NFL Head Coach 09: Madden Collector's Edition Pack-In Only? EA Explains...

[Steve_OS]

1UP has the scoop. What are your thoughts, will you purchase?

Quote:

"According to Erb, the impetus to relegate NFL Head Coach to a pack-in was a desire to make, what he called "the ultimate" Madden package. "If we shipped Head Coach alone, it would be a full-priced SKU. But if we pack it in, we can reduce the price and make it a bonus to our fans," Erb said. "On the first Head Coach, we think it was a great concept, and as far as we've taken it, to be able to pack that in and pass on those savings to our consumers, if you can have one awesome pack like this -- we're really fired up."

[callmetaternuts]

So, if i understand this correctly, they are really excited about the new Head Coach game, theyve done some press conferences and releases on it, but they want people, who are addicted to Madden to pay for it and play it OVER Madden when it comes out? Seems like they could reduce the price to 34.99 or something and sell it separately.....

[bonannogiovanni]

Quote:

"One of the guys on the team," Strauser told us, "says it's a game for his dad, who loves the NFL, but isn't the kind of guy who's going to pick up Madden."

LOL

[JBucc]

It's completely stupid and no I won't buy it. It would make sense if they had the pack in but also had it sold separately for $40 (Of course if it was really sold separately it would be full price, this is EA after all). Then the people who wanted both could actually save money, but the people who only wanted HC wouldn't be ****ed over.

[FlyingFinn]

With Madden sales being down last year, this a ploy to force all those who only wanted head coach to buy Madden so next year EA can point to Madden's sales being up again.

[ubernoob]

I'm sure people will be selling Head Coach on EBay and the like.

Stupid idea though.

[gobyrandom]

It will be at Gamestop used before you know it.

[yamabushi]

Only EA sports could conceive of combining the sales slumping Madden and the universally derided Head Coach into one over priced package and expect it to increase sales. “Brilliant!”