CONFIRMED: NBA Elite 11 Delayed until 2011

[welcome2jungle]

someone should release Lakers vs heat game.. or a game with top 8 or top 16 nba teams.. maybe if Ea made a game with less teams it be easier for them to focus on that greatplay

[JohnDoe8865]

See I'm thinking that EA is going to be alright on the revenue front on PS3/360 this year, b/c they do have the new NBA Jam in their back pocket.

I believe it will retail for something around $39.99 or $49.99 and they will sell a fair amount of copies, especially around the holidays. Probably as many or more copies than Elite 11 would have sold. What I'll be interested to see is if the "boss battles" and other Wii exclusives will make their way into NBA Jam on the next-gen consoles. If they plan on charging more than $20, I think they almost have to give PS3/360 owners a comparable game in terms of features.

[welcome2jungle]

another thing this is the biggest nba season coming out this year prolly ever.. Nba season been so hyped up this year ratings for these games gonna be out the roof.. This was wrong year to cancel a video game.. Especially with all that free agency hype during the summer.. All these teams trying to get the lakers title away from them.. Nba might just surpass football as a bigger sport if this year goes as plan for NBA... I been watching nba all my life and i have to say this year have me craving too watch NBA..

[Mrcabone]

I feel the Elite/Live team should decide not to release the game for the 2011 season,go back to the EA sports studio and improve the animations,graphics,glitches,and gameplay,then 8 or 9 months from now come back at E3 2011 with a totally revamped game that they will blow the doors of the basketball gaming community.Allow most of us to feel confident in purchasing a basketball game from EA.

[sportzbro]

Quote: Originally Posted by JohnDoe8865

See I'm thinking that EA is going to be alright on the revenue front on PS3/360 this year, b/c they do have the new NBA Jam in their back pocket.

I think Jam will do well, given the overall (imo) lack of real marketing for the game.. I wonder if EA is kicking themselves for not pushing it harder as a major release.

[JohnDoe8865]

Quote: Originally Posted by BORN4CORN

I think Jam will do well, given the overall (imo) lack of real marketing for the game.. I wonder if EA is kicking themselves for not pushing it harder as a major release.

The marketing for Jam will probably ratchet up pretty quickly now, as it will most likely be EA's only basketball "bread-winner" this year. I mean, they have to market the hell out of it now, don't they?

[jerry0211]

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Originally Posted by da ThRONe





Like I said earlier either they are lying(covering up for a bad product) or they have no idea what a good basketball game is supposed to be. There is no middle ground.



Ouch! You don't think that's a little harsh?


I think the first part is a bit of a stretch, but I seriously believe the devs think this is a good game. That is, by far, the most troubling part of all of this. I, like many others, think Live '10 was a very good solid foundation that could've challenged 2k THIS year for sales if the developers let the game progress. I am not going to sit here and bash the crew of EA, but I know reAnimator and stepsix have a job to do, and if they don't do that job successfully, they will not hold that position much longer. So, they are going to do what they can to get the community to buy in to what they are selling. I don't fault them for that, but I do place the blame on whoever is in charge on delivering the final product. The only solutution to keep this series going, with credibility, would be to blow gamers away next year, not this. I am a 32 year old single father, hell 33 come Tuesday, with 2 young kids and in the military, so I am as casual as they get. I think I stand for all casual (fun) gamers saying, Live (Elite) is the worst ever. Take the time and come back next year EA. We will love you more for trying to earn our respect, than earn our dollars.

[inkcil]

Quote: Originally Posted by welcome2jungle

another thing this is the biggest nba season coming out this year prolly ever.. Nba season been so hyped up this year ratings for these games gonna be out the roof.. This was wrong year to cancel a video game.. Especially with all that free agency hype during the summer.. All these teams trying to get the lakers title away from them.. Nba might just surpass football as a bigger sport if this year goes as plan for NBA... I been watching nba all my life and i have to say this year have me craving too watch NBA..

That's a great point. It makes me think there were some serious "behind the scenes" issues that went into the decision to pull the game...and honestly, we'll probably never know the whole truth unless some Suit gets mad at his/her employer and decides to leak it to the media.