NBA 2K11 Cover Athlete Michael Jordan, Confirmed

[DaveDQ]

Quote: Originally Posted by mvb34

Having great game play..

Not really. The reality of having Jordan on the cover pushes the game levels above any competition. This is speaking purely in terms of marketing. You have two mainstream games, Elite and 2K. One is boasting new game mechanics with no history but what was Live. The other has the popularity of 2K Basketball and then Jordan on the cover.

Think about the first trailer for NBA 2K11 and the hype it will create. Again, this is just from a marketing standpoint, but 2K Basketball is already proven. It's a solid game and consumers know that. I happened to enjoy the last two years of Live, but when you consider the games past struggles to compete with 2K, changing the name to Elite and claiming a new game engine is going to offer very little in comparison to MJ.

[Jukeman]

Quote: Originally Posted by DaveDQ

Not really. The reality of having Jordan on the cover pushes the game levels above any competition. This is speaking purely in terms of marketing. You have two mainstream games, Elite and 2K. One is boasting new game mechanics with no history but what was Live. The other has the popularity of 2K Basketball and then Jordan on the cover. Think about the first trailer for NBA 2K11 and the hype it will create. Again, this is just from a marketing standpoint, but 2K Basketball is already proven. It's a solid game and consumers know that. I happened to enjoy the last two years of Live, but when you consider the games past struggles to compete with 2K, changing the name to Elite and claiming a new game engine is going to offer very little in comparison to MJ.

This right here really does not even qualify for breaking news...We heard that before...

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Quote: Originally Posted by Shakedowncapo

Jordan cares about signature shots. My dude!

2k cares about details, and so does MJ. Perfect match!

[Mr.Wednesday]

Wow!

[NELL86]

Thats nice im a jordan head my self got every pair of retro js to come out but if the game still play like 2k10 it will be in the wrapper as a collectors item

[Pyro]

Love the choice, it goes without saying that some sales will be affected because of Jordan. Better question, who do you choose for the cover for NBA2k12?

[wrestlinggod1]

No, that's not a better question.

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Quote: Originally Posted by mvb34

Having great game play..

Its a cover athlete announcement, please dont derail the thread about fixing gameplay in here, there are a ton of other threads.