Madden 09 Sales Increase From Last Year
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In an interview with Gamasutra EA Sports president Peter Moore stated that the sales for Madden 09 are up 6% over 08 and have accounted for $133.5 million in retail sales. Despite pre-orders being down, both NCAA and Madden produced strong sales numbers besting last year. This is being attributed primarily to the improved quality of the product.
We’ve also seen other elements come into play this year, with which their affect on sales would be arguable. The first is the community interaction that actually affected the final product and gave consumers a voice into how Madden would shape up. Another would be the move to make the game more accessible and allow novices a chance to work their way in (adaptive difficulty, Rewind).
Official NPD sales numbers will released this Thursday and will offer an opportunity to look at them in more detail. For example with NCAA it was interesting to note that the 360 version did not see any increase in sales whereas the PS3 picked up 86,000 and the Wii languished in obscurity.
September 9, 2008 at 4:19 pm
to bad madden 08 was 30 times better than the garbage released this year
September 9, 2008 at 4:28 pm
LOL…sales went up? And it’s because of a better product?? LOL..not really.
ROFLMAO…I…wow…what can you say.
September 9, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Well of course madden 09 were better this year than last…. it wasn’t even out by then
September 9, 2008 at 4:38 pm
*Well of course madden 09 sales were better this year than last…. it wasn’t even out by then : P
September 9, 2008 at 4:50 pm
every madden is so much hype and this years was sooo much
September 9, 2008 at 4:52 pm
madden 09 to me is up to par with Madden 04 and 05 iits just a joy to play. madden 08 and 07 had scores up to like 45to 42 every game it just was an offensive blowout EVERYTIME madden 09 is one of the best games of the year regardless what u think so many people say o rent it and check it out and ill buy it if i like it well APPARENTLY people like it GOOD JOB EA keep it up
September 9, 2008 at 5:00 pm
09 is definitely superior product to 08 and 07. The next gen games have been terrible until this year. I don’t think 09 is quite up to the mid 2000 titles that were so stellar, but it is the best next gen title so far.
That being said, it still needs work, and is far from perfect. We accept this because a) we love football b) madden is the only game in town and c) we are used to mediocrity. =/
September 9, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Madden 09 is a really good game. They delivered that this year. But like pasta has said it doesnt really have anything to draw me in to playing it. NCAA does with online dynasty.
September 9, 2008 at 5:12 pm
can any1 answer 4 me why in MADDEN
dey took out da colored shoes &
why dey don’t hav colored gloves for teams like da panthers
&why dey don’t hav 2nd colored accessories like 4 da browns almost everybody
wears ORANGE in real life but dey ONLY hav brown in da game&
lastly why dey don’t hav da cardinals wht on wht uni’s
September 9, 2008 at 5:15 pm
[quote comment="35745"]09 is definitely superior product to 08 and 07. The next gen games have been terrible until this year. I don’t think 09 is quite up to the mid 2000 titles that were so stellar, but it is the best next gen title so far.
That being said, it still needs work, and is far from perfect. We accept this because a) we love football b) madden is the only game in town and c) we are used to mediocrity. =/[/quote]
Current Gen… CUR-RENT GEN. heh..
that being said. I enjoy it, but it’s definitely missing the immersion factor. Here it was opening weekend, i own Madden 09 and i was playing Rome: Total War (a steller game, BTW). I’m a 2k guy and I can recognize the good gameplay in the game.
Jason: are the things that made the mid-2000 games so good for you all the extras like Bruno… the newspapers.. more fleshed out franchise mode? If so, I’d agree with you. I played Madden ‘06 for about 2 weeks on my last-gen Xbox and thought it was decent. I liked being able to design my own uniforms for the team and seeing the newspaper complain about it the next week saying that they were stanky. Now that’s immersion!
September 9, 2008 at 5:18 pm
[quote comment="35749"]can any1 answer 4 me why in MADDEN
dey took out da colored shoes &
why dey don’t hav colored gloves for teams like da panthers
&why dey don’t hav 2nd colored accessories like 4 da browns almost everybody
wears ORANGE in real life but dey ONLY hav brown in da game&
lastly why dey don’t hav da cardinals wht on wht uni’s[/quote]
Hiya Borat.
All that stuff I couldn’t care less about… ’cause I don’t look at the players so closely that I’d even notice. But give me immersion!
Well.. actually… messing up the Cards unis kinda stinks.. but wrist bands and shoes I don’t give a crap about.
