NBA 2K9 Teaser #3

[abuC]

What a joke, the response to a demo is to release a 38 second video that is in slow motion, nice way of showing your fans that you care 2k.

[timotim19]

shakes head...walks away

[NINJAK2]

For heaven's sake why don't you guys stop complaining about 2k's TEASERS already. Do some of you interpret the word TEASER as meaning "full length gameplay video"? When you see the word TEASER linked with a 2k thread next time maybe you should just avoid it at all costs.. Geesh.

[Bornindamecca]

Quote: Originally Posted by NINJAK2

For heaven's sake why don't you guys stop complaining about 2k's TEASERS already. Do some of you interpret the word TEASER as meaning "full length gameplay video"? When you see the word TEASER linked with a 2k thread next time maybe you should just avoid it at all costs.. Geesh.

Because as far as game releases go, the time for teasers is over. Inside a month of release, you're supposed to supply gamers with the information they need to decide on their purchases. Games are 60 bucks now, and it's a courtesy to your fan base to give them the opportunity to make informed choices. "Teasing" inside of a month of release is inconsiderate, and people are reacting.

Again, in stark contrast, the competition has given gamers a demo. I don't want 2k to rush out a demo, but it'd be nice if they did their best to make sure the customers were taken care of from an information standpoint.

[Behindshadows]

Guess what finger I'm holding up to 2ksports marketing team.

Oh! Trust me! I mean it too.....

This trailer was absolute garbage, this is the worst marketing in the history of video games. Drop a damn demo already, and cancel the rest of these lame *** teasers. Seriously!!!!

Now you are pissing your die hard fans off, and I'm first in line, with a need for 2k anger management.

Some of the words I want to say right now are too hot for OS.

But like Sage said,"Dark Alley and a knuckle sandwich is waiting for you".

Stop ruining the passion for the series, with the childish marketing.

[wsu_gb23]

And what exactly is 2K trying to show us here? I think we've seen fadeaway jumpers for many years now..... I don't know why 2K is so terrible at marketing their games...

[MrSimCity]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bornindamecca

Because as far as game releases go, the time for teasers is over. Inside a month of release, you're supposed to supply gamers with the information they need to decide on their purchases. Games are 60 bucks now, and it's a courtesy to your fan base to give them the opportunity to make informed choices. "Teasing" inside of a month of release is inconsiderate, and people are reacting. Again, in stark contrast, the competition has given gamers a demo. I don't want 2k to rush out a demo, but it'd be nice if they did their best to make sure the customers were taken care of from an information standpoint.

Well said...Im familiar with their "build hype by anticipation" way, but like you said, there's a large gorup of fans either on the fence or trying to budget their spending and 2k isnt helping their cause there with that group

[JackTheRipper]

Yeah this is pretty ridiculous. I mean, if this is their plan, it is a god awful one. These teasers should have been released every week at the same time starting four weeks ago. How long can they take to make and upload? If the final engine wasn't done four weeks ago, the game would obviously never make it to the shelves...so there is really no excuse for all this delay.

It really makes them look unprofessional, or at the least, uncaring. I'm not sure which one is worse to be honest. I am not one to ever complain about this sort of thing either. But this is beyond poor on their part...especially with what EA has been doing for weeks. I don't think you have to go all party politics and meet everything they do, that's fine. It's just that the discrepancy isnt' a small margin, it's like the freaking grand canyon.

Oh well, one month is one month no matter how you look at it. I would hire a new marketing team regardless.