Beware The Ides Of March For The NFL Exclusive License

[StrawHat Patriot]

Quote: Originally Posted by SteboSSK

2k has always made their games more customizable than Madden. Not sure what that poster is trying to say. Madden can be replaced just as easily as Live did if 2k was making NFL games and were consistently doing great. It took about 4 years of consistently great games from 2k and some awful programming and too many gimmicks from EA to really overtake Live. If the license issue never came about I think we would be singing a very different tune right now.

APF 2K8 was what I meant kind of.

[criscarter]

Have there been any rumors of this actually happening? Another developer getting a license?

[The ArkanSaw]

I pray every day on 3 things:

1.Me and my loved ones survive the day.

2.I become prosperous.

3.2K gets the chance to make another football game.

[AndyP]

While it's clear that the NFL does like exclusive licenses with their partnerships, there was a time when it wasn't exclusive and if they could make more money then they would probably go that way. At least, never say never. Remember, the NFL has created a situation where EA are the only show in town. So long as the NFL wants a videogame partner, their only option is EA as it stands. There aren't many exclusive licenses where one company is the only company in the game. I don't personally think EA would be prepared to pay half as much for the next license which might factor into it. And I think it's in the interests of the NFL, financially and commercially, to expand the market so there is competition over the license at least.

[SickDL]

Ea will never give up the nfl license

[prey2god]

Here's another perspective. I used to play football games since back in the days. 10 Yard Fight was my very first football game and boy that sucked. But at the time, it was legit.

Then I saw an arcade version of Tecmo Bowl. After that, I was hooked. Tecmo Bowl then made games on Nintendo for years. It was basically the football game everyone played. People didn't play Madden back in the days like they do now. EA was barely on the come up.

Tecmo started slowing down around 95 after Super Tecmo Bowl or something of that nature. EA then started becoming big creating a new sim type game. Games like Gameday, NFL Fever, couldn't even compete.

But 2k came along and EA finally found it's competition. It was as if EA had a flashback, this time EA being Tecmo and 2k being the EA on the come up. EA knew they had to do something.

Unfortunately, their time is running out. It's the evolution of sports games. It happens everytime. It's inevitable another gaming company will do that much better leaving EA exhausted and giving up.

It's what it is.

[SuckaRepellent]

I don't mind Madden there's some annoyances but competition brings out the best.

No one should have an exclusive license imo

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[Clemmie]

Well i dunno if its simply a money issue, just goes to the highest bidder, or if tje NFL has a certain loyalty to EA at this point, but this is one way to win a "console war". If Sony or MS ever bid and got it could u imagine the implications? "The NFL, ONLY ON "insert console here".