OS Roundtable: Can a College Basketball Game Succeed in 2011?

[Rasco11]

I can't believe there are 3 tennis games (including ones made by both EA and 2k) yet we can't get one NCAA hoops game?!? I get that tennis is a "worldly" sport, and thus might sell better internationally because of that, but I still have a hard time conceptualizing a tennis market which necessitates three similar games to choose from?

The other stinger is that College Hoops 2k8 (and even the last NCAA March Madness to a degree) had such a strong foundation. It hurts to see titles like this (Links golf was another great game that disappeared) become dinosaurs. I still think March Madness and the whole NCAA tournament is about as good as it gets in sports. It is a shame for the sport to not have annual representation in the video game world.

[ehh]

IMO the only feasible idea out there is to have something college related built in to NBA 2K. Use it with My Player like others have said and have the Top 25 programs in the country in the game. You go through HS/AAU, sign with one of the 25 schools in the game, play your career and then get drafted, etc.

I'm assuming that makes little business/financial sense to 2K (how many more units would they sell based on this feature and how much $ they have to fork over to the CLC?). I don't think it'll ever happen but it's the most likely scenario.

All it would give us would be exhibition games but updated uniforms, courts and arenas would be great. They would have to find a way to 'lock' the teams so you couldn't have NBA vs college exhibitions I assume. At this point I'll take what I can get. CH2K8 was still playable until 2K11 came out and blew the lid off the basketball genre. I'll throw in 2K8 for nostalgia's sake once in a blue moon but I can't see myself playing another dynasty.