It appears, on the surface at least, fans are no longer happy with the
Madden status quo.
EA Sports reported sales of just over 1 million copies of Madden in its first week on store shelves. While EA was touting the success of
Madden NFL 25, those sales numbers are down significantly from
last year's number of 1.65 million in the same time span, a nearly 40% drop in sales.
The obvious culprit does seem to be many gamers are holding out for next-gen
Madden, which makes a lot of sense. However, with
incentive programs to upgrade to the next-gen game around and being touted by EA, it also does seem a large chunk of consumers simply are tired of
Madden's current form and waiting for something new.
This puts even more pressure on the next-gen product to deliver a new and unique experience to the series, as fans are likely looking for that with the new game. However, for a year at least, it is likely the next-gen version of
Madden will be a huge seller when the new consoles hit store shelves in mid to late November.