Analyst: Madden Sales to Fall 50% if NFL Season is Cancelled

[sportyguyfl31]

Re: Analyst: Madden Sales to Fall 50% if NFL Season is Cancelled

To me it plain and simple. Athletes once again thinking they are bigger than the game.

Lazy statement.

The athletes arent asking for anything/

They are satisified with status quo.

It's the owners, fighting among themselves, because they all arent as marketing savvy as Jerry Jones.

That's all this is about.

[Strofan7]

Re: Analyst: Madden Sales to Fall 50% if NFL Season is Cancelled

I think they will decrease, but 50% seems extreme (pachter-style). I assume many people will buy the new game to help offset the loss of the NFL season by playing their own. However, someone mentioned just buying Madden 11 and simulating a season. Which is smart because it isn't like they are missing out on drafted players. So that could hurt my opinion some...

What I really think will be interesting is how college football will react. I expect a ton more fans at all of the games as well as a HUGE spike in sales if there is even a half decent NCAA 12 game released.

We'll see soon enough!

[TNT713]

Re: Analyst: Madden Sales to Fall 50% if NFL Season is Cancelled

EA isn't scared. No matter what - Die Hard Madden players will buy Madden.

There is a HUGE DIFFERENCE between a Die Hard Madden player and a gamer that plays Madden. For die hards, Madden is the #1 gaming priority. We purchase our consoles, extra controllers, TV's, and equipment to better our Madden experience...

Where as those who are less than die hard Madden fans buy the same things for a different reason - they simply enjoy gaming. Being a person who enjoys gaming and plays a little Madden is worlds apart from the Madden fan that enjoys gaming.

A 50% reduction in sales is the harshest number I could possibly imagine... This article is probably written by one of the guys that enjoys gaming - but is NOT a die hard Madden fan. It's highly likely that he's one of the guys that feels Madden is nothing more than the same game with a roster update every year - AKA, a writer who has no clue.

Die hard Madden fans live to have Madden every year... WITHOUT FAIL.

44% of the consoles in the US play Madden... As of yesterday afternoon there were still approximately 10,000 Madden players online.

No... Madden's sales might drop, but 50% is an astronomical figure... I'm guessing it will be more like 30-35% drop in sales from the average sales figures.

Later

[TNT713]

Re: Analyst: Madden Sales to Fall 50% if NFL Season is Cancelled

What I really think will be interesting is how college football will react. I expect a ton more fans at all of the games as well as a HUGE spike in sales if there is even a half decent NCAA 12 game released.

We'll see soon enough!

Doubtful there will be an NCAA spike... According to figures announced in one of the EA Madden podcasts (1 or 2 - can't remember), less than 10% of the people who play Madden also own NCAA.

There is VERY little crossover...

Later

[Strofan7]

Re: Analyst: Madden Sales to Fall 50% if NFL Season is Cancelled

Doubtful there will be an NCAA spike... According to figures announced in one of the EA Madden podcasts (1 or 2 - can't remember), less than 10% of the people who play Madden also own NCAA.

There is VERY little crossover...

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Curious if that is for the same year? Most of the people I know like to alternate between games, as in buy Madden 10, NCAA 11...etc

I feel these are the fans that are more heavily influence-able on which to buy, and I feel they will lean towards being more likely to purchase NCAA if the strike is still going on.

[43M]

Re: Analyst: Madden Sales to Fall 50% if NFL Season is Cancelled

It's the owners, fighting among themselves, because they all arent as marketing savvy as Jerry Jones.

That's all this is about.

You diss that guys post and then make an absurd comment like that?

oooookay

[Massive Meat]

actually sales will fall because people are finally starting to realize how bad madden actually is, especially compared to games made 3 and 7 years ago

[ABR173rd]

Re: Analyst: Madden Sales to Fall 50% if NFL Season is Cancelled

50% is pretty steep. I also think good or bad Madden has a following unlike any other video game. As far as the crossover between NCAA and Madden 10% seems very low...Only one of the six guys I know locally that owns Madden doesn't purchase both so I don't know who their polling for that data.


Jerry Jones being market savvy, LOL....................

[kjcheezhead]

Re: Analyst: Madden Sales to Fall 50% if NFL Season is Cancelled

50% is pretty steep. I also think good or bad Madden has a following unlike any other video game. As far as the crossover between NCAA and Madden 10% seems very low...Only one of the six guys I know locally that owns Madden doesn't purchase both so I don't know who their polling for that data.


Jerry Jones being market savvy, LOL....................

I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum I guess. I've been in an online league with 12-16 other owners for the past few years. Only one of them buys NCAA as far as I know.

I also don't quite get the Jerry Jones joke, here is a list of team profits going around the CBA thread...

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/30/...ns_Income.html


Jerry Jones' team made twice what any other owner did (except Daniel Snyder) and 4x or more as much as about 90% of the league. The guy obviously knows how to run a business.

[NoFear]

Re: Analyst: Madden Sales to Fall 50% if NFL Season is Cancelled

Sales will be decreased but 50%? Highly doubt it, UNLESS the game sucks.

The main thing we should be discussing is that since the Madden developers know they'll see a loss in sales, is that I hope it doesn't make them even lazier in improving the game.

I really hope they don't use the lockout as a cop out to churn out a crappy game, but it's also very much a possibility especially with how bad last year's game was in terms of progressing the series.