NFL Tour gets an even better price
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EA has adjusted the pricing strategy lately on the PS3 and 360 taking games such as March Madness 08 and the upcoming FIFA Street 3 and releasing them at $49.99. NFL Tour was also slated for the lower price as noted back in early November.
However EA has now reduced the price of NFL Tour even more. The game will be only $39.99.
Again this makes a lot of sense given that they are hoping for more people to give it a chance and eventually build it into a yearly or bi-yearly franchise. Also considering that it releases soon after the holidays (January 8th) it would’ve been a much tougher sell at the $60 or even $50 price points. Seeing $39.99 for a brand new NFL licensed game on those two consoles is certainly much more appealing and will allow it to reach a broader audience.
December 13, 2007 at 5:30 pm
nice
December 13, 2007 at 6:29 pm
$40 for this game?! I’m definetly picking this up! Only if more companies followed EA’s example of setting lower prices on games.
December 13, 2007 at 6:54 pm
wow thats awesome! Im really excited for this game and this makes it even better.
December 13, 2007 at 7:33 pm
[quote comment="7502"]Only if more companies followed EA’s example of setting lower prices on games.[/quote]
As long as they avoid EA’s example of quality control, I’m all for it.
Seriously though, from what I’ve read of this title it sounds pretty shallow, with very little replay value. It would take a good deal of features to bump this title anywhere near a “must-buy” for me.
December 13, 2007 at 8:53 pm
they must be lowering the price for a reason..
December 13, 2007 at 8:55 pm
[quote comment="7502"]$40 for this game?! I’m definetly picking this up! Only if more companies followed EA’s example of setting lower prices on games.[/quote]
its not gonna be a great game thats why they keep bumping down the price.
December 13, 2007 at 9:07 pm
[quote comment="7506"]they must be lowering the price for a reason..[/quote]
I think its just an effort to try and sell more copies, and given the circumstances it makes sense for multiple reasons. I mean did NFL 2K5 lower its price to $20 because it was a bad game? No, there were other factors to consider why they did that.
I don’t think anyone expects it to be a “great” game. A fun game probably. Which makes it a lot easier for someone to bite the bullet on a $40 purchase of a game that is just expected to be “fun” and not the deep enriching experience that they may expect out of a $60 game.
December 13, 2007 at 11:18 pm
[quote comment="7509"][quote comment="7506"]they must be lowering the price for a reason..[/quote]
I think its just an effort to try and sell more copies, and given the circumstances it makes sense for multiple reasons. I mean did NFL 2K5 lower its price to $20 because it was a bad game? No, there were other factors to consider why they did that.
I don’t think anyone expects it to be a “great” game. A fun game probably. Which makes it a lot easier for someone to bite the bullet on a $40 purchase of a game that is just expected to be “fun” and not the deep enriching experience that they may expect out of a $60 game.[/quote]
True very true..
December 14, 2007 at 12:18 am
[quote comment="7509"][quote comment="7506"]they must be lowering the price for a reason..[/quote]
I think its just an effort to try and sell more copies, and given the circumstances it makes sense for multiple reasons. I mean did NFL 2K5 lower its price to $20 because it was a bad game? No, there were other factors to consider why they did that.
I don’t think anyone expects it to be a “great” game. A fun game probably. Which makes it a lot easier for someone to bite the bullet on a $40 purchase of a game that is just expected to be “fun” and not the deep enriching experience that they may expect out of a $60 game.[/quote]
The big difference in your comparison is that this game really has no competition since it will be the only football game released in the winter/spring timeframe.
EA has never been one to leave money on the table so it sounds like a case of trying to capture the largest userbase it can on a game that will be released right around the time the NFL season is ending. I also doubt anyone is expecting it to be very deep or for that matter a ton of modes. To me the $39.99 pricetag is a good fit for what I have seen. This is the pricetag APF2K8 should have launched with.
January 3, 2008 at 1:42 pm
I bet that this game is not that good because why would they drop the prices thats stupid. I think the game sucks and they want to make some money
January 7, 2008 at 6:46 pm
i think nfl tour rocks and will one day be victorious?? agree to disagree? i got a nice ass
-farts on deck