NCAA Basketball 11 Cancelled, Future in Doubt (Gameinformer)

[Skyboxer]

Thanks God. They clearly have no desire to make NCAA Basketball a quality product. Just another franchise destroyed by EA.
NASCAR and now NCAA

[Jukeman]

Lets rephrase it...

2k abandon Choops because it wasnt profitable with the new high price the NCAA put on the license...



50% sure thats what happen..

[Jukeman]

Quote: Originally Posted by Skyboxer

Thanks God. They clearly have no desire to make NCAA Basketball a quality product. Just another franchise destroyed by EA. NASCAR and now NCAA

EA makes it soooo hard to defend them...

[Squeezee12]

So they gave up NCAA Basketball for NBA Jam??? Bad move in my opinion...

[Jukeman]

Quote: Originally Posted by Squeezee12

So they gave up NCAA Basketball for NBA Jam??? Bad move in my opinion...

It couldve been worst...Like giving up on Choops for Prize Fighter

[bkfount]

Quote: Originally Posted by a walrus

sO its a business.Possibly the clc will not want to miss out on the exposre & revenue generated within this industry.When you offer a product or service that no one can afford, you lower the price.The amount of people getting into ch2k8 has been steady over the years.College basketball in general is reaching a larger audiance every year.The forecast is not as gloomy as you might think.The common ground is that all parties envolved want to make a profit.The possibilities are their.Nothing is ever dropped without being picked up.Its not like its gonna 5 to 10 years before we see anything. 2-3 max possibly next week.

I'm sure 2k and EA wouldn't have abruptly bailed on franchises that took lots of money and effort to create if getting a better deal on the NCAA licensing fees was as simple as that. EA didn't even have to pay a premium for an exclusive license when 2k bowed out.

NASCAR went through the same thing with EA dropping them, and no one really jumping at the chance to get it, apart from the apparent limited implementation in GT5.

The sales just aren't there to justify a stand alone game that takes money and resources that could be used for other projects.

[AUChase]

All I have to say is, "It's about time".

This series hasn't been good in years. I'd rather see no representation of NCAA Basketball in a game then bad representation.

[IceNHL]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkfount

I'm sure 2k and EA wouldn't have abruptly bailed on franchises that took lots of money and effort to create if getting a better deal on the NCAA licensing fees was as simple as that. EA didn't even have to pay a premium for an exclusive license when 2k bowed out. NASCAR went through the same thing with EA dropping them, and no one really jumping at the chance to get it, apart from the apparent limited implementation in GT5. The sales just aren't there to justify a stand alone game that takes money and resources that could be used for other projects.

well said.