Madden NFL 10 Online Franchise Discussion

[mmorg]

Do you think this will be tied into Facebook like the guys at EA have been hinting at?

Also, do you think the web app will allow the commissioner to advance the Franchise?

[PantherBeast_OS]

I am not sure yet of that. hopefully it will.

[MRxAmazing]

I know there's an iPhone application in the works that will be launched with the released of Madden 10. Now what about the people who don't have iPhones, but have phones of similar capabilities? G1, Blackberry, LG Voyager, etc.

I have a T-Mobile G1. It uses something called "Android." It's very similar to the iPhone in terms of the functionality, which is why I ask if there will be any chance of the Madden 10 application making its way to other phones?

Is there a way to I guess 'Port' over an application? I see a lot of similar apps in the Android market that the iPhone has. If the apps hits the Android Market, I will probably never run an offline franchise.

[pfunk880]

Even if there's not an app, you very possibly could just access the website in your mobile web browser.

[MRxAmazing]

Quote: Originally Posted by pfunk880

Even if there's not an app, you very possibly could just access the website in your mobile web browser.

Not necessarily. It depends on how they set it up. If it's Java or Flash, I wouldn't really be able to access it with full, if any functionality.

I personally feel they shouldn't favor one company over another, in that sense. There's A LOT of people with a Blackberry, G1, etc. I wouldn't be mad if they didn't make an app for the other carriers, but I would be disappointed.

[pfunk880]

Quote: Originally Posted by MRxAmazing

Not necessarily. It depends on how they set it up. If it's Java or Flash, I wouldn't really be able to access it with full, if any functionality. I personally feel they shouldn't favor one company over another, in that sense. There's A LOT of people with a Blackberry, G1, etc. I wouldn't be mad if they didn't make an app for the other carriers, but I would be disappointed.

I have a BlackBerry myself, but I understand the high popularity of the iPhone and iPod Touch, as well as the ease of the App Store. So, while I would love to see the Online Franchise app come to the BlackBerry, I'm not going to hold my breath. It would take some effort to port the app to every single smart phone, effort I'd rather see spent on developing the actual console game. And therefore, I understand that if they are going to pick only one mobile platform to develop an app for, they would go with Apple for the reasons mentioned before.

[MRxAmazing]

Quote: Originally Posted by pfunk880

I have a BlackBerry myself, but I understand the high popularity of the iPhone and iPod Touch, as well as the ease of the App Store. So, while I would love to see the Online Franchise app come to the BlackBerry, I'm not going to hold my breath. It would take some effort to port the app to every single smart phone, effort I'd rather see spent on developing the actual console game. And therefore, I understand that if they are going to pick only one mobile platform to develop an app for, they would go with Apple for the reasons mentioned before.

I see what you're saying. And I do agree with you. I feel that if they are NOT going to charge for the application, then they should allow for other tech-savvy people to use the source code so they can port it over.

That's why in my OP, I mentioned that I've seen very similar apps in the Android market that have also been on the iPhone/ipod Touch market. I assume that port isn't as difficult.

Not trying to be nitpicky, really. Just hoping for the best, I suppose.

[Exonerated]

iPhone FTiW