[Broncos86]

Quote: Originally Posted by LivingLegend

I wonder how many of those are modern casuals, and how many are hardcore fans returning to Madden. I know a lot of people who came back to Madden this year. The bad thing is if the issues don't get patched right away, the core hardcore fanbase is going to get turned back off from the product. Casuals may not know the difference.

I think you're a smidgen confused. The "core fanbase" of Madden are the "casuals." Fans such as those of us on OS are in the minority. If the hardcore were Madden's core demographic, things would be quite different.