EA Still Owns the NFL License Exclusively

[burter]

So if this game is made for casuals, like everyone keeps saying, why are the numbers not as high as back in the day or why the numbers are declining(or didn't explode like madden 25 which I know EA was hoping it would since it was their 25 years of madden)? Maybe those casuals are closet sim guys and are tired like us? . Or maybe those casual are older now and want to play sim games and not blow teams out by 100 points? To me this game should easily sell 10-15 million.

Idk. I'm just sick and tired of EA is "making a game for casual" when it's more like EA can't make a good football game(and hide behind the casual talk and really making it an arcade game cause they are good at making it play like that. Ice skating all over the freaking field) because they have no skill. Oh wait lets blame the upper mgmt for it not being sim. Wait lets blame not having the right guys behind us. Whatever. I'm calling it like I see it and they just don't have a clue how to make a football game. Just like 2k having all kinds of trouble making a baseball and nhl game. Sometimes you just aren't good at something. No excuses, you just aren't good at it. So of course you better renew that exclusively.

If everyone was good at everything we all would be driving a bentley. Well I'm driving a 2011 camaro so that is good enough, hahah

Disclaimer: I am drunk right now so everything I just said is me being pi**ed lol

[dkp23]

Quote: Originally Posted by burter

So if this game is made for casuals, like everyone keeps saying, why are the numbers not as high as back in the day or why the numbers are declining(or didn't explode like madden 25 which I know EA was hoping it would since it was their 25 years of madden)? Maybe those casuals are closet sim guys and are tired like us? . Or maybe those casual are older now and want to play sim games and not blow teams out by 100 points? To me this game should easily sell 10-15 million. Idk. I'm just sick and tired of EA is "making a game for casual" when it's more like EA can't make a good football game(and hide behind the casual talk and really making it an arcade game cause they are good at making it play like that. Ice skating all over the freaking field) because they have no skill. Oh wait lets blame the upper mgmt for it not being sim. Wait lets blame not having the right guys behind us. Whatever. I'm calling it like I see it and they just don't have a clue how to make a football game. Just like 2k having all kinds of trouble making a baseball and nhl game. Sometimes you just aren't good at something. No excuses, you just aren't good at it. So of course you better renew that exclusively. If everyone was good at everything we all would be driving a bentley. Well I'm driving a 2011 camaro so that is good enough, hahah Disclaimer: I am drunk right now so everything I just said is me being pi**ed lol

they are casual players, it isn't a long term game they play year round. They play it for a bit, see what is new then move on to the next game.

They probably just rent it or wait until they can borrow it or buy a 2nd hand copy

[hanzsomehanz]

Quote: Originally Posted by Greenblood60

No, I wouldn't,but what if anchors on ESPN say the same thing Florio did ? I'm just floored that he actually said it. I'm floored that he actually gave a darn about Madden to actually trash it and then bring up the other game. Madden is part of NFL culture. It will take a lot more than one crappy console generation to change that. This could be the start of that change.

I got to watching the 3:30 soapbox spiel and I am content to takeaway that he is merely doing this as a publicity stunt for his own personal gain through media attention - to what end it will achieve: I have no idea but I imagine the very Madden Cover Vote tournament he, Mike Florio, lamented over does more for EA's positive publicity than his soapbox spiel does for their negative publicity.

What I will do however to spread the word is share his video link on the EA Twitter pages - what say you EA?

[DeuceDouglas]

Maybe Florio was really upset with the fact that EA declined to include him in it's virtual Twitter feed so he could get into arguments with virtual mascots in addition to real ones.

Now Mike Florio Is Getting Into Twitter Fights With NFL Mascots

[GiantBlue76]

Quote: Originally Posted by ODogg

People that think 2K is better than the current Madden prove just how truly powerful nostalgia really is...

Yep and also how blind some people can be just to put themselves in the category of the "more mature". Some people know more about football than others. Just saying...

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by DeuceDouglas

Maybe Florio was really upset with the fact that EA declined to include him in it's virtual Twitter feed so he could get into arguments with virtual mascots in addition to real ones. Now Mike Florio Is Getting Into Twitter Fights With NFL Mascots

LOL, oh bother.

Reading the comments I know now more than enough about Florio.

Next.

[DeuceDouglas]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

LOL, oh bother. Reading the comments I know now more than enough about Florio. Next.

I just went through the comments myself and came away with some good laughs.

My favorite...

Quote:

[He's a hack] who relies on snark and sensationalism passing as journalism to the unwashed masses. Let's say Dez Bryant picks his nose, the headline would be "Dez Bryant Exhibits Classic Traits of Cocaine Addiction". The article would end with a snarky comment about how Tony Romo waits until the playoffs to blow.

Had seen him on SNF before but never realized he was viewed as such a joke.

[kehlis]

I've always enjoyed Florio and I wouldn't underestimate him.

He's a weekly staple on the Dan Patrick show which carries a wide variety of listeners and it isn't short on the younger (very relatively speaking) demographic since it airs 9-12 eastern.