Will College Basketball Return to the Next-Gen Sports Lineup?

[tbook24]

2k should revamp college hoops the market is there and peopleare hungry. i played the college game more than the pro because of online and offline value as a coach and player.

[js3512]

Here's an idea, release it just before or at the same time as the NBA games. Take football for instance, many hardcore gamers here will purchase both Madden and NCAA but for alot of the more casual and/or more financially restricted consumers, they have to make a choice between the college game or the pro game and I would be willing to bet that if NCAA released after Madden it's sales would take a HUGE hit. Yes, I'm aware that Madden outsells NCAA despite that but I think that's more because of the NFL's huge popularity and the name Madden. With basketball, many fans, perhaps a majority, prefer the college game to the pro game but the preference may not be enough to convince them to wait an extra month for a new game. I'd bet that if consumers had the choice of either/or on release day of two identical games, one an NBA version and one an NCAA version, many would choose the NCAA game.

[MHammer113]

With the recent success of the NBA 2K series I dont see why College Hoops couldn't have great success with a game that is cheap to make. Obviously this has to do with licensing fees, but we shall see. I also believe release the game early for the hardcore fans, but then have a huge marketing campaign including a combo pack with NBA 2K when February and March roles around. The fact that NCAA Basketball 10 sold double of College Hoops 2k8 and was half the product and didn't even work for many proves EA did a good job marketing. Step up your marketing game 2K and you will see sales.

[JaySwizzlez]

I think that 2k could definitely pull it off, but I just don't see it happening, as much as I would like a new game to come out.

[js3512]

With the recent success of the NBA 2K series I dont see why College Hoops couldn't have great success with a game that is cheap to make. Obviously this has to do with licensing fees, but we shall see. I also believe release the game early for the hardcore fans, but then have a huge marketing campaign including a combo pack with NBA 2K when February and March roles around. The fact that NCAA Basketball 10 sold double of College Hoops 2k8 and was half the product and didn't even work for many proves EA did a good job marketing. Step up your marketing game 2K and you will see sales.

Jordan in his tar heel gear lol

[ven0m43]

With the recent success of the NBA 2K series I dont see why College Hoops couldn't have great success with a game that is cheap to make. Obviously this has to do with licensing fees, but we shall see. I also believe release the game early for the hardcore fans, but then have a huge marketing campaign including a combo pack with NBA 2K when February and March roles around. The fact that NCAA Basketball 10 sold double of College Hoops 2k8 and was half the product and didn't even work for many proves EA did a good job marketing. Step up your marketing game 2K and you will see sales.

NCAA BB 10 sold dbl of C Hoop 2k8, because that was the only college BB game out. If you add the total number of sales for CHoop2k8 and NCAA BB 8 they're about the same as what NCAA BB 10 had.

I would think that if 2k took there NBA game and turned it into a college game they would sell around 400-600k copies.

NBA 2k sells in the 4mil plus range. If 2k could make a college hoops game that transfers well to the nba game and release the college hoops game before they release the NBA game, then I could see a large increase in sales. If draft classes and player creations could transfer to the NBA then I could see people buying the C Hoops game to create a player/career starting in High school and then through college and then taking them into the NBA game , giving their created player a stat/skill point increase for the NBA

[js3512]

NCAA BB 10 sold dbl of C Hoop 2k8, because that was the only college BB game out. If you add the total number of sales for CHoop2k8 and NCAA BB 8 they're about the same as what NCAA BB 10 had.

I would think that if 2k took there NBA game and turned it into a college game they would sell around 400-600k copies.

NBA 2k sells in the 4mil plus range. If 2k could make a college hoops game that transfers well to the nba game and release the college hoops game before they release the NBA game, then I could see a large increase in sales. If draft classes and player creations could transfer to the NBA then I could see people buying the C Hoops game to create a player/career starting in High school and then through college and then taking them into the NBA game , giving their created player a stat/skill point increase for the NBA

I've always thought that going into the bigger consol generations of the PS4/720 and beyond that eventually the NCAA/Madden games would eventually merge into one larger, all encompassing football game and I could even see the same happening for basketball games. You'd have a core group of gameplay developers who handle the gameplay for each but then seperate teams for the presentational elements. As games get more and more costly to consumers it only makes sense otherwise sales are going to continue to drop as more and more consumers are forced to choose between one or the other. I think a football game or a basketball game doing this would result in record sales for their respective sport. Of course there'd be hurdles to getting to that point but in the long run it only makes sense. Otherwise more and more sports games are gonna fall by the wayside.

[champ195797]

I think 2K should sell college and NBA together as An upgrade Pack

[iDaulton]

God I'am missing some College Basketball on my Xbox. 2k make it happen!

[King_B_Mack]

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Jordan in his tar heel gear lol

Honestly that would be a great start to get college basketball sales rolling again. If they (preferably 2K) could get some classic teams maybe and put Jordan on the cover of the game you could generate some sales just off that alone. If it's as quality an experience on the court as 2K8 was you can gain repeat buyers there.

I've always thought that going into the bigger consol generations of the PS4/720 and beyond that eventually the NCAA/Madden games would eventually merge into one larger, all encompassing football game and I could even see the same happening for basketball games. You'd have a core group of gameplay developers who handle the gameplay for each but then seperate teams for the presentational elements. As games get more and more costly to consumers it only makes sense otherwise sales are going to continue to drop as more and more consumers are forced to choose between one or the other. I think a football game or a basketball game doing this would result in record sales for their respective sport. Of course there'd be hurdles to getting to that point but in the long run it only makes sense. Otherwise more and more sports games are gonna fall by the wayside.

You will never ever see anything like that happen. The logistics of that are just too great to overcome. That's not even to speak of the amount of greed between the professional leagues and the NCAA and trying to divide the profits of such an arrangement. Won't ever happen man.

[jwtucker710]

I still play CH2K8, and a little of the NCAA Basketball 10, both are decent games if you can get past the dated graphics and player models. NCAA BB 10 is more polished and has the smoother game play, but 2K8 is more realistic in Legacy mode. If I'm not mistaken, you can upload the current college rosters for 2K8, but not for NCAA 10. That said, I do think we will see a new college bb game in another year or two. If EA isn't going to put on their big boy pants and develop another NBA LIVE game, then they should put all their effort into a college basketball sim.

[tbdaniel15]

I really don't care how they would make it happen, just make it happen. Personally, I prefer NCAA Football over Madden because of all the aspects that go into college football compared to pro, such as recruiting, rivalries, rankings, and so on, and I know I know I'm not alone in this thinking. The same thing could be applied to a collegiate basketball game. With the outstanding success of the NBA 2K series, just imagine what a revamped 2K College Hoops game could do in the market. And I know sales have been down in the past, but with this drought without any college basketball games for years, the market would be booming right from the get go (especially if it was from 2K). I know during this time of year I think to myself a lot, "Man I wish i could play some College Hoops 2K13 right now." Bring the series back, 2K! It would definitely be worth the investment to get it started.

[KCClassic7807]

I think there is a high demand (From the community) in terms of a college basketball game. NCAA Basketball 10 was the last one we had. What makes it worse, is how the teams are changing there jerseys shoes, and styles, the games, soon became outdated.

I think the best thing about college basketball and most college sports games, are you do not see the same2-5 teams every other game. It's cool to play some other teams and fans of different school. I miss having a collge BBall very much as every year around this time I dust off CH2K8 and NCAA BB 10

[MillerTE92]

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I just paid $60.11 for College Hoops 2K8 on Amazon

[King_B_Mack]

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I just paid $60.11 for College Hoops 2K8 on Amazon

You may have gotten robbed.