Madden Sales Down Significantly This Year

[MuchToLearn]

Re: Madden Sales Down Significantly This Year

Too bad we can't get refunds or else they'd be down even more.

i find it very interesting that this thread has a 5* rating and it's all about madden sales SIGNIFICANTLY DOWN this year

[Profit89]

Well 2k had a monopoly on baseball. But I think we would have had a crappy mlb game even if MVP was still out there. Madden was my preference even when 2k was still out there

Your logic is flawed. Competition doesn't guarantee quality titles. But the answer is not to eliminate competition. Only one thing guarantees mediocrity: lack of competition.

[GisherJohn24]

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Your logic is flawed. Competition doesn't guarantee quality titles. But the answer is not to eliminate competition. Only one thing guarantees mediocrity: lack of competition.

I'm saying, in my opinion Madden would still be the same game with or without competition

[Profit89]

I'm saying, in my opinion Madden would still be the same game with or without competition

I see. I can respect that. Imo, it's a crap game and has been crap since 2006.

[Kramer5150]

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Well 2k had a monopoly on baseball. But I think we would have had a crappy mlb game even if MVP was still out there. Madden was my preference even when 2k was still out there

...uh,no they didn't...2k's agreement only eliminated 3rd party development..why do you think Sony was able to have a baseball game?...hell,Microsoft could have put a game out as well if they wanted to...the deal had absolutely nothing to do with 1st party development of a baseball title.

My apologies....don't wanna derail this thread any longer.

**On topic**

I just think it's a combination of factors....next gen,GTAV and overall folks are tired of the "same ol' same ol'.

If I had to take a guess...I would bet it's more due to GTAV coming out here soon more so than next gen...but it is really hard to say either way.

[La Verite]

i dont see the big deal since most ppl didn't buy the game cause they planned on getting it on the next gen..but i would consider a big deal if next gen wasn't coming out in 2months since it is..then it is no point of talking about the numbers because any smart person already knew that was going to happen with current gen games period.

So because of new gen, that's the reason why M25 didn't do well?

[Wizard Boy]

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Madden stinks. I'm not supporting a weasel like Josh Looman anymore. Even if that means not even playing football games anymore. Perfect example:

Connor King <s>@</s>Connor_King39 <small class="time"> 4 Sep </small> <s>@</s>Josh_Looman why do players like Mike Vick, Carson Palmer, and Matt Stafford disappear in CFM?

Josh Looman <s>@</s>Josh_Looman <small class="time"> 4 Sep</small><s>@</s>Connor_King39 What do you mean by disappear?

1. Connor King <s>@</s>Connor_King39 <small class="time"> 4 Sep </small>
   <s>@</s>Josh_Looman start of year 2 in CFM, vick, palmer, stafford, one of them is always gone. And they didn't retire in the transaction sheet.
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2. Clint <s>@</s>The_Natural31 <small class="time"> 3m </small>
   <s>@</s>Josh_Looman <s>@</s>Connor_King39 haha notice he just never answered it.
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[Wizard Boy]

Re: Madden Sales Down Significantly This Year

My biggest fear with a decline in Madden sales is that EA makes the game even more accesible to casual fans, and cater to the lowest common denominator.

I think the unfortunate reality is a large majority of Madden gamers don't want an exact replication of the NFL. I think we even see that here. We see people who clamor for more sim and more "realism" and on the odd occasions EA delivers that realism, those people still complain.

Whatever, they can do whatever they want. They literally cannot make this game any worse or any less sim. So my words to them would be "go ahead, try me"

[Skyboxer]

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The last thing you want is monopolization in any one sport. That leads to guaranteed mediocrity.

While I agree competition is a good thing...
The Show hasn't had any real competition for a while and they keep getting better.
A lot has to do with the talent level and pride.

