NFL loves money (not that other sports leagues don't, but the NFL draws money on another level). Disney was the highest bidder. I am actually surprised the NFL didn't take the money on this one quite honestly.
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NFL loves money (not that other sports leagues don't, but the NFL draws money on another level). Disney was the highest bidder. I am actually surprised the NFL didn't take the money on this one quite honestly.NFL- Green Bay Packers
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Yep seems like it's earlier and earlier each year the crap starts. For such a bad game and company people still want to hang around the game forums of their games. The trolling in here and golf forum are pathetic.
I'm simply going to do drive by looks to see if any new info is out our not. If not I'll move along and not even get involved in the crap this year.
That's a sincere question too because since I don't have a football game to enjoy, posting about the genre is how I get my fix.Comment
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It made more sense to go with EA. They already had a longstanding relationship, a successful product, and a fat wallet.Last edited by SageInfinite; 04-24-2015, 07:10 PM.http://twitter.com/sageinfinite
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It's not that simple. Madden was the most popular game with an nfl license. It would've been insane for them to go with a company that has never produced a football game for an exclusive deal. It would've also been insane for them to effectively kill the biggest brand name in football video games.
Disney was never a legit option even with the higher bid.Comment
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True. Not trying to go off-topic, but I need some clarification. I know that publishers can get around the exclusive deal if it's mobile. Does that apply to tablets? If so someone could potentially make a tablet game with the NFL.NFL- Green Bay Packers
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Yes and there are nfl games that can be played on tablets now.Comment
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Why not? The NFL eliminated quality games like 2k and NFL fever with the deal. It was about more money. As far as I know, Disney just planned on upping the price a bit a redistributing the license to anyone who asked. They didn't have a game of their own and didn't need one to make a profit with the purchase.Comment
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Why not? The NFL eliminated quality games like 2k and NFL fever with the deal. It was about more money. As far as I know, Disney just planned on upping the price a bit a redistributing the license to anyone who asked. They didn't have a game of their own and didn't need one to make a profit with the purchase.NFL- Green Bay Packers
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Big, you could be onto something. All the vets should know(including yours truly) what happens when the license talk comes up; it's similar to the great divide and goes on endlessly.
When a vet sees someone new posting about the license, a quick link could be provided by one of the vets and directed to that thread or to outside sources.
It just follows the same old constant path I've seen over the past decade.
There should be room on the bus for everyone, sim, don't buy Madden and sim who enjoy Madden for what it is.lolComment
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Don't be so naive.
Why would a company lobby for a bidding war if they didn't already know that they were going to be able to obtain it via their inflated capital? Sega was dying, and EA was at the top of the food chain with an inferior product. They knew what they were doing. There wasn't a chance in the world that they were going to be outbid. Come on now.
Yes I'm the naive one. When the NFL went to the "officially licensed (______) of the NFL" They did this across several mediums. Who was the first one to with the uniforms and on-field apparel deal...? Reebok beat out Nike, Adidas and a few others. 2K had a chance to win the license.
Reebok didn't then and doesn't now have more money than Nike, they just made the best offer. EA wasn't the highest bidder but they made the best offer, obviously better than 2K.
I don't care frankly, but it's been 10 years and the NFL did more to kill 2K football than EA. I'm done with EA football it's not worth it to me to continue down this path of mediocrity. Too many great games out to spend money on a product that doesn't want my money.Moderator
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Why not? The NFL eliminated quality games like 2k and NFL fever with the deal. It was about more money. As far as I know, Disney just planned on upping the price a bit a redistributing the license to anyone who asked. They didn't have a game of their own and didn't need one to make a profit with the purchase.
2k and fever weren't on the same level of Madden when it came to brand recognition.Comment
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I actually think the older generation has lower expectations. Especially the guys i remember who were on this site 10-15 years ago. I'm damn near 40. I dont have the time or energy to obsess and complain over video games that I used to.
Thats part of the reason I think I liked Madden 15. For example, the lack of holding penalties annoyed the **** out of me when I first got the game. I reached out to Madden dev Clint on Twitter and he made it clear that new OL/DL changes didnt affect holding and that the dev team didnt see the lack of holding penalties as am problem.
Now 20 yr old me wouldve started a thread about the holding penalties. 20 yr old me wouldve mentioned it in every thread I could. 20 yr old me wouldve asked Steve if I could write a quick article on OS bashing the dev team for ignoring such a fundamental part of the game. 20 yr old me wouldve harassed Clint on Twitter until he blocked me.
I'm 37 now with a wife and a kid who gets excited whenever he has any free time to just unwind and play video games. I had a ball doing that this year. Madden 15 is flawed like most Maddens but it was good enough for me to enjoy playing it and ignore the issues that the game has.
Many of my contemporaries from 10-15 yrs ago are the same way. These are the same guys who would attend E3 with me and respectively call devs out about issues in the games. These guys are still playing video games but they've found a way to ignore the issues.
With that said, I'm still a bit obsessive about NBA basketball and I still find the time and energy to flip out over basic things NBA games leave out so I'm not completely dead.
to get back on topic I'm anxious to see what they have in store for Madden 16. I really want to be pleasantly surprised."Maybe I can't win. But to beat me, he's going to have to kill me. And to kill me, he's gonna have to have the heart to stand in front of me. And to do that, he's got to be willing to die himself. I don't know if he's ready to do that."Comment
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Yes I'm the naive one. When the NFL went to the "officially licensed (______) of the NFL" They did this across several mediums. Who was the first one to with the uniforms and on-field apparel deal...? Reebok beat out Nike, Adidas and a few others. 2K had a chance to win the license.
Reebok didn't then and doesn't now have more money than Nike, they just made the best offer. EA wasn't the highest bidder but they made the best offer, obviously better than 2K.
I don't care frankly, but it's been 10 years and the NFL did more to kill 2K football than EA. I'm done with EA football it's not worth it to me to continue down this path of mediocrity. Too many great games out to spend money on a product that doesn't want my money.
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I actually think the older generation has lower expectations. Especially the guys i remember who were on this site 10-15 years ago. I'm damn near 40. I dont have the time or energy to obsess and complain over video games that I used to.
Thats part of the reason I think I liked Madden 15. For example, the lack of holding penalties annoyed the **** out of me when I first got the game. I reached out to Madden dev Clint on Twitter and he made it clear that new OL/DL changes didnt affect holding and that the dev team didnt see the lack of holding penalties as am problem.
Now 20 yr old me wouldve started a thread about the holding penalties. 20 yr old me wouldve mentioned it in every thread I could. 20 yr old me wouldve asked Steve if I could write a quick article on OS bashing the dev team for ignoring such a fundamental part of the game. 20 yr old me wouldve harassed Clint on Twitter until he blocked me.
I'm 37 now with a wife and a kid who gets excited whenever he has any free time to just unwind and play video games. I had a ball doing that this year. Madden 15 is flawed like most Maddens but it was good enough for me to enjoy playing it and ignore the issues that the game has.
Many of my contemporaries from 10-15 yrs ago are the same way. These are the same guys who would attend E3 with me and respectively call devs out about issues in the games. These guys are still playing video games but they've found a way to ignore the issues.
With that said, I'm still a bit obsessive about NBA basketball and I still find the time and energy to flip out over basic things NBA games leave out so I'm not completely dead.
I can 1000% agree with you on this
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