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  • mestevo
    Gooney Goo Goo
    • Apr 2010
    • 19556

    #691
    Re: NFL 2k COMEBACK? License not exclusive?

    Replying asking to close a thread is like replying to all to a company email asking people to stop replying to all. Stop reading and replying, mission accomplished.

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    • GiantBlue76
      Banned
      • Jun 2007
      • 3287

      #692
      Re: NFL 2k COMEBACK? License not exclusive?

      I think what people need to realize is that it isn't just about the money paid for the license. It's about brand recognition and getting it into the homes of as many people as possible. EA did not make the highest bid for the exclusive rights for NFL gaming, Disney did. However, the NFL felt that EA would be better suited to get the shield into more homes and that it had a more recognizable brand in the video game market than Disney did.

      EA knows exactly how their fans feel about their game. I've often said that EA would spend their last cent if need be on retaining exclusive rights to the NFL. Their executives know that their product is sub par in comparison to what was up and coming in 2004. They even admitted this in the official court documents of the lawsuit. However, they also realized that they could eliminate competition, and madden would still sell based on its legacy and brand recognition. They were right.

      Madden is going to be the same game it has been for the last 10 years. The longer this exclusivity carries on, the less chance there will be for a competing game. EA is targeting the younger generation. If you think they are not smart enough to realize that the younger gamers don't know any better (i.e, having not had the opportunity to play any of the other better football games of the past), then you are just fooling yourself. The marketing team at EA knows EXACTLY what they are doing.

      My prediction, unfortunately, is that we will NEVER see another game in our lifetime, and that Madden will just continue its snail's pace of "improvements" while the other major sports continue to zoom past it just like they do now.

      What might be fun is to have a large group here on OS package up MLB the Show and send it to all of the Tiburon developers as a gift stating - "this is how a REAL career mode can work". LOL.

      All kidding aside, it is what it is. No one should be heart broken. If you really expected this to happen, then you were only setting yourself up. It was interesting news, and it was certainly exciting to think about the possibility, but there isn't anything you can do about it. The show must go on.

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      • HealyMonster
        Titans Era has begun.
        • Aug 2002
        • 5992

        #693
        Re: NFL 2k COMEBACK? License not exclusive?

        Originally posted by tbennett54
        Can we just close this thread? 2k isn't making a football game.
        Man I'm sorry you are going through this. This thread is open, and dag nabit there may or May not be an nfl2k game coming out, and because you know one isn't this thread is just tweaking your Mellon something fierce. Do you have a paypal donation page dedicated to people in forums who have injustices done to them? If so post it and I'll contribute to the cause.

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        • johnnyg713
          MVP
          • Dec 2007
          • 1465

          #694
          Re: NFL 2k COMEBACK? License not exclusive?

          Yup looks like EAs exclusive license has been extended like they said. The word exclusive must have been avoided because many see it as negative. Oh well.

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          • GiantBlue76
            Banned
            • Jun 2007
            • 3287

            #695
            Re: NFL 2k COMEBACK? License not exclusive?

            Was this announced?

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            • bcruise
              Hall Of Fame
              • Mar 2004
              • 23274

              #696
              Re: NFL 2k COMEBACK? License not exclusive?

              There would be some cruel irony here if the biggest news to come out of E3 is the exact opposite of the thing everybody wanted.

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              • goravens2052
                Banned
                • Jul 2010
                • 772

                #697
                Re: NFL 2k COMEBACK? License not exclusive?

                Originally posted by GiantBlue76
                Was this announced?
                They have announced UFC and now on NHL 15 so I imagine Madden will be up next or FIFA then Madden 15. I imagine if they did renew the license that they would announce it when talking about Madden.

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                • Cbsays
                  Just started!
                  • Jun 2014
                  • 7

                  #698
                  Re: NFL 2k COMEBACK? License not exclusive?

                  EA's NFL license CANNOT be exclusive anymore!

                  There are already games being made with NFL player likenesses and names.

                  http:// fortune. com/2014/05/30/madden-is-no-longer-the-only-football-video-game-in-town/

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                  • jp7588
                    Pro
                    • Aug 2003
                    • 558

                    #699
                    Re: NFL 2k COMEBACK? License not exclusive?

                    Originally posted by Cbsays
                    EA's NFL license CANNOT be exclusive anymore!

                    There are already games being made with NFL player likenesses and names.

                    http:// fortune. com/2014/05/30/madden-is-no-longer-the-only-football-video-game-in-town/
                    That makes me nauseous...

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                    • Aggies7
                      All Star
                      • Jan 2005
                      • 9495

                      #700
                      NFL 2k COMEBACK? License not exclusive?

                      Originally posted by Cbsays
                      EA's NFL license CANNOT be exclusive anymore!

                      There are already games being made with NFL player likenesses and names.

                      http:// fortune. com/2014/05/30/madden-is-no-longer-the-only-football-video-game-in-town/

                      Cannot open link on my phone. Does that apply to console or is it discussing mobile games?

                      If it is mobile games, the NFL/EA Exclusivity does not apply to mobile games.

                      Once again I cannot open link so if it is referring to a console game I apologize.
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                      • jp7588
                        Pro
                        • Aug 2003
                        • 558

                        #701
                        Re: NFL 2k COMEBACK? License not exclusive?

                        Originally posted by Aggies7
                        Cannot open link on my phone. Does that apply to console or is it discussing mobile games?

                        If it is mobile games, the NFL/EA Exclusivity does not apply to mobile games.

                        Once again I cannot open link so if it is referring to a console game I apologize.
                        It's mobile. They sought out a mobile developer to expand their horizons beyond Madden...

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                        • Boltman
                          L.A. to S.D. to HI
                          • Mar 2004
                          • 18283

                          #702
                          Re: NFL 2k COMEBACK? License not exclusive?

                          Yes, mobile games.



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                          • mestevo
                            Gooney Goo Goo
                            • Apr 2010
                            • 19556

                            #703
                            Re: NFL 2k COMEBACK? License not exclusive?

                            Yes, it's the mobile game that gets brought back into the thread about every other day.

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                            • roadman
                              *ll St*r
                              • Aug 2003
                              • 26339

                              #704
                              Re: NFL 2k COMEBACK? License not exclusive?

                              Originally posted by Aggies7
                              Cannot open link on my phone. Does that apply to console or is it discussing mobile games?

                              If it is mobile games, the NFL/EA Exclusivity does not apply to mobile games.

                              Once again I cannot open link so if it is referring to a console game I apologize.
                              Nope, the same ole game on mobile that's been brought up three times now in this thread.lol

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                              • TemplateR
                                Rookie
                                • Aug 2013
                                • 126

                                #705
                                Re: NFL 2k COMEBACK? License not exclusive?

                                Madden NFL 15 was announcened on the press-conference, but NOTHING about NFL-Exklusive-Deal

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