NCAA Basketball 09 Release Date Change (Confirmed)

by pastapadre
Posted October 21st, 2008 at 6:12 pm

Both Gamefly and Amazon have changed the release date for NCAA Basketball 09 to Tuesday November 18th. While there is no confirmation of a push up in release for the game it does seem curious that two retailers would change it from the previously announced December 3rd with both settling on a date two weeks earlier. Currently the official website for the game and Gamestop still display NCAA as releasing in the first week of December.

Occasionally release dates on retail sites will fluctuate. However with a specific date having already been publicized it seems as though there would have to be a reason for them to go out of their way to change it. Both sites doing so would indicate that possibly some new information had been received. We’ll have to wait for official word on this and I’ll see if I can find out further information.

If the game is done and ready to go there would be little reason to hold it. By releasing on the 18th it would be out in time for Black Friday. This will basically be the newest sports title heading into the holidays with EA Sports hoping to pick up fans of the abandoned College Hoops series. Releasing it in mid-November, around the same time that CH has released the past few years, would seem a pretty smart move.

Update: My instincts were correct. The release date is confirmed to now be November 18th.

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E z E

that would be spectacular if they moved it up to Nov-18. That would be the smart thing to do.
meh

I wont be buying it, Il try the demo, but EA’s basketball games are just too bug riddles, features dont work properly, GAMEPLAY is lackluster, never get SIM stats, bland presentation…all while having the ESPN/NCAA license etc.
Plus no named rosters online…. OS forums already have people updating CH 2k8 rosters to reflect 2009, and that has great gameplay, etc. Im sticking wiht CH 2k8/9 for for college fix.
meh

I wont be buying it, Il try the demo, but EA’s basketball games are just too bug riddles, features dont work properly, GAMEPLAY is lackluster, never get SIM stats, bland presentation…all while having the ESPN/NCAA license etc.
Plus no named rosters online…. OS forums already have people updating CH 2k8 rosters to reflect 2009, and that has great gameplay, etc. Im sticking wiht CH 2k8/9 for for college fix.
meh

I wont be buying it, Il try the demo, but EA’s basketball games are just too bug riddles, features dont work properly, GAMEPLAY is lackluster, never get SIM stats, bland presentation…all while having the ESPN/NCAA license etc.
Plus no named rosters online…. OS forums already have people updating CH 2k8 rosters to reflect 2009, and that has great gameplay, etc. Im sticking wiht CH 2k8/9 for for college fix.
ALEXGUY96

[quote comment="42828"]ALEXGUY96 – At the NCAA Basketball 09 Community Event, they stated they were planning on releasing a demo.[/quote]
yes!!! thanx cdj.
ALEXGUY96

[quote comment="42828"]ALEXGUY96 – At the NCAA Basketball 09 Community Event, they stated they were planning on releasing a demo.[/quote]
yes!!! thanx cdj.
ALEXGUY96

[quote comment="42828"]ALEXGUY96 – At the NCAA Basketball 09 Community Event, they stated they were planning on releasing a demo.[/quote]
yes!!! thanx cdj.
RME

I feel it was a smart marketing move to push up the release date. I think I will give this game a shot. It seems like they are puttting forth a decent effort, plus i already traded in CH2K8. I have NBA 2K9 and i wouldnt mind playing a bball game on a different gameplay engine. Eventhough 2K’s engine is superior, the EA engine isn’t as bad as some people make it seem. Plus EA claimed they would make improvements to the engine after the Live release.
RME

I feel it was a smart marketing move to push up the release date. I think I will give this game a shot. It seems like they are puttting forth a decent effort, plus i already traded in CH2K8. I have NBA 2K9 and i wouldnt mind playing a bball game on a different gameplay engine. Eventhough 2K’s engine is superior, the EA engine isn’t as bad as some people make it seem. Plus EA claimed they would make improvements to the engine after the Live release.
RME

I feel it was a smart marketing move to push up the release date. I think I will give this game a shot. It seems like they are puttting forth a decent effort, plus i already traded in CH2K8. I have NBA 2K9 and i wouldnt mind playing a bball game on a different gameplay engine. Eventhough 2K’s engine is superior, the EA engine isn’t as bad as some people make it seem. Plus EA claimed they would make improvements to the engine after the Live release.
scdb12

NCAA has the Live engine and will be fine tuned, also people go to operation sports or ncaa strategies and there are like 3 producer bolgs regarding the game. Just reading those blogs will have you atleast interested enough to give it a try.
scdb12

NCAA has the Live engine and will be fine tuned, also people go to operation sports or ncaa strategies and there are like 3 producer bolgs regarding the game. Just reading those blogs will have you atleast interested enough to give it a try.
scdb12

NCAA has the Live engine and will be fine tuned, also people go to operation sports or ncaa strategies and there are like 3 producer bolgs regarding the game. Just reading those blogs will have you atleast interested enough to give it a try.
http://comcast.net Alex

I like the demo. I hope this game comes out in November, I really want to buy it
http://comcast.net/ Alex

I like the demo. I hope this game comes out in November, I really want to buy it
http://comcast.net/ Alex

I like the demo. I hope this game comes out in November, I really want to buy it