Should NCAA Football 10 Get Your Business? (Who Needs Rules)

[GoBlue10]

Quote: Originally Posted by hcopenhagenh

People aren't bluffing. The economy is horrible and there is better stuff to spend 60 bones on. Why would someone bluff about the $60.00? It is more beneficial just to give the money to a bum on the corner. He may use it on another high, but at least I will feel good about helping someone out. If I give the $60.00 to EA it is just for Bleep and Giggles because I sure ain't getting nothing out of the POS product.

i'm not saying ppl are bluffing , i'm saying 90% of the ppl on here are bluffing.

NCAA sales may go down a little bit, but not nearly low enough to consider it threatning to the franchise.

trust me i'm not happy w/ this years game, but its not nearly bad enough to not buy. ppl are complaining about rosters and ea is releasing downloadable rosters and there are numerous ppl who create their own rosters so that's not an excuse not to buy it.

[fistofrage]

Quote: Originally Posted by GoBlue10

i'm not saying ppl are bluffing , i'm saying 90% of the ppl on here are bluffing. NCAA sales may go down a little bit, but not nearly low enough to consider it threatning to the franchise. .

Tell that to the investors. No, the franchise won't go away, but someone will have some explaining to do if sales keep diminishing. The economy alone will have a large impact, but if the reviews come in stale and the sales aren't keeping pace with projections there will have to be changes made. Thats just business.

And I do think the reviews will come in fairly low for this game. To the common person the game is the same as last year. To the hardcore gamer the repetitive broken features and exclusions will rear its ugly head this year.

[coogrfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by hcopenhagenh

Actually, a lot of people are passing on this game. Some guy posted VG Chartz Stats on here and the decline is staggering. In fact, I believe their sales on LG are almost as good if not better than on NG.

Umm ... no.

Quote: Originally Posted by boritter

Here are the recent sales figures for the NCAA franchise according to VG Chartz: Xbox 360: NCAA 07: 740,000 NCAA 08: 730,000 NCAA 09: 680,000 PS3: NCAA 07: NA NCAA 08: 340,000 NCAA 09: 410,000 PS2: NCAA 07: 1,340,000 NCAA 08: 660,000 NCAA 09: 380,000 Xbox: 2007:43,000 2008:7,000 2009: NA Total: NCAA 07: 2,123,000 (LG = 1,383,000; NG 740,000) NCAA 08: 1,737,000 (LG = 667,000; NG = 1,070,000) NCAA 09: 1,470,000 (LG = 380,000; NG = 1,090,000)

[CandyEyes32]

I am still on the fence. I probably will wait a few days and see what the general opinion is. Most likely will not be a release day buy.

[Seahawk76]

Quote: Originally Posted by GoBlue10

trust me i'm not happy w/ this years game, but its not nearly bad enough to not buy. ppl are complaining about rosters and ea is releasing downloadable rosters and there are numerous ppl who create their own rosters so that's not an excuse not to buy it.

The rosters will probably be fixable at release but not some of the other problems like broken sliders. That will require a major patch which may not show up until weeks or months after release.

The game isn't horrible...it's just bland. After playing the demo there was no "wow" factor in it for me and it seemed to play pretty much like last year's game that I lost interest in after about a week.

Buggy and mediocre just isn't going to cut it anymore. Not when other sports games are really starting to hit their stride on next gen.

[hcopenhagenh]

Quote: Originally Posted by coogrfan

Umm ... no.

Thanks for posting.

The trend for NG isn't good. They only sold 20,000 more copies in 2009 than 2008. My guess is that you will see a decrease in NG copies sold this year. I am also going to go out on a limb and say that LG sales will be slightly better.

[fistofrage]

Total:
NCAA 07: 2,123,000 (LG = 1,383,000; NG 740,000)
NCAA 08: 1,737,000 (LG = 667,000; NG = 1,070,000)
NCAA 09: 1,470,000 (LG = 380,000; NG = 1,090,000)

So they have lost 600,000 NCAA players in the span of 3 years. 30% decline.

Someone has some definite explaining to do. The proof is right there. NCAA football has gotten stale. Other innovative games have replaced it for the gamers dollar. The exclusive license hasn't brought any tangible benefit. Repetetive purchases like an annual sports game definitely need to show tangible value from year to year or else people will forego the product and either go a different direction or wait until next year. Unfortunately, EA thinks its gimmicks that will sell the product and to keep it fresh, they omit features that were there before only to unveil them as new 3 years later. Its really starting to get old. Tightening up the gameplay and some extra presentation is all it needs every year, not gimmicks.

As a hardcore sports gamer, I view this as a positive. The hardcore gamers are taking up a larger % of total sales. Hopefully they get things right before they lose us too. I think alot of us will grudgingly buy 2010, but in its current state, this franchise is played out. Its been 3-5 years and a generation ago since this franchise hit its pinacle. 2008 was its low point with the Swarm of bees broken pursuit angles on last gen and Pick 6 factory on current gen. Its starting to make its way back, but it will be 2013 or so before we see a game as solide as 2004 or 2006. Thats sad.

[GoBlue10]

I'm agreeing w/ almost everything everyone is posting on here (feature and gameplay wise), I'm saying that most of the ppl on this board that are thumping their chest stating "I'm not buying the game" will probably at one point or another buy the game. It doesn't matter if you buy it new or used bc in order to buy it used someone has to buy it new.

The numbers don't lie and if sales do go down slightly this year then EA will say "well the economy is down right now."

Is it frustrating, YES, do I want to see significant changes in some aspects, YES, but after 5 years of waiting I don't know if its going to happen anytime soon.

For years I've been saying the same thing. Focus on gameplay and presentation first and then add the childish gimmics after the main gameplay is taken care of.