Comments on: July 09 Sales Numbers

By: michstarfish

michstarfish — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:35:11 +0000

I'm prepared to get blasted, but I like NCAA better most years than Madden. This year, so far I call them equal. I think there is a lot more depth to the game than I see it given credit for on the net. Is it a perfect game, no, but then again there isn't one IMO. I guess I'm just sick of seeing the NCAA series unnecessarily totally trashed as in my opinion part of the reason for down NCAA sales is massive nitpicking and hating on the net. Just my $0.02. Fire Away!!!!!

By: IIII 47 IIII

IIII 47 IIII — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:34:42 +0000

Good, NCAA 10 was a pathetic excuse for a full game. It was so marginally improved over 09 that asking 60 dollars for the game should be considered a crime. It’s great to see consumers are recognizing this, the only ppl who aren’t are the blind lackeys. Thank God for the Madden dev team who actually decided to improve their game nor just release the same game with a few minor inconscequential changes. I hope the NCAA team gets their s**t straight for next yrs game.

By: Skihawks

Skihawks — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:31:09 +0000

I actually think that NCAA 10 is a pretty sweet game and differs from NCAA 09 in many areas. My personal opinion is people are being a touch more selective when buying. Instead of jumping out and purchasing a game when it is released, I believe people are more willing to rent first.

I agree that the Madden team has taken Madden 10 above and beyond what we have seen in the past few years.

I would like to know what GameFly's numbers were for July.

By: pastapadre

pastapadre — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:19:26 +0000

No the comparison had complete merit. Sales were going to be frontloaded. Saying you can't compare UFC's 11 days to FN's 6 is incorrect. If anything FN would have the advantage being as sequel and with EA's preorder incentives. I even correctly predicted that FN would be lucky to chart in July, as opposed to people suggesting that the sales would be rolling in and heavier than June.

Think of it in the same way as a movie. Good buzz and word of mouth led a new franchise to extended strong sales. With a "sequel" you get the early rush and then big drop-off.

By: Pharrell1

Pharrell1 — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:05:20 +0000

Guys this is a great time for 2k sports to jump in and snag the college football license. pasta already said EA is thinking about not renewining the license this would be perfect for 2k they could perfect there engine for 2013 and possible steal or the NFL might let both companies do an nfl game.

its wishful thinking but the news isn't all bad.

By: jusmegamer

jusmegamer — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:14:53 +0000

Good to hear people aren't just throwing away money. I still have not picked up FNR4, will check it out when it drops to $30 or $40 max, may still pass. NCAA Football, the same thing, it needs a price drop to interest me. I'm really not even hyped about CFB this year for some reason. The generic rosters of Ncaa Football and the Button debate on FNR4 hurt both games, but at the end of the day NCAA did not have a bad slip in sales considering the economy.

By: Hawkeye4077

Hawkeye4077 — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:55:25 +0000

I knew that NCAA FB 10 was not going to sell very well. The game sucks, period. Sure there is some good but it's sprinkled in between way too much bad. This game's progress in comparison to last years game is just a joke. EA obviously didn't care too much about quality of NCAA 10 because they put everything into Madden. I bought NCAA 10 (although I wish I hadn't) but only because I got the guaranteed $40 coupon towards Madden from gamestop. I'm sure that many people would not have bought the game if it wasn't for that and the sales numbers would have been even worse for NCAA.

By: jonathanglapion

jonathanglapion — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:32:58 +0000

what planet do you live on? LOL! It's no secrete EA dropped the ball right out the gate on FNR4, just head over to ALL the complaints people had about the game [and there were fans of the franchise]. The problem is the dev team was arrogant in thinking we could be simply fooled [like you were] by pretty things. The game has to actually work properly.

By: jonathanglapion

jonathanglapion — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:24:58 +0000

yeah thats the retailers you have a grip with there. they've been screwing customers for a good while. PEOPLE STOP TRADING YOUR GAMES IN…. sell them on ebay or something, thats better than giving cash away to these retailers.

By: jonathanglapion

jonathanglapion — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 02:21:20 +0000

okay here's the problem in a nut shell. Not every games is deserving of the $60 price tag, but the gaming industry has abused their position on this for far to long. Fight Night was all hype and never delivered. Aside from a few new innovations they did nothing more than sprinkle a few pretty pixels to dazzle us into believe the game was so amazing when it's a complete mess. FNR4 dev team deserves a beat down for this impostor of a boxing sim.