2K Sports Unveils Features for NHL 2K10 (Press Release)

[RealmK]

I wouldn't get too excited til we know its not going to be footage of the Wii version, since that seems to be their focus.

[Scottdau]

Quote: Originally Posted by RealmK

I wouldn't get too excited til we know its not going to be footage of the Wii version, since that seems to be their focus.

The truth is I can wait. It still does not come out until September. If I see some sweet videos. I am going to want it now. So I think I will be better off if they show something later..

[Eddie1967]

I don't see the rush either. It's not even August yet so there is plenty of time. No need in getting tons of info 3 months before release. I'd rather have it closer to September but that's just me.
Love the features list though and the graphics looks like they have received a major upgrade.

[RealmK]

Quote: Originally Posted by Eddie1967

I don't see the rush either. It's not even August yet so there is plenty of time. No need in getting tons of info 3 months before release. I'd rather have it closer to September but that's just me. Love the features list though and the graphics looks like they have received a major upgrade.

So you think its perfectly normal to skip out on E3, and barely market/hype the game up until a week or two before ship? well ok. If everyone just went by marketing bullet point lists when making choices about which games to buy they'd have noone to blame but themselves if the title doesn't end up being as good as some list makes it out to be.

I'm sold on NHL10, why? Tons of media, dev blogs explaining the new features in detail, raw gameplay footage, communication on a regular basis with the fanbase etc etc.
2k10 will be a gamefly rent because while yes, the player models are improved theres zero way of seeing AI improvements from screenshots, or hearing from a reviewer/previewer that the glitches are indeed fixed unless they let sites like IGN or Gamespot show of the game early. etc etc.

Thats why publishers get info out months in advance of a game shipping, to get the word out, to build confidence in their product. 2k doesn't seem to get that so while they'll automatically get the 2k hardcore guys the Eddies the Venoms etc they won't get an automatic sale from the fence sitters or guys like myself who are just a bit more pessimistic and quite honestly a little worried going into 2k10.

In the long run less sales=less budget=fewer improvements next year which is bad for all parties involved. I'm not saying 2k10 is going to suck, honestly I hope its great this year as I wouldn't mind at all enjoying a 2k hockey game again, but to say marketing isn't important and showing the improvements and fixes off prior to ship isn't important, well thats a whole other ball of wax right there.

[Scottdau]

Well, I look at it like this. When does the game come out? By the time the game is out. I have a feeling 2k10 will have just as much info out as NHL10. So in the end it is all the same. The only difference is one comes out early and one wait to share info, but in the end it will be all out before the game finally comes out. So yes I can wait. And by that time I can make a good decision by the time the game comes out in September 15.

[Scottdau]

The bottom line is Realm if the game rocks, people will follow. That is what 2k10 is banking on.

[Eddie1967]

So true, there is plenty of time left for videos to showcase the game. They still have the whole month of August. What I'm saying is right now it's still a bit early to put out tons of info. I think it's overkill to do that. I would go nuts having all of this video and things 2 months in advance.

[Scottdau]

Quote: Originally Posted by Eddie1967

So true, there is plenty of time left for videos to showcase the game. They still have the whole month of August. What I'm saying is right now it's still a bit early to put out tons of info. I think it's overkill to do that. I would go nuts having all of this video and things 2 months in advance.

Me too. I am very impatient! And 2k10 knows that!