Colin Kaepernick Will Be the Only Player in Madden NFL 15 with Tattoos

[Mike Lowery]

Quote: Originally Posted by DeuceDouglas

Because, right now, it's on the players to get the permissions. And I'm sure there is a pretty good chunk of players that don't care whether their virtual likeness has tattoos enough to go through the process of securing permissions.

So you are saying UFC and NBA players are more willing go out and get permission to have their tattoos in the game? I bet those teams have some kind of system set up where they can easily get permission for tattoos, they probably do it through email or something. Other teams are just willing to work harder for to make a better product.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by hanzsomehanz

Some may agree the timing was impeccable but I disagree strongly: tattoos in video games is not a novelty nor is the fashioning of Kap's tats. Promote the use of ink when you have a solid clientele base otherwise your market push is premature esp if this is not used as a selling point to the consumer. To have only one player out of hundreds model his ink screams of a waste of resources. They should at least give generic ink to the others who have ink but have not signed waivers. Sent from my SGH-I727R using Tapatalk

I think you were referring to me with the "impeccable timing" pharselogy. The tatts don't mean much to me, but to others they do for the authenticity, so, I wasn't so much focused on the tatts vs Kap in the news yesterday for signing a big honking contract and showing off the new player model.

Just to set everything straight, the marketing of Kap(he could have been w/o the tatts) was impeccable to me before E3.

[Mike Lowery]

Haven't players been on the front of Madden covers sporting their tattoos before? Going to be interesting to see if they show Sherman tattoos on the cover of Madden 15.

[Hooe]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mike Lowery

Haven't players been on the front of Madden covers sporting their tattoos before? Going to be interesting to see if they show Sherman tattoos on the cover of Madden 15.

A photograph of a person with a tattoo is absolutely not the same thing as the artistic recreation of the art of the tattoo.

[Mike Lowery]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

A photograph of a person with a tattoo is absolutely not the same thing as the artistic recreation of the art of the tattoo.

The whole situation is stupid, other games find a way to get it done Tiburon can too.

[NicVirtue]

So. ...you mean to tell me that NBA players have to get rights from the artist for 2K to have them I'm the game?

[mestevo]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mike Lowery

The whole situation is stupid, other games find a way to get it done Tiburon can too.

It's an established risk, as demonstrated by the litigation that's been linked to a number of times across a few threads. I haven't read the source, but sounds like from one of roadman's earlier posts it comes from the NFLPA (who also don't allow swearing, drugs and alcohol I believe w/ their typical licensing agreements)

[sportjames23]

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