[ghettogeeksta]

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It's funny seeing brand new sealed copies of this game not being bid on when priced at $40 and free shipping on ebay. Demand just doesn't seem to be there and I'm starting to feel l will be the like a sucker for not waiting to pick it up later on

Yeah I can't seem to sell Ncaa football 14 on Craigslist for $40. If I don't sell it by 10/16 I'll just cave and trade it in at Game Stop for GTA V. In fact I'm trading all my games, GTA V will be the last game I buy this gen.

[spacedog]

Re: Madden Sales Down Significantly This Year

Whatever, they can do whatever they want. They literally cannot make this game any worse or any less sim. So my words to them would be "go ahead, try me"

If they turned it into NFL Blitz or something then it wouldn't be less sim?

[ghettogeeksta]

Re: Madden Sales Down Significantly This Year

My biggest fear with a decline in Madden sale is that EA makes the game even more accesible to casual fans, and cater to the lowest common denominator.

I think the unfortunate reality is a large majority of Madden gamers don't want an exact replication of the NFL. I think we even see that here. We see people who clamor for more sim and more "realism" and on the odd occasions EA delivers that realism, those people still complain.

Nobody wants an exact replica of any sports game because they would be boring. But we do want a game way more realistic NFL game than Madden. The problem is, every realistic thing they tried to implement was implemented bad felt rushed, gimmicky, and undone that's why people complained. NBA 2K and The Show are much more sim for their respective sport and those games are doing well.
If Madden can do sim right then people won't be complaining as much, Run Free, the new blocking, and IE seems to be well done sim elements in the game that they can build on. Now they need to focus on defense and build on what they have now maybe theirs hope for this franchise.

[KGkaos]

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Nobody wants an exact replica of any sports game because they would be boring. But we do want a game way more realistic NFL game than Madden. The problem is, every realistic thing they tried to implement was implemented bad felt rushed, gimmicky, and undone that's why people complained. NBA 2K and The Show are much more sim for their respective sport and those games are doing well.
If Madden can do sim right then people won't be complaining as much, Run Free, the new blocking, and IE seems to be well done sim elements in the game that they can build on. Now they need to focus on defense and build on what they have now maybe theirs hope for this franchise.

While I generally agree with the things you've said on the boards, I have to disagree here. I think more sim would not be boring. The fact is, a lot of people watch football and don't call it boring. If we can watch a game, playing the game should be less boring. They should stick with sim.

The big thing here is obvious. These guys are making a video game, not a football simulation. Whether its the big wigs, lack of talent to develop a good game, or whatever reason, it needs to go. Madden us trash and likely beyond repair. This is why we need EA to fail.

Yes, if EA goes away, we may not get a football game in the next 3 years that's awesome, however, over the long run, it would be beneficial than to just keep hoping Madden will get its act together.

So yeah, this game needs to have horrible sales, and we can only hope they lose exclusivity, or they realize the direction they are going in is off....

Nonetheless, something is said about a company that IGNORES ANYONE who says there are problems. I haven't seen EA acknowledge anything others than online freezing. Terrible company, I hope they go bankrupt, we need justice in this world more than we need another sub-par madden to please the "casual gamers" that only care about video games and not FOOTBALL.


P.S. I believe we could achieve both casual and sim satisfaction with proper gameplay and sliders. I'm not saying only sim should be happy, I'm saying we can all be happy if they cared.

[billsmetalbooze]

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excellent news!

i have bought every Madden from 2005 onwards.

till now.

frustrated by legacy problems and reviews that basically said changes were mere tinkering, i held out.

i'm glad many other one-time Madden fans are doing the same: vote with your dollar. until EA suffers financially, they have no reason to change it up.

if you do feel the need to get the new game, buy it used. don't support an organization that refuses to make major changes to a significantly flawed product.

[Iceman87GT]

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Im waiting to see what next gen madden actually plays like. Because there's no way I'm gonna use their trade in deal. Cause if I understand it right, you get to trade in this gen madden for next gen madden and ony pay $10. So you basically your paying $70 for a $60 game

You are paying $10 to rent the game for more than 2 months, you can't beat that kind of deal.

It's not for those who can wait it out until November 15/22, its for those who want to play the game now. How people don't understand this concept is beyond me.