Would Changing the Release Date Have Shifted NCAA Basketball's Fortunes?

[sithlord06]

The greed of the NCAA has killed the video game market for college basketball, licensing deals are expensive....and people are simply not buying games like they have in the past. I do believe that a college game by 2K would be the best in the market, I would like to see it return but it would have to be creative and exciting enough to get gamers to fork over 60 bucks.....maybe lowering the price would be a better idea for the college experience or doing digital download of a college game, lowering some of the costs to the consumer.

[mcpats]

Quote: Originally Posted by JStapley

I think EA should focus solely on creating an NCAA hoops game. Instead of having to split money and resources between an NBA game and a college game, having just the one focus would, in theory at least, lead to a more highly polished game. Unless 2K came out with something revolutionary with their series, a lot of gamers might look at picking up the college game just for the uniqueness of it. I know I would.

While focusing strictly on an NCAA game might help EA offer something 2K doens't in terms of a basketball title, EA would never do it because they can sell the NBA game internationally while the NCAA game really only has domestic appeal. That's why so much time is spent on FIFA and NHL because those games sell to a global audience, which generates much larger numbers. Same for an NBA game.