NCAA Basketball 11 Cancelled, Future in Doubt (Gameinformer)

[jsquigg]

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It is unlikely another College basketball game will ever be created... or should I say one that will be a true sim. I can see perhaps a limited game with the big schools and maybe just a tournament style game. The category is too small. Face it, unlike NCAA Football, College basketball only gets exciting during tournament time for the majority of people. In fact, most people who watch the March Madness Tournament have never seen a game during the season.

That's utterly ridiculous. First off, I think we'll see an NCAA basketball sim again someday. Conditions are always changing and it is unwise to predict that something won't happen again. As for most March Madness viewers not watching regular season games, that is complete crap. While there are a quite a few casual observers, I would bet that most people who watch the tournament have an extended interest in college basketball.

[stlstudios189]

I still think that this will be a test for EA to see if more of their games can go every other year such as Fight Night and now College Basketball.

[bonannogiovanni]

More powerful consoles, less sports games. Is this trend going to continue in the future?

[tmac55]

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Does anyone think someone would create rosters for next year's NCAA season come next fall for use in NCAA 10?

[bcruise]

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Ea still owns the exclusive NCAA basketball license, as has we have been over in many threads. There is no chance of seeing any college basketball game next year unless something changes.

One would think that if EA doesn't put out a college basketball game the contract might be null...

Regardless, I agree that it's a sad day. I'm not expecting 2k to jump back in anytime soon - they'd face the same problems EA is leaving behind.

[duke776]

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Does anyone think someone would create rosters for next year's NCAA season come next fall for use in NCAA 10?

I'd be suprised if that happened because you can't edit the players class(fr,so, etc.). For exhibitions the rosters would be fine, but in dynasty they'd be useless.

[tmac55]

Re: NCAA Basketball 11 Cancelled, Future in Doubt (Gameinformer)

That's a shame.. I never looked into detail as far as rosters go, so that's too bad.

[bigsmallwood]

Re: NCAA Basketball 11 Cancelled, Future in Doubt (Gameinformer)

Wow. EA gets the license and then cancels the game. Its a really sad day in gaming when we don't get an NCAA College Basketball game. SMH One can only hope they update the current one with at least a patch.

[jyoung]

Wow. EA gets the license and then cancels the game. Its a really sad day in gaming when we don't get an NCAA College Basketball game. SMH One can only hope they update the current one with at least a patch.

Major SMH.

This sucks for sports gamers.

[rckabillyRaider]

not surprised at all. I saw this coming very clearly, as I'm sure many of us here did also. Sucks for the big college hoops gamers.

[Fiddy]

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Terrible confirmation......

To say they still have two games! Live and stupid, and terrible on 1 console NBA Jam, isn't considered two games.

All they have is Live 10. NBA Jam is going to bomb big time, from everything I've seen and read, it's crap! And Wii exclusive was a bad idea. I mean even as a PSN or XBL game would have been more profitable.

um, that sure is considered 2 games.

so all the stuff you read about NBA JAM is crap etc? what the heck do you expect? a basketball sim out of it? its an arcade title.

its gonna be a solid fun throw back with updated rosters. could it bomb? possibly, but just bc you wont like it doesnt mean its crap.

video games = fun..

some of you guys need to step away from the consoles and relax a bit, not take stuff like this so serious.

[Rickeysue]

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EA Sports is becoming less and less relevant all the time. No baseball game and now no college basketball. Yeah, if it's in the game, it's uh, not provided. SCEA is killing it with The Show and 2k has the best NBA game available. EA's college football game is also nothing to write home about. It's always the previously discarded Madden model anyways. EA is a second rate company scamming all of us sports gamers with recycled titles. I hope they go out of business. We consumers have the power and can make our voices heard through our wallets.

[Murph]

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Ea still owns the exclusive NCAA basketball license, as has we have been over in many threads. There is no chance of seeing any college basketball game next year unless something changes.

According to the Pasta Padre article, there was no exclusive license. It's just that only EA was willing to meet the CLC’s licensing costs.

[Jukeman]

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...Well, I always liked SCEA's NCAA Basketball games...

[Heyuimintojsus]

Bring back the best college basketball game ever - the 2Ks. It was hands down 10 times or more better than EA's version. I will play 2K8 over and over compared with this year's version of NCAA 10.