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

12:41 PM - December 6, 2011 by RaychelSnr

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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# 21 jsquared52 @ 12/06/11 11:31 PM

I think the star HS players going straight to the NBA helped destroy the franchises as well. For a while there, you really had to be a college bball fan to know who was playing where. Stars sell the NBA games and stars use to sell the college games. I still reember the Coack K series that was loaded with future NBA players and that's really what is needed for the avg fans to move units off the shelves. I don't like the one and done rule but I'll admit that it is helping college bball. With guys like Jones @ UK and Sullinger @ OSU staying for their 2nd yr and even the 1 and dones help some, avg fans get to learn who these guys are and start to have favorites gain to follow to the NBA. I use to get frustrated and turned leaving early off b/c all my stars would leave after their 1st yr just like real life. It messed up the game to me a little and ultimately messed up college bball in real life. It's why I think this year's season is going to be really good and hopefully it will lead to more stars staying to bring back the popularity of college hoops which should drive the demand for a new game.

# 22 Boogiemanjay @ 12/06/11 11:40 PM

With the my player mode if they find a way
To add it to ch2k them it will be a must buy

# 23 ghm125 @ 12/07/11 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by mcpats


	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.

LOL so true though!

# 24 sithlord06 @ 12/07/11 09:53 AM

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.

# 25 mcpats @ 12/07/11 11:38 PM

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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.

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