September 9, 2008 at 5:26 pm
[quote comment="35734"]to bad madden 08 was 30 times better than the garbage released this year[/quote]
I agree that some parts of Madden 08 are better than 09. Although the player models are a lot better in 09, the overall graphics in 09 do seem to have more of an arcady look. It’s almost like they over did the lighting this year. I thought that the replays looked a lot better in 08 as well. The replays in 09 look all glitchy & what’s up with the blueish tint to the replays? I also hate how they have the score overlay so big dead center in the middle of the screen. They should’ve made it smaller. I know this is beating a dead horse complaining about it but EA needs to realize that if it aint broke don’t fix it. Sometimes they out think themselves.
September 9, 2008 at 5:29 pm
@ DH I neva asked wut YOU care’d about refresh me if i’m WRONG
wutz next U gonna tell me dat u don’t want N e thing 2 eat or dat u hav ED fam I could really care less about wut you care bout
datz why I didn’t DIRECT it 2 YOU personally
September 9, 2008 at 5:31 pm
[[quote comment="35755"][quote comment="35734"]to bad madden 08 was 30 times better than the garbage released this year[/quote]
I agree that some parts of Madden 08 are better than 09. Although the player models are a lot better in 09, the overall graphics in 09 do seem to have more of an arcady look. It’s almost like they over did the lighting this year. I thought that the replays looked a lot better in 08 as well. The replays in 09 look all glitchy & what’s up with the blueish tint to the replays? I also hate how they have the score overlay so big dead center in the middle of the screen. They should’ve made it smaller. I know this is beating a dead horse complaining about it but EA needs to realize that if it aint broke don’t fix it. Sometimes they out think themselves.[/quote]
Anybody who taught 08 was good needs to shot them self 08 was god awful I don’t no one single person who liked it, i know people who went back to ps2 cause it was so bad If you like putting up 35 pts in a quarter and wrs jumping 20 ft in the air then that was your game.
September 9, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Yo Sdot, what’s up wit the homo body builder picture my dude? I can’t even read your post because I can’t stand lookin at that picture.
September 9, 2008 at 5:38 pm
@JOSH my brother YOU may have seen his posts aka itz BRITANY B!T@H changed my pic & now I can’t get it 2 change back
N e ideas would help i’m NOT even sure how he did it cuz he did from his LAP TOP CPU @ school
September 9, 2008 at 5:40 pm
[quote comment="35759"][[quote comment="35755"][quote comment="35734"]to bad madden 08 was 30 times better than the garbage released this year[/quote]
I agree that some parts of Madden 08 are better than 09. Although the player models are a lot better in 09, the overall graphics in 09 do seem to have more of an arcady look. It’s almost like they over did the lighting this year. I thought that the replays looked a lot better in 08 as well. The replays in 09 look all glitchy & what’s up with the blueish tint to the replays? I also hate how they have the score overlay so big dead center in the middle of the screen. They should’ve made it smaller. I know this is beating a dead horse complaining about it but EA needs to realize that if it aint broke don’t fix it. Sometimes they out think themselves.[/quote]
Anybody who taught 08 was good needs to shot them self 08 was god awful I don’t no one single person who liked it, i know people who went back to ps2 cause it was so bad If you like putting up 35 pts in a quarter and wrs jumping 20 ft in the air then that was your game.[/quote]
idiot people can like whatever game they want there is nothing that says madden 08 is better than 09 is not a fact or anything and people are all playing madden 09 for last-gen madden 09 has HORRIBLE commentators its like a robot and the bill walton of the nfl together the graphics like josh said look too much of an arcade and i could keep going down the list
September 9, 2008 at 5:54 pm
[quote comment="35762"]@JOSH my brother YOU may have seen his posts aka itz BRITANY B!T@H changed my pic & now I can’t get it 2 change back
N e ideas would help i’m NOT even sure how he did it cuz he did from his LAP TOP CPU @ school[/quote]
Haha! Dang you got wierdos stalkin you! You’re a funny dude man!
September 9, 2008 at 6:10 pm
[quote comment="35763"][quote comment="35759"][[quote comment="35755"][quote comment="35734"]to bad madden 08 was 30 times better than the garbage released this year[/quote]
I agree that some parts of Madden 08 are better than 09. Although the player models are a lot better in 09, the overall graphics in 09 do seem to have more of an arcady look. It’s almost like they over did the lighting this year. I thought that the replays looked a lot better in 08 as well. The replays in 09 look all glitchy & what’s up with the blueish tint to the replays? I also hate how they have the score overlay so big dead center in the middle of the screen. They should’ve made it smaller. I know this is beating a dead horse complaining about it but EA needs to realize that if it aint broke don’t fix it. Sometimes they out think themselves.[/quote]
Anybody who taught 08 was good needs to shot them self 08 was god awful I don’t no one single person who liked it, i know people who went back to ps2 cause it was so bad If you like putting up 35 pts in a quarter and wrs jumping 20 ft in the air then that was your game.[/quote]
idiot people can like whatever game they want there is nothing that says madden 08 is better than 09 is not a fact or anything and people are all playing madden 09 for last-gen madden 09 has HORRIBLE commentators its like a robot and the bill walton of the nfl together the graphics like josh said look too much of an arcade and i could keep going down the list[/quote]
I’m a idiot cause i based my own opinion grow up man. Like I said madden 08 was garbage plane and simple. I’m not saying madden 09 is great but its far better then wht we got in 08, If you disgree I really dont care.
