Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane are the NHL 16 Cover Athletes

[Simple Mathematics]

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So where's that custom covers thread?

[Diehardfan]

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Everyone planning on hanging the game box on a wall in your game room?


Good Lord, it's the box the game comes in....worry more about what's in the box.

[soxnut1018]

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I am okay with this.

[13whitebread]

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Can't believe the NHL allowed the Blackhawks to win the 10, 13 and 15 Cups.

Yeah can't believe LA Kings won 2 cups and they weren't on the cover either.

[13whitebread]

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Everyone planning on hanging the game box on a wall in your game room?


Good Lord, it's the box the game comes in....worry more about what's in the box.

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[brent3419]

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both again?


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[Caniac94]

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If they hadn't been on it before it wouldn't be a big deal to me but this is a stupid move IMO. I really thought John Tavares was gonna make it for a few months now. Blown opportunity. EA really like to make some boneheaded moves. And yeah that picture does look hideous (not the players, just the way the picture looks on the cover.)

[canucksss]

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Everyone planning on hanging the game box on a wall in your game room?


Good Lord, it's the box the game comes in....worry more about what's in the box.

Both are great players indeed, this is coming from a Canucks die hard

I agree with you totally, personally I really don't care about the cover. I am paying for the game and not the cover! SMH

[kehlis]

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If they hadn't been on it before it wouldn't be a big deal to me but this is a stupid move IMO. I really thought John Tavares was gonna make it for a few months now. Blown opportunity. EA really like to make some boneheaded moves. And yeah that picture does look hideous (not the players, just the way the picture looks on the cover.)

I'm not sure you really understand how marketing works.

If the cover is what's going to sell the game to some, it's going to sell a lot more to Blackhawks fans who would have never bought it before rather than Islanders fans who might have been on the fence.

[Caniac94]

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I'm not sure you really understand how marketing works.

If the cover is what's going to sell the game to some, it's going to sell a lot more to Blackhawks fans who would have never bought it before rather than Islanders fans who might have been on the fence.

Maybe if you're buying the game solely based on who is on the cover. If they wanted to go with the Blackhawks they could have at least put a different player on there, like Duncan Keith.

[kehlis]

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Maybe if you're buying the game solely based on who is on the cover. If they wanted to go with the Blackhawks they could have at least put a different player on there, like Duncan Keith.

Wasn't your post based on the fact that EA messed up on the cover because they missed out on an audience who would buy solely because of the cover?

You that's the point of any cover in any game right?

[Caniac94]

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Wasn't your post based on the fact that EA messed up on the cover because they missed out on an audience who would buy solely because of the cover?

You that's the point of any cover in any game right?

No, I just thought Tavares was a more deserving player is all and would like to see a new face/team represented on the cover, as has seemed to be the trend, regardless of marketing. But hey I'm not basing by decision on whether or not to buy solely based on the cover.

[AdamJones113]

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The worrying thing for me about the cover (besides the fact that it doesn't look great) is that it clearly was decided very recently. Obviously this wasn't decided until after the Cup (while it may have been mocked-up prior and was selected among many); the decision making is a little questionable in my opinion.

[Vic Viper]

So 3 of the last 6 years we have either Kane, Toews or now BOTH...

Not a fan of the repetition

Dynasty with the NHL and game covers....Hahaha. I love it. 3 in 6 years for both.

[bigdipper88]

Just when I think the EA Sports team cannot get any dumber. I can't see how the Chicago Blackhawks are on the cover of NHL 10,11 and now 16. Absolutley the most stupid decision I have seen for a cover of a major sport video game. Now I can see why they Have such a low budget it has to be rammer and
gary buttman approved duhh.

Peyton Hillis would disagree