawsuits, the last time they had generics, etc.) and not mention "hey, we will feature unauthentic/generic tattoos for other players in this years game too." Besides, this is a marketing ploy and so of course they are going to use a buzzword like "authentic" to hype their presentation.

In all fairness I think the second question is a better question. Why talk about their tattoo implementation in pieces (i.e. announce Kap's authentic tats now and the generic tats at a later date)?

[strawberryshortcake]

Re: Colin Kaepernick Will Be the Only Player in Madden NFL 15 with Tattoos

Nba games have tattoos because getting permission from 400ish NBA players is easier than the 1500 NFL players.

I'm confused.... then how about permission simply from 40 NFL players vs 400ish NBA players...? Not all 1500 NFL players sport tatoos.

Side Note: Your username. Do you actually make your own yogurt? I recently found out how to make it myself and have stopped buying store bought yogurt. Essentially the price of a gallon of milk gives me a gallon of yogurt.

[jtmoneyb4u]

i thought when pay for the tattoo its yours? so are they saying the artist have the right to comeback and take it? this make no sense to me i guess every player in NBA Live had to get artist permission huh? highly unlikely just make a great game and stop making excuses EA

[apollon42]

I just hope all the player models look as good as CK. I hope they fixed Richaes Sherman, he looked terrible last year.

[treq21]

Why is EA and a lot of people always concerned with details like this that you will hardly ever see while playing the game? Focus on making the gameplay better!!!!

[KANE699]

Re: Colin Kaepernick Will Be the Only Player in Madden NFL 15 with Tattoos

Nba games have tattoos because getting permission from 400ish NBA players is easier than the 1500 NFL players.

NFLPA is different than the NBA.... just so you guys understand.

[FINCANEfan]

I think its corny to only have his. All or none. Or get permission from the players to place a similar/generic one on instead.

[therealsmallville]

Re: Colin Kaepernick Will Be the Only Player in Madden NFL 15 with Tattoos

We get that it's not all EA. The point is if they couldn't get a majority of the players artist permission, then they should just hold off on adding tattoos in the game until they do. That's all. How odd is it going to look if only a handful of players have tatts in the game? They should just wait until Madden 16 to add them.

Why is it going to look odd? If you play as the Niners, he'll look like Kap. Let's face it, Kap's tats are a big part of his image. Without his tats, "Kaepernicking" makes no sense. I really don'tthink DeSean Jackson is known everywhere for his tats.

And if you don't play as San Fran, how often are you going to see Kap's arms, anyway? Even online, if you're spending your time thinking "man that totally looks awkward!" instead of focusing on your opponent, then you're doing it wrong.

The blind EA hate ITT is beyond ridiculously stupid. You guys say they should do all or nothing? If Kap put in the time (and most likely money) to get waivers signed, then why shouldn't he get to see himself portrayed accurately? Why should he be punished for going the extra mile when other players didn't? And to go with the "all or nothing" logic, what if 90% of the players secured waivers, but 10% didn't? Should EA still leave them out of the game because "it should be all or nothing"? I swear, if this is the worst thing you ever have to worry about, then you're pretty lucky in life.

[GlennN]

Couldn't care less about tats. Have them, don't have them, I just don't care. There are so many more important aspects to a football videogame, I can't believe this is even a topic.