5000 Votes Are In
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It remains clear that the direction EA Sports is supposedly heading with the names for this year’s crop of games and beyond is not well liked. Current plans are to label them with 10. Madden 10, NCAA Football 10, NBA Live 10, and so on.
With over 5000 unique visitors having voted 57% have gone for using 2010, while only 7% have chosen 10. It is so disliked that the other two more off-the-wall suggestions of Madden using roman numerals and 20-10 even beat out 10, with them combining for 35%.
There is still plenty of time for them to change their mind given that the first release that would use that name is Nascar which will be out in June. However that decision would need to be made before advertising for this year’s crop of titles begins. If they do make a change it would likely be to 2010 where for branding purposes they’ll want to keep it uniform across all their yearly titles.
Obviously this isn’t the biggest concern in the world but given that they’ll likely be sticking with whatever choice they make for years going forward here’s to hoping they reconsider.
January 2, 2009 at 4:20 am
dont really care for the name, as long as it has patches ready earlier.
January 2, 2009 at 5:56 am
amen dave I'm with you!!!
January 2, 2009 at 4:33 am
people have too much time on there hands..
January 2, 2009 at 4:40 am
Madden 10? Wow, idiotic.
January 2, 2009 at 5:02 am
It's something to talk about now, but by the time we play NCAA 10 and Madden 10 we won't think twice about it.
January 2, 2009 at 6:06 am
Who cares about a stupid name it could be called( MADDEN THE NEXT YEAR) for all i care as long as the game is truly a great game! ea already has enough stupid ideas (game dna) we dont need to give them more foolishness to think about!
January 2, 2009 at 7:43 am
Did you have a problem with…
Madden 92?
Madden 93?
Madden 94?
Madden 95?
Madden 96?
Madden 97?
Madden 98?
Madden 99?
What is wrong with Madden 10?
January 2, 2009 at 9:53 am
I think the difference is that those higher numbered years didn't sound like the version of the game being played. Madden 10 sounds like its the 10th Madden. Madden 99 not so much.
January 2, 2009 at 7:43 am
arent we gonna call it 2010 anyway? Lol
January 2, 2009 at 8:27 am
Madden NFL 10 sounds like it's the 10th game in the Madden Franchise, or for children 10 and under…..
January 2, 2009 at 9:13 am
i think the madden franchise has more to worry about then the name… there game is garbage and appeals to 9yr olds who rewind everyplay, they need to get back to the basics…. gameplay, gameplay, gameplay who cares about the name
January 2, 2009 at 9:14 am
I voted for 10 and agree with Jordan's point, though if I was marketing director I'd make I'd put an apostrophe before the 10.
January 3, 2009 at 1:06 am
Pasta…. seriously who cares dude? What's in a number?
January 3, 2009 at 3:49 am
more bad decision making by EA sports? Hardly a suprise.
January 3, 2009 at 3:51 am
for anyone writing this off as just the title of the game, think again. BAD DECISION MAKING is indictive of whats been wrong with Madden for the last few years. This is an example. we are off on a very wrong foot, and im not the least bit suprised…just wait until the info about what theyve tooken out or stolen and introduced as a new concept gets out
January 2, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Just to justify me being here , i perfer 2010 over 10 and when is the next madden update coming
January 3, 2009 at 7:12 am
next year's game should be Madden 2009 – this crap where they are a whole year ahead of the actual year the game is released is assinine
January 3, 2009 at 8:51 am
all sports games have the year when their season ends.
January 4, 2009 at 1:29 am
Madden XXI? Why is the Roman numeral for "21" a choice?
January 4, 2009 at 1:30 am
Nevermind…21st edition. I get it. I don't think that's a good choice either. The best solution to the problem: just don't buy Madden.
January 4, 2009 at 2:32 am
its not a problem. you guys are just dissing it just because online users only post hate, and questions decisions, and disagree with everything. who cares whats it called. Everything doesnt have to be debated. Somethings just dont need an opinoin from everybody. who cares.
January 5, 2009 at 2:03 am
nice shot at being intellectual there smokez. terrible name by madden if thats what they are going with has no ring nor accuracy
January 6, 2009 at 1:12 am
i could care less as long as the game has fixed the bugs, improve its graphics and tuned to play a true game of football……..the name its self is meaningless if they can't deliver a good product.
January 7, 2009 at 3:10 am
Madden X… it sounds so much better than Madden 2010, 10, XXI(which is 21, not 2010), and 20-10, which i find the worst out of all. Madden X is what it should be