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EA has been charging $60 a pop for Madden long enough that they honestly don't give two shits about this. 2K should have made more of a stink when the exclusivity bidding started in the first place.
To be honest NFL 2K5 was a better game than most Maddens, but unless they can pony up the cash it's not likely that EA is going to fall on their swords. A buddy of mine who works at EA heard whispers that their latest contract update was near 200 million dollars, and you can only imagine that a five year game contract like that is a heavily vested interest for the company.
You can't fault EA any more if they do something even more dickish to cinch this up, and it may end worse than IW and Activision.
To be honest NFL 2K5 was a better game than most Maddens, but unless they can pony up the cash it's not likely that EA is going to fall on their swords. A buddy of mine who works at EA heard whispers that their latest contract update was near 200 million dollars, and you can only imagine that a five year game contract like that is a heavily vested interest for the company.
You can't fault EA any more if they do something even more dickish to cinch this up, and it may end worse than IW and Activision.
yeah....so its either going to be thrown out despite having actual merit OR the larger well funded group is going to win.....which is EA.
So really, lil greed vs big greed
So really, lil greed vs big greed
There are people who still play 2k NFL 2k5 with updated rosters. EA has no intentions of making any great strides in improvement. The reasoning at the time when EA got the exclusive was to keep it away from 2k. Ironically, 2k did the same for the MLB license and 2k baseball has sucked for years.
I lost all interest in sports games when these brand exclusivity deals started going down. I'd like to see some competition again.
I'd also like the original EA Big back, but that might be too much to wish for.
I'd also like the original EA Big back, but that might be too much to wish for.
I don't see how how this is a monopoly considering football games are still allowed and able to be developed, Blitz made a nice comeback and Backbreaker exists.
They paid for a brand, the most popular brand, but still just a brand.
They paid for a brand, the most popular brand, but still just a brand.
@Malik From what I can tell, it's a bit complicated why it's important, like those exact players and teams are needed for the immersion to be complete because in America, football is essentially a religion.
Justice: One the one hand, NFL should be able to sell their license to whoever the hell they want for as much as they can get. The NFL is already essentially a tolerated monopoly. >:(
Selfish response: On the other hand it might be really nice to have some arcadey NFL licensed games come out of this suit. Just like the old days! :D
Selfish response: On the other hand it might be really nice to have some arcadey NFL licensed games come out of this suit. Just like the old days! :D
Just and fair response: On the one hand, the NFL should be able to sell their licenses to whoever the hell they want for as much as they can get. The NFL is already essentially a tolerated monopoly. It's dumb to have some anti-trust court setting the pricing and distribution of the NFL license for gaming. >:(
Selfish response: On the other hand, it might be really nice to have some arcadey NFL licensed games come out of this suit. Just like the old days! Fever and Blitz are back! No more San Diego Cyclones or any of that crap! :D
Selfish response: On the other hand, it might be really nice to have some arcadey NFL licensed games come out of this suit. Just like the old days! Fever and Blitz are back! No more San Diego Cyclones or any of that crap! :D
So these guys essentially want to give people their money back for buying the SAME DAMN THING year after year? I'm sorry but I'm against monopolies but these morons should not be allowed to get their money back. I'm guessing luckily for EA Most of the "fans" who buy their sports games won't even know about this.
@Spaz
I totally agree. While I don't like Madden having exclusive rights, if you are a moron who keeps buying roster updates for $60 every year, then you deserve to be parted with your money.
I totally agree. While I don't like Madden having exclusive rights, if you are a moron who keeps buying roster updates for $60 every year, then you deserve to be parted with your money.
You people are morons.
They're pissed that only EA is allowed to develop the game because EA Sports is a total shit hole company. All of their sports games are arcade-playig pieces of shit.
They don't want their money back for buying the game, they want more than EA to be able to make games while getting money (because the latter is greedy, tbh)
They're pissed that only EA is allowed to develop the game because EA Sports is a total shit hole company. All of their sports games are arcade-playig pieces of shit.
They don't want their money back for buying the game, they want more than EA to be able to make games while getting money (because the latter is greedy, tbh)
I didn't read the article, but i assume the Madden version of Monopoly will substitute properties such as Boardwalk and Park Place for franchises like the Pats and Eagles. That could be fun... I don't know why the damn courts can't keep their noses out of my business that I don't pay attention to. Damn guvment.
Anti-trust laws are way too open to begin with, but this is clearly overstepping the already too large bounds. What exactly is the argument? That EA has the exclusive rights to a brand? How about the Disney brand? How about the WWE brand? How about the MADDEN brand (which is equally responsible for its success)? For that matter, how about a company's OWN brands? If that sounds ridiculous, you should note that a company having their own brands is a form of vertical integration compared to this example, which is even more frowned upon by anti-trust legislation (Hint: Internet Explorer packaged with Windows).
From the other article:
"By signing the exclusive agreement with the NFL, Electronic Arts immediately killed off Take-Two's NFL 2K5 software, the only competing interactive football product of comparable quality to its Madden NFL franchise."
Define quality in objective legal terms. You can't. Value is always subjective. People voted with their wallets and proved the deal to be rational. EA is basically being penalized for being too popular. Failure is not a claim on others. It's as if Sega went after Nintendo to ban Mario, since his popularity killed off the Genesis. Competition will occasionally result in winners and losers. Remember, if you disagree with this analogy you must provide a firm principle to differentiate between the cases. Law is based on precedent and is thus susceptible to unintended consequences.
For the record, I never play sports games, nor watch them on TV, but ideas have consequences.
From the other article:
"By signing the exclusive agreement with the NFL, Electronic Arts immediately killed off Take-Two's NFL 2K5 software, the only competing interactive football product of comparable quality to its Madden NFL franchise."
Define quality in objective legal terms. You can't. Value is always subjective. People voted with their wallets and proved the deal to be rational. EA is basically being penalized for being too popular. Failure is not a claim on others. It's as if Sega went after Nintendo to ban Mario, since his popularity killed off the Genesis. Competition will occasionally result in winners and losers. Remember, if you disagree with this analogy you must provide a firm principle to differentiate between the cases. Law is based on precedent and is thus susceptible to unintended consequences.
For the record, I never play sports games, nor watch them on TV, but ideas have consequences.
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