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End of Console Generations is Not an Excuse for No Innovation

06:41 PM - April 10, 2012 by RaychelSnr

"Innovations will come with the new consoles" has become a popular defense for stale franchises like Madden NFL and NCAA Football, as they continue to improve in marginal and incremental ways instead of making sweeping changes or true innovations during the Xbox 360's and Playstation 3's final hours.

Yet Madden's history, spanning over 20 years and four generations of consoles, suggests that the opposite of "incremental change" should be happening right now.

In all previous console generations, the Madden NFL series reached its creative peak just as veteran systems neared their retirement.

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# 61 ryan36 @ 04/19/12 03:59 AM

I think all games should be on all platforms... it only helps gamers access the product

# 62 Gmen56 @ 04/19/12 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MMChrisS


	"Innovations will come with the new consoles" has become a popular defense for stale franchises like Madden NFL and NCAA Football, as they continue to improve in marginal and incremental ways instead of making sweeping changes or true innovations during the Xbox 360's and Playstation 3's final hours. Yet Madden's history, spanning over 20 years and four generations of consoles, suggests that the opposite of "incremental change" should be happening right now. In all previous console generations, the Madden NFL series reached its creative peak just as veteran systems neared their retirement. Read More - End of Console Generations is Not an Excuse for No Innovation

Couldn't agree more! Its' about time someone around here finally stepped up to the plate and spoke their mind, said what needed to be said.. The truth hurts, but unfortunately it's the truth.. Hoping is already dead with this franchise, only thing that can change that is truely change from this company and it's franchise called Madden..

# 63 helmetbase @ 04/22/12 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by TreyIM2


	I think EA needs to work on completing the basic, core game of football, full circle, first. Things like gang tackling and multiple hit tackles/add on tackling is not an innovation, per se. THAT IS APART OF THE BASIC, CORE GAME OF FOOTBALL, period. We need more of that and the lil things that make football, football more than grandiose not quite needed right now 'innovations' because it almost makes no sense how they don't have those things down pat , yet.

I agree with you,
perhaps the Topic Starter was just calling them innovation since no older game was able to put them in the first place.

Of course, I am not a coder so I also don't know just how difficult it is to actually put those basic core things that you are saying in football.

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