Madden Sales Down Significantly This Year

[goh]

Too bad we can't get refunds or else they'd be down even more.

[friscob]

It's funny seeing brand new sealed copies of this game not being bid on when priced at $40 and free shipping on ebay. Demand just doesn't seem to be there and I'm starting to feel like a sucker for not waiting to pick it up later on

[SmashMan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Afrikan

and of course Mestevo tags along..lol.

We can call people out for liking posts now?

I do like that the .gif you posted of Backbreaker shows the safety backing away from a ball he could have made a play on. I assume you were trying to show off the physics and/or passing mechanics, though; so we'll ignore that part.

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by SmashMan

We can call people out for liking posts now?

No we can not.

[SageInfinite]

Got Madden 25 as a gift strictly for the season ticket. Other than that I wasn't buying it with next gen coming. I do think the sales will increase with the holidays though. Some people just feel it's not worth getting the game in August at launch. I do think it's pretty bad to have the sales down with you're "special" 25th edition of a legendary series like Madden. The suits can't be happy as of now.

With that said I'm excited to see next gen, even though I thought the demo previewed on IGN with Cam Weber looked EXACTLY like current gen. Hey it was pre alpha though so I'm hoping things get better. I just hope this doesn't shift the focus on sim next year. Honestly I just feel like Tiburon has a lazy approach to development. Either that or the code is so bad they don't want to touch too much to break the game even more. Maybe they just don't have the talent. Either way next gen will be telling.

[Iceman87GT]

Quote: Originally Posted by JohnDoe8865

I'm personally taking a wait and see approach on next-generation consoles. I'm strongly leaning towards PS4 after being XBOX/XBOX 360 since 2002. The difference maker for me is baseball. I NEED a solid baseball game, and MLB: The Show is a game I've salivated over as a 360 owner for years. I don't know for sure which console I'll get but either way I'm doing what is, IMO, the smart thing and waiting until after Christmas to get console impression and game impressions and THEN make my decision. If M25 next-gen is an improvement over current gen, I will likely buy it being an NFL fan first and foremost. Same goes with NBA 2K14 and their stellar reputation, I have reason to believe that next-gen NBA 2K might be special. Past that, I'm in wait and see mode. In the meantime I'm satisfied with getting games for my 360 such as GTA V and WWE '14. After those two game, I'll definitely turn my focus to next-gen, unless a sleeper hit comes to current gen. Going to take a wait and see approach for this generation, the same way I did for the 360.

If you want a great baseball experience then the PS4 is the way to go, EA doesn't appear to be working on a title to compete on next gen and unless 2K makes significant jumps to next-gen (if they even make a next-gen game), then MLB the Show will be the only game in town.

I got a PS3 this past January and was planning on going with the XB1 at first but now I'm all in for the PS4 (their exclusive licenses are fantastic, and of course there is the Show). I don't think you will miss the Xbox if you make the switch, I haven't (I still play my 360 and plan on eventually buying an Xbox One).

Quote: Originally Posted by infemous

I hope sales continue to plummet and forces the NFL to realise that EA are not representing their brand sufficiently, and open up the license to competition. Until this happens, I hope that EA see this as an incentive to finally start making a simulation game, much like the FIFA brand. At the end of the day, the logic is inescapable. People buy officially licensed sports games to recreate what they see and feel from that sport. As soon as they start to feel that what they are playing does not accurately represent what they see on the field, they lose interest. This is the same for every spectrum of sports gamer, from SIM to Arcade to everything in between. $60 is a lot of money that people cannot afford to spend every year on a poor product.

This is the last year of exclusivity! EA legally can't renew it, we don't need poor sales in order for another company to step in, we just need another company to step in period.

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by Iceman87GT

This is the last year of exclusivity! EA legally can't renew it, we don't need poor sales in order for another company to step in, we just need another company to step in period.

That's not true. It could have been renewed legally, EA or the NFL just decided not to as of now.

[kjcheezhead]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkrich83

Why? That game was an AWFUL representation of football, which actually got worse with a patch. I'd love to see more and better games of football on the market, but Backbreaker was certainly not an example of one. It was a ridiculously bad game, that couldn't get the most basic of football principles down. Nothing more than an over the top tech demo.

It was the first attempt. Apparently you have forgotten madden 06-09 with more resources, a bigger team and almost 20 years of football developing experience.

The physics were solid, decent player interactions and a nice concept to the passing game. It wasn't good, but there was potential to work with. A couple more years of development and the nfl license and it would've been a decent franchise. Not toppling madden in sales, but a profitable alternative.