Madden Sales Down Significantly This Year

[Cre8]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

The obvious culprit does seem to be many gamers are holding out for next-gen Madden, which makes a lot of sense.

That is sound logic, but I really think it has more to due with the fact that the community isn't impressed with what was released this year.

I hope the next-gen Madden is amazing and 'as advertised' but I am preparing for the worst (AKA Madden 06 on the 360) again.

[Profit89]

Quote: Originally Posted by ghettogeeksta

PS4 vs Xbox One - Pre-Order Totals to August 24th 2013 PlayStation 4 - Top 10 Pre-orders 1. Battlefield 4 - 246,965 2. Call of Duty: Ghosts - 240,090 3. Killzone: Shadow Fall - 221,710 4. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - 160,637 5. Watch Dogs - 118,315 6. Madden NFL 25 - 65,123 7. Destiny - 44,018 8. NBA 2K14 - 43,430 9. Knack - 40,982 10. FIFA Soccer 14 - 35,095 Xbox One - Top 10 Pre-orders 1. Call of Duty: Ghosts - 229,628 2. Battlefield 4 - 125,368 3. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - 104,980 4. Watch Dogs - 69,152 5. Dead Rising 3 - 61,254 6. Ryse: Son of Rome - 57,962 7. Forza Motorsport 5 - 56,201 8. Madden NFL 25 - 43,167 9. Destiny - 35,627 10. Titanfall - 27,956 Looks like Madden 25 has only a little over 100,000 pre-orders for the next-gen consoles as of 08/24.

Those look like USA numbers.

[TurboTitan]

I think the people waiting on the XB1 or PS4 versions of Madden to be somehow "better" will be sorely disappointed. EA has proven that they are pretty bad at finding bugs in their games.....this is only magnified when moving to a whole new system. This is obviously just my opinion, but I expect M25 on the new consoles to be a straight up port of the current gen version, maybe with some snazzy new graphics thrown in. I wish I were more optimistic, but, I just have zero faith that the game will somehow be magically "fixed" on these new consoles. I think the more likely thing to happen is, the game is just as busted as when they moved to 360 in 2006.

I really hope I am 100% wrong......

[gr18]

With emphasis put on pre-ordering these days I'm not sure the economy or the gaming market dictates that new system sales will be where they might hope or expect them to be.I think the numbers may work out based on the people that have systems want to buy games for it but EA likely will have their projections at a number that they won't meet.

Last years game did alot of harm to sales for the general public that bought the game to find out many of the things they came to expect were taken out and they lost money on a trade-in as a result.Some of these people will be reluctant to trust purchasing based on the experience.

[Step2001]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

Unfortunately, listening to the Ian podcast, I don't have much hope for next years Madden. If sales are down overall, then external depts will have their say. ie marketing and suits He explained pretty clearly this is what happened between 10 and 11. 10 became more sim orientated, but didn't sell well. 11 was a step back in sim.

If I recall, Madden 10 was a huge FIX. The Dev Team had to go in a fix things that had been broken. Re-Tune the overall logic in how the game played. Nothing was added, just fixed.
Madden 11 was a disappointment because they did not add anything. Not until Madden 12 did they go a revamp Franchise Mode.

They ask for input, we give it to them & they go off and do what they do. I don't fault the Dev team. I know it's business. When People (upper management) start having a say that have no clue as to what is going on, progress can & will be halted.

[Step2001]

Quote: Originally Posted by ghettogeeksta

PS4 vs Xbox One - Pre-Order Totals to August 24th 2013 PlayStation 4 - Top 10 Pre-orders 1. Battlefield 4 - 246,965 2. Call of Duty: Ghosts - 240,090 3. Killzone: Shadow Fall - 221,710 4. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - 160,637 5. Watch Dogs - 118,315 6. Madden NFL 25 - 65,123 7. Destiny - 44,018 8. NBA 2K14 - 43,430 9. Knack - 40,982 10. FIFA Soccer 14 - 35,095 Xbox One - Top 10 Pre-orders 1. Call of Duty: Ghosts - 229,628 2. Battlefield 4 - 125,368 3. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - 104,980 4. Watch Dogs - 69,152 5. Dead Rising 3 - 61,254 6. Ryse: Son of Rome - 57,962 7. Forza Motorsport 5 - 56,201 8. Madden NFL 25 - 43,167 9. Destiny - 35,627 10. Titanfall - 27,956 Looks like Madden 25 has only a little over 100,000 pre-orders for the next-gen consoles as of 08/24.

These numbers can drop after Info drops about Madden 25 "Next Gen"

That's what I am waiting for.......

[ryan36]

I'm not buying, because I hear about an unstoppable offense, and I think next-gen is gonna suck.

Right now, it'll be the first Madden I skip since '93. I'm not spending money until I see the reviews for next-gen.

The game is fine, and I enjoyed last year. They didn't improve on IE in any meaningful way, and selling hot dogs and relocation is cool... I'd dig the revamped owner mode , BUT - the gameplay is apparently worse.

[secondsolution]

I'm kind of glad I live in Australia where the PS4 comes out a couple of weeks after the US. It will give me time to read reviews and OS to decide whether I want to go ahead with next Gen this year. If next Gen Madden sucks, there is a good chance I will cancel my pre-order and wait 12 months.