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RaychelSnr · 12-06-2011, 12:41 PM

The last college basketball game released was back in 2009 with EA Sports’ NCAA Basketball 10 and it’s been four years since 2K Sports released a college basketball game, with the much beloved College Hoops 2K8. Both series suffered from poor sales and it is believed that those figures, combined with the high cost of the NCAA license, led to their cancellations. The games were traditionally released in the middle of November, with the exception of a special download-only “March Madness” edition of NCAA Basketball 09 that was released in March of 2009. One frequently talked about issue with the sales involves the November release date. So it makes me wonder if that date was changed, would the sales increase?

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mcpats · 12-06-2011, 01:17 PM

Back in 2004 I was drooling hearing about the graphics and processing capabilities of the coming PS3 and XBOX 360 consoles. If you told me then that I would only have one NFL game to choose from and NO college basketball games at all, I would have punched you in the face and called you a communist...little did I know.

jersez · 12-06-2011, 01:43 PM

I'm hoping that maybe somebody at 2k sports is looking at this and reconsidering. IF they had guarantee sales then I think they would do. A number where its profitable and realistic. Idk I hate the petition thing because everybody does one and I rarely see them work, but I think if we could guarantee we would buy the next college hoops, then they would do it.

tril · 12-06-2011, 01:49 PM

A January release would probably be the best release dat for a cb basketball game. Maybe a week befor the students head back to college for the 2nd semester.
This also allows the college season to gain some momentum. To sort out who's who in the rankings.
one thing that does hurt the cb game is the lack of player recognition, aside from the cover athlete.

I do think that a cb game doesnt need to be released every year. Maybe a 2-3 year cycle would be appropriate.
Also trends in viewer interest plays a key role. CB has trended upwards the past several years. more TV networks have picked up broadcasting games. so the game is on the radar more so than say back in 2007 when 2k released 2k8.
My final comment is this, 2k has picked up enough buzz on the quality of 2k8 that they should think about releasing another cb game.
EA did a good job presentaion wise, with 10. they were maybe two years away from releasing a quality game.

Gramps91 · 12-06-2011, 02:06 PM

man I miss the college basketball games I still play NCAA Basketball 10 quite freqently and play College Hoops 2k8 every once in a while. I just love taking small teams and building them into bigger teams. Right now I am coaching Canissus on NCAA Basketball 10.

I really can't think of a better release date myself. sadly the sport just doesn't have the support that NCAA football does, which is sad because NCAA Basketball is obviously better. I never saw what was so great about football.

MHammer113 · 12-06-2011, 02:08 PM

If I am not mistaken College Hoops in either 2006 or 2007 was released in January for Xbox 360. It would be interesting to see the sales numbers during this time period compared to the other times of release. This article is sad but so true.

SkillzKillz719 · 12-06-2011, 02:16 PM

Why must you even get our hopes up slightly :P lol.
I wish they would release a new college basketball game. I'd probably buy 2 copies just to show my support.

MHammer113 · 12-06-2011, 02:16 PM

I went and looked and 2k6 was released the first week of March but still worth looking at the figures

12-06-2011, 12:41 PM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	Would Changing the Release Date Have Shifted NCAA Basketball's Fortunes? The last college basketball game released was back in 2009 with EA Sports’ NCAA Basketball 10 and it’s been four years since 2K Sports released a college basketball game, with the much beloved College Hoops 2K8. Both series suffered from poor sales and it is believed that those figures, combined with the high cost of the NCAA license, led to their cancellations. The games were traditionally released in the middle of November, with the exception of a special download-only “March Madness” edition of NCAA Basketball 09 that was released in March of 2009. One frequently talked about issue with the sales involves the November release date. So it makes me wonder if that date was changed, would the sales increase? Read More - Would Changing the Release Date Have Shifted NCAA Basketball's Fortunes? Platform: Xbox 360 / PS3

12-06-2011, 01:17 PM	#2
mcpats Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 101	Back in 2004 I was drooling hearing about the graphics and processing capabilities of the coming PS3 and XBOX 360 consoles. If you told me then that I would only have one NFL game to choose from and NO college basketball games at all, I would have punched you in the face and called you a communist...little did I know. nyj721, bigeastbumrush, Ruff Ryder and 4 others like this.

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12-06-2011, 01:43 PM	#3
jersez MVP OVR: 15 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Garden State Blog Entries: 2	I'm hoping that maybe somebody at 2k sports is looking at this and reconsidering. IF they had guarantee sales then I think they would do. A number where its profitable and realistic. Idk I hate the petition thing because everybody does one and I rarely see them work, but I think if we could guarantee we would buy the next college hoops, then they would do it.

12-06-2011, 01:49 PM	#4
tril MVP OVR: 19 Join Date: Nov 2004 Blog Entries: 1	A January release would probably be the best release dat for a cb basketball game. Maybe a week befor the students head back to college for the 2nd semester. This also allows the college season to gain some momentum. To sort out who's who in the rankings. one thing that does hurt the cb game is the lack of player recognition, aside from the cover athlete. I do think that a cb game doesnt need to be released every year. Maybe a 2-3 year cycle would be appropriate. Also trends in viewer interest plays a key role. CB has trended upwards the past several years. more TV networks have picked up broadcasting games. so the game is on the radar more so than say back in 2007 when 2k released 2k8. My final comment is this, 2k has picked up enough buzz on the quality of 2k8 that they should think about releasing another cb game. EA did a good job presentaion wise, with 10. they were maybe two years away from releasing a quality game.

12-06-2011, 02:06 PM	#5
Gramps91 MVP OVR: 22 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bulan, Ky Posts: 2,097 Blog Entries: 1	man I miss the college basketball games I still play NCAA Basketball 10 quite freqently and play College Hoops 2k8 every once in a while. I just love taking small teams and building them into bigger teams. Right now I am coaching Canissus on NCAA Basketball 10. I really can't think of a better release date myself. sadly the sport just doesn't have the support that NCAA football does, which is sad because NCAA Basketball is obviously better. I never saw what was so great about football.

12-06-2011, 02:08 PM	#6
MHammer113 Rookie OVR: 4 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rhode Island Blog Entries: 9	If I am not mistaken College Hoops in either 2006 or 2007 was released in January for Xbox 360. It would be interesting to see the sales numbers during this time period compared to the other times of release. This article is sad but so true.

12-06-2011, 02:16 PM	#7
SkillzKillz719 Rookie OVR: 17 Join Date: Jan 2011 Blog Entries: 5	Why must you even get our hopes up slightly :P lol. I wish they would release a new college basketball game. I'd probably buy 2 copies just to show my support.