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Quote: Originally Posted by King_B_Mack

That's my point though. Looking at just the way college games sold when they were out, you could make a great argument that there is no market for the game. NBA games were in a similar spot though. They never sold as bad, but the market didn't look like it does now. NFL games and maybe FIFA (not sure on their numbers back then, I'm just assuming based on soccer's worldwide popularity) were the only sports games doing numbers like what 2K is doing right now. Plus you have to take into account the circumstances around the game. They never put that game in position to succeed. It always came out in November a full month after the NBA games dropped. November is the time of year where all the heavy hitter games drop like the Halos of the world allowing college games to get buried. They pretty much never promoted it when it did drop or before for that matter. Most importantly there was no MyPlayer for basketball games around at the time. MyPlayer doesn't get near the credit it deserves for its part in helping grow video game basketball into what it is. With a MyPlayer mode, a new release date closer to tournament time and better promotion and they could grow the college game.

I personally credit MyPlayer for making 2K the juggernaut it is today. Basketball games and career modes are like PB&J.

I just thought about a CH2K8 MyPlayer and NBA 2K8 Draft Combine, and now I'm sad.