NBA 2K12 Cover Athletes - Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird

[jd@os]

Quote: Originally Posted by CuseGirl

::sigh:: we can't ever do anything basketball related without talking about Jordan huh......

...except posting in a thread without Jordan in the title right?

[KyotoCarl]

Quote: Originally Posted by 23

I do understand that, and frankly, If we could just get a grand editing tool... the PC guys have it... we'd be all set

That tool was created by a 3rd party from figuring out how the files work on the PC. It's a much harder task doing something like that for a console. It's not like 2K gave the PC people an editor to work with, they developed it (them) for themselves.

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by jd@os

I think you can count on getting the Jordan one. The way I take it, the Jordan cover will be in an abundant supply so there's nothing to worry about. I don't think it's shipping 1/3 Mike, 1/3, Magic, and 1/3 Larry; how could it, if the Magic and Bird covers are the ones releasing in limited supply? I'm just making up numbers here, but this is what it seems like your local Gamestop will be getting: Jordan cover: 200 copies Magic cover: 50 copies Bird cover: 50 copies Again, just made those numbers up, but I wanted to illustrate what I thought--that you actually can count on getting the Jordan cover. It's in LA and Boston where I think you may need to worry about the cover you get. I see you pre-ordering the game, then on pick-up you tell 'em which one you want--if you say MJ, I don't think you got anything to worry about.

I think we're on just slightly differently wavelengths (but mostly on the same wavelength). Small deal, but according to reports, I'm saying there's going to be even distribution along with the first shipment. So initially, I believe, in your example, on first shipment, I interpreted it looking like this:

Jordan: 100
Magic: 100
Larry: 100

I could be wrong, but I read it on a couple of different sources. After that first shipment, it's all Jordan, as we're led to believe. You're right though, he'll have no problem securing an MJ one way or another.

Here is a quote from an article (Gamespot):

Quote:

While the three athletes' have their own diehard fanbases in Los Angeles, Boston, and Chicago, the covers will not be region-specific. With equal versions of all three covers set to be available throughout all of North America, East Coast gamers might be stuck with a copy of the game featuring Magic Johnson, while b-ball fans in California may only find copies of Larry Bird available on store shelves. Initial runs of the game will feature an equal balance among the three former superstars, but Michael Jordan's cover is the de facto version; additional shipments will only feature his cover.

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/sports/n...son-larry-bird

I was a little confused by that first paragraph though. It says they'll be distributed evenly, not region specific, but then says one region may be stuck with one cover and another region with another.

[jd@os]

Quote: Originally Posted by VDusen04

I think we're on just slightly differently wavelengths (but mostly on the same wavelength). Small deal, but according to reports, I'm saying there's going to be even distribution along with the first shipment. So initially, I believe, in your example, on first shipment, I interpreted it looking like this: Jordan: 100 Magic: 100 Larry: 100 I could be wrong, but I read it on a couple of different sources. After that first shipment, it's all Jordan, as we're led to believe. You're right though, he'll have no problem securing an MJ one way or another. Here is a quote from an article (Gamespot): http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/sports/n...son-larry-bird I was a little confused by that first paragraph though. It says they'll be distributed evenly, not region specific, but then says one region may be stuck with one cover and another region with another.

Very informative--thanks bro. Yeah, I think that guy can count on getting his Jordan cover. But can you imagine living in LA (for example) and not being able to secure a Magic cover if he was your favorite player? Man that would suck. So if what you posted is true about even numbers on initial shipment, that's probably good news for people wanting any of the two alternate covers.

Good find.

[mkharsh33]

Well, what are the odds that 2K's site will allow for a possible download of any cover you want??? I have to laugh...all this commotion over cover art, that many of us end up getting a different one made anyway.

I'm going to use this cover for my 2K11 game anyway (yeah, the year is wrong but who cares).

[DJ]

Quote: Originally Posted by VDusen04

I think we're on just slightly differently wavelengths (but mostly on the same wavelength). Small deal, but according to reports, I'm saying there's going to be even distribution along with the first shipment. So initially, I believe, in your example, on first shipment, I interpreted it looking like this: Jordan: 100 Magic: 100 Larry: 100 I could be wrong, but I read it on a couple of different sources. After that first shipment, it's all Jordan, as we're led to believe. You're right though, he'll have no problem securing an MJ one way or another. Here is a quote from an article (Gamespot): http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/sports/n...son-larry-bird I was a little confused by that first paragraph though. It says they'll be distributed evenly, not region specific, but then says one region may be stuck with one cover and another region with another.

Edit: Nevermind. I was saying something about pre-ordering, but it appears that we cannot (as of yet) select which cover we want if we pre-order. Hopefully we'll get confirmation on this soon, as I want to make sure I wind up with a Magic cover.

[DJ]

Quote: Originally Posted by mkharsh33

Well, what are the odds that 2K's site will allow for a possible download of any cover you want??? I have to laugh...all this commotion over cover art, that many of us end up getting a different one made anyway. I'm going to use this cover for my 2K11 game anyway (yeah, the year is wrong but who cares).

Almost looks like Bird is holding that cane, which would be fitting

So, MK, are you sticking with 2K11 this year?

[mkharsh33]

Quote: Originally Posted by DJ

Almost looks like Bird is holding that cane, which would be fitting So, MK, are you sticking with 2K11 this year?

...and Tragic sees a camera and is shoving Bird out of the way.

Not sure about 2k12. I'm not smart enough for the reditor (I think) so it may be possible that 2K11 gives me everything I need. I don't like today's NBA so all I care about are the classic files. But I'll see what happens as the date gets closer.

The bigger question right now is 1) will I buy madden and 2) NHL12?