EA Sports MMA One and Done?

[Gotmadskillzson]

Re: EA Sports MMA One and Done?

I doubt it be one and done, even with poor sales, EA has deep pockets and could absorb bad sales. I mean hell look at their street games, those sold poorly but they still sold it for 3 years straight.

It would be a shame though, THQ killed wrestling games when they got the WWE license for a long term contract years ago and they will do the same with MMA by having the UFC contract for long term.

[TreyIM2]

I didn't get into either games from 09 to now and I don't really watch MMA but I have played each demo. I have to say, as much as I dug the UFC demos, I liked the MMA demo a lot more because of the controls. The graphics were sweet, too. I am seriously considering this game so my nephew and I can have another game to rock on.

[BankHoldup]

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It's very disappointing that, despite previous iterations, this is a sport that's very new to video games, and it's already dominated by the name on the game box. I was so disappointed and angered by UFC 2010 because it was Yukes showing their true colors. I was then disappointed by the early videos for this, and even the demo wasn't that good, but the end product has been incredible. It's very possible that this game could see a resurgence when word of mouth continues to travel around.

With regards to a second game though, wasn't this destined to be an every other year series? Like, this year is MMA, next year is Fight Night, then the year after that is MMA, and on, and on? If EA continues to make money elsewhere, it's very possible they continue on with this to help build a brand. It's also not as if EA doesn't take chances. Dead Space, for example, was a huge risk EA took with publishing that game, and it turned out to be a winner. They will also beat a dead horse as much as someone like Activision, so don't be shocked if there is an EA MMA 2 at some point down the line. And if there isn't, I hope the main people behind this get jobs at Yukes developing UFC games.

[statum71]

Too bad. Actually I'm a UFC 10 guy. But I played the demo for EA MMA and it wasn't bad. Just not quite good enough for me to have it over UFC.

I have so many other sports that I only have time for one MMA game. So I stick with UFC

[econoodle]

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I doubt it be one and done, even with poor sales, EA has deep pockets and could absorb bad sales. I mean hell look at their street games, those sold poorly but they still sold it for 3 years straight.

It would be a shame though, THQ killed wrestling games when they got the WWE license for a long term contract years ago and they will do the same with MMA by having the UFC contract for long term.

i agree.
it wont be one and done.
'three and out' is more likely.

besides this is an analyst saying this.
the same types who predicted GTA V announcements at E3 and arrival of tthe WII HD which never happened.

[Cyros]

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I'm glad that EA now knows how it feels to not have a Lisence for a sport. They killed 2K Football, so it's karma.

Except they had previously lost their baseball game (MVP Baseball) to a licensing deal between MLB and Take Two.

[CX1329]

It would be horrible if they discontinued this series. It's the first ever MMA game with a somewhat realistic stand-up game, and it had things that UFC couldn't even begin to touch, like the amazing damage model, a wealth of different animations, different rulesets, rings, a submission system that doesn't require you to "shine" anything, and so on. I think the MMA market could definitely enjoy some competition, and thus, I'd hate for THQ to have the only MMA game around.

[bkfount]

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yeah, this is just analyst speculation. EA had to have some realistic idea what their sales would be for the initial outing of their non UFC MMA game. They put out a solid base and can build on it for the next one.

It had a small market anyways, as many UFC fans aren't actually MMA fans, but maybe the horrible demo turned some buyers away. Word of mouth and long term support from EA can help recover some of that.

[Money99]

Exclusive deals suck. I wonder if the day where a top sports game (ie Madden, NBA2K or NHL) is made exclusive to one console is close at hand.

Dana White is very shortsighted in the deal he made with THQ. I get it that he's miffed at EA, but all of that took place before Peter Moore took over.

Why not sell the license to both? All it could do is expand the interest of your sport.
If you're a businessman you can't let bitterness cloud your judgement.

[Lakers 24 7]

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The big question is whether or not they'll cut their losses now or support the game at least through a couple of patches.

If they do the latter the game, like APF 2k8, will never grow old. To this day you can still find a game online with APF, I see EA MMA having the same longevity if they don't release a new title.

[Lakers 24 7]

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Exclusive deals suck. I wonder if the day where a top sports game (ie Madden, NBA2K or NHL) is made exclusive to one console is close at hand.

Dana White is very shortsighted in the deal he made with THQ. I get it that he's miffed at EA, but all of that took place before Peter Moore took over.

Why not sell the license to both? All it could do is expand the interest of your sport.
If you're a businessman you can't let bitterness cloud your judgement.

Even UFC 2010 sales were lower than expected, the MMA market just isn't large enough to have 2 game companies producing content with the same license.

[aholbert32]

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Exclusive deals suck. I wonder if the day where a top sports game (ie Madden, NBA2K or NHL) is made exclusive to one console is close at hand.

Dana White is very shortsighted in the deal he made with THQ. I get it that he's miffed at EA, but all of that took place before Peter Moore took over.

Why not sell the license to both? All it could do is expand the interest of your sport.
If you're a businessman you can't let bitterness cloud your judgement.

As a businessman, you also should do buisness with companies you trust. Everybody here spins UFC10 as if it was a disaster and it wasnt. It was a disaster as a game but it was profitable for both THQ and the UFC...just not as profitable as 09. The UFC is happy with THQ and vice versa. Also video gamers are fickle as hell. As great as EA's game is, if THQ greatly improves UFC in 2012 the gamers will come in droves.

The whole reason they decided to go to the two yr plan wasnt because they saw UFC10 as a disaster but because they thought the MMA market was not big enough to justify an annual release. So with that line of thinking, why would they think the market would be strong enough to support two games by two different companies?

[koolbubbaice]

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This is the most sim like sports game EA ever created IMO.. As was said.. I actually fear good grapplers.. They play to their strengths.. The AI is very good.. FN is still too arcady.. Throwing 200 punches a round is lame.. You know a sports game leads to the arcade side when it's popular with the masses.. Again.. It's about profit.

[goh]

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There's been games that have sold poorly AND got poor reviews that get sequels from companies that don't have nearly the money EA does. This certianly should. At the very least if this doesn't get a sequel sell off the engine to THQ so they can use it to make UFC not suck.

[Jukeman]

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Hope they deliver a knockout blow with FN...