September 9, 2008 at 6:11 pm
@josh dat ISH ain’t funny 4 me now i’m stuck wit dis dude in his draws as my av I gotta figure out a way 2 change dis ISH ASAP
September 9, 2008 at 6:56 pm
[quote comment="35773"][quote comment="35763"][quote comment="35759"][[quote comment="35755"][quote comment="35734"]to bad madden 08 was 30 times better than the garbage released this year[/quote]
I agree that some parts of Madden 08 are better than 09. Although the player models are a lot better in 09, the overall graphics in 09 do seem to have more of an arcady look. It’s almost like they over did the lighting this year. I thought that the replays looked a lot better in 08 as well. The replays in 09 look all glitchy & what’s up with the blueish tint to the replays? I also hate how they have the score overlay so big dead center in the middle of the screen. They should’ve made it smaller. I know this is beating a dead horse complaining about it but EA needs to realize that if it aint broke don’t fix it. Sometimes they out think themselves.[/quote]
Anybody who taught 08 was good needs to shot them self 08 was god awful I don’t no one single person who liked it, i know people who went back to ps2 cause it was so bad If you like putting up 35 pts in a quarter and wrs jumping 20 ft in the air then that was your game.[/quote]
idiot people can like whatever game they want there is nothing that says madden 08 is better than 09 is not a fact or anything and people are all playing madden 09 for last-gen madden 09 has HORRIBLE commentators its like a robot and the bill walton of the nfl together the graphics like josh said look too much of an arcade and i could keep going down the list[/quote]
I’m a idiot cause i based my own opinion grow up man. Like I said madden 08 was garbage plane and simple. I’m not saying madden 09 is great but its far better then wht we got in 08, If you disgree I really dont care.[/quote]
you said any one who thinks 08 is better should shoot themself so by saying that you are implying they are stupid
September 9, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Darkheath, pretty much. More details everywhere, controls were superb and there was balance in all aspects of the game. Playing certain positions wasn’t overly difficult.
September 9, 2008 at 9:55 pm
one little thing i wished they would get right is the TC (team color) accersories, like the gloves wrists etc. they have most teams right but like the saints we already have the standard black and white colors and yet our TC is…black? Many teams are like this like where is an orange for bears, baby blue for panthers, orange for the browns, yellow for the steelers, neon green for seahawks??? I can go on and on
September 9, 2008 at 10:00 pm
dat was my point why isn’t in da game when dey had it LAST gen
September 9, 2008 at 10:16 pm
well this is not good news for the hardcore gamer because its basically showing that EA can put out a subpar arcady looking game and make millions….. not good, looks like ima take a break from football gaming till around madden 2015
September 10, 2008 at 1:16 am
SDOT…..I have been lurking around Pasta’s site for about 4 months now..and i have to say LEARN ENGLISH….your posts actually hurt my brain….Are you that unintelligent.?????????
September 10, 2008 at 7:30 am
I wonder if the sold units are up or if it’s just the dollar sales that are up. It would make sense that the dollar sales are up, considering that more people are buying the next gen games (which cost more), but I’ll be curious to see how the numbers look when the NPD data is released on Thursday. It could just be Peter Moore’s slant…guess we’ll see.
September 10, 2008 at 11:14 am
@ da MARADER only H0M0’s & perverts lurk which 1 R U
September 10, 2008 at 11:57 am
True, if they’re speaking in dollar terms you’d also have to consider the Collector’s Edition which is raking in an extra $30 on each sale.
September 10, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Hey Pasta. I’m a big fan of keeping the rosters up to date as are many others. One thing I’ve noticed over the years is that there are always a few players EA chooses not to include each time they update rosters. Like Tim Castille (FB) Arizona or last year it was Sean Conover (DE) Tennessee. Every time there was updated rosters and i wanted to start a new franchise I would have to create these players as well as many others each and every time. My question is this. Is there a way to save a created player once and apply him each time i use him in a new franchise without having to create him all over each time.? Anybodys help would be great.