Well, the fact that EA also inked exclusivity deals with NASCAR, FIFA and PGA doesn't completely absolve them from blame. I'm admittedly not as up on the competition for NASCAR and PGA games, but the FIFA lock will certainly keep Konami from pursuing a FIFA license for its Winning Eleven franchise, which is far superior to EA's FIFA label. Of course, Konami's been at the top of the soccer game and eating EA's lunch for a while now without a FIFA license anyway, and EA throwing money around isn't going to improve anything.
I suppose, more than anything, it's interesting to see the mindset behind the sports leagues locking down a single company for game licensing. Having multiple companies with NFL/NFLPA rights just seems like a better revenue decision over the long run than having a single payout. The NFL (etc.) worries about "quality for fans", but never in all my years of gaming have I ever seen a single person decide that they hated professional football because they made the mistake of playing a 989 Studios release. I think the NFL is underestimating the capability of its fans to be objective about the difference between determining if Madden or NFL2K is a better buy and making the distinction between a pixellated player whos stats and capabilities are far overrated and, you know, the real Jeremy Shockey. - Jim Jerry Barnes wrote: >"I made it a point not to buy any Madden games from this point on after >EA pulled that exclusive licensing stunt with the NFL and ESPN" > >Hey, I didn't like this either, but I can't blame EA. The real fault is with >the NFL. They agreed to it. I can't remember all the details, but I think >that the NFL was pushing for an all or nothing deal from any company and EA >won. > >And, you're right in my opinion, NFL2k was a superior game. > >I won't be buying Madden. I still might pick up the college game though. > >J > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Dreamweaver with Homesite Plus from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=54 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:169156 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
