Madden NFL 12 Cover Athlete is Peyton Hillis

[kingkilla56]

Quote: Originally Posted by jWILL10

EXACTLY! Lol...

Vick versus the dog pound? LAME

[EL_GABE]

Payton hillis is a beast! ...fantasy fans know him really well...

[coogrfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by aTTckr

I can't believe how people don't get this: THERE IS NO NEGATIVE PUBLICITY! EA would've loved PETA protesting against Vick, free advertisement for Madden what more do you want if you're EA? Plus your average PETA guy isn't buying Madden anyways and probably isn't the biggest NFL fan either.

Which explains why Vick has been able to continue his lucrative endorsement career without a hitch.

Oh, wait...

[Boling4Humor]

Hillis stomped Vick.

[boom.h]

No way the voting was legit. EA wanted Peyton Hillis the whole time.

[Bellsprout]

Quote: Originally Posted by boom.h

No way the voting was legit. EA wanted Peyton Hillis the whole time.

Sarcasm?

If EA got to choose, Hillis wouldn't have been the choice. It likely would've been Aaron Rodgers.

[jWILL253]

Don't get me wrong, now. I love Vick. He's an amazing player, has a great redemption story, and I voted for him. And, congrats to Hillis. But... the whole match-up was kinda fishy to begin with.

Flag on the play...

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by ThisIsReality

I don't know how people say the cover athlete has little to no effect on sales. Jordan is on the cover of NBA 2k11 and it's the highest selling sports title in the U.S. for more months than Madden has this year. Possibly selling more than Madden 11 overall for the year. Yeah, I know NBA 2K11 was great inside the cover but Jordan has an unbreakable following driven by nostalgia and the fact he is the GOAT. Also, someone mentioned the cover with Vick during 2004 was one of the top 3 selling Maddens and you cannot deny Vick had a big following back then... he was a highlight machine.

Ray Lewis sold more copies than Vick's cover. Ray Lewis was closer to being outlawed by the NFL and a member of society than Vick was back then.

Cover athletes still make a major impact on the sales of the game or is it more branding and what's in side the disk?

There is no proven theory either way.