It looks like somebody at EA Sports may have been listening when I implored EA Canada to bring NBA Jam to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 along with the Wii. The publisher has always spoken of the game as a Wii exclusive, but the LinkedIn profile of Andrea Schiel, a software engineer at EA Canada, suggests otherwise: in her résumé, she lists NBA Jam for the "Wii, XBox 360, PS 3 [sic]" as one of the games that she has worked on.
This isn't a huge surprise, since the decision to make the game a Wii exclusive in the first place seemed curious, but it's still heartening to see this semi-confirmation of an HD console version of NBA Jam. I sure hope it's a confirmation, anyway. We'll update this post with any comment we receive from EA.
2010 NBA Jam (Wii, XBox 360, PS 3) [Superannuation; image via The Big Picture]
[Update: Schiel's LinkedIn page now lists NBA Jam as only having a Wii version. There's subterfuge afoot!]
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10:00 PM on 02.21.2010 | 
Still, good news if it's true.
BOOMSHAKALAKA!
I don't think it'll necessarily be better. I'll probably get it on Wii anyway, if it's cheaper. But this is just one of those games where it makes sense to have it available on all platforms.
I don't think it'll necessarily be better. I'll probably get it on Wii anyway, if it's cheaper. But this is just one of those games where it makes sense to have it available on all platforms.
@HEL105
I agree with what you're saying, but sheppy IS right -- Whenever a game comes out on the Wii, people complain that it should be on other systems. Then those same people complain that the Wii has "no games," even though that's fucked up. I think this game in particular should in fact be on everything, but sheppy's point is still valid.
I probably find people complaining about Wii exclusives as annoying as you do. It's almost as stupid as saying the Wii has no games. I'm buying one in the next week or so, and I'm overwhelmed by just choosing which two or three games to bring home.
Here's a thought EA... perhaps they don't sell because everyone knows you will just port an HD version with extra content to the HD consoles for cheaper! (ie, dead space)
Fuck them. Glad it's coming out on more consoles but they really hurt their wii sales... AGAIN.
unless its a remake, just play nba street 2.
I have PS3 games that run at 1080p. I don't see how making up facts contributes anything here.
I'm just hoping that this is a fleshed out version of WiiSports Resort's basketball game. While it was simplified, Nintendo did get the shooting mechanics down perfectly.
FROM DOWWWWWWWWWN TOWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!
I friggin love this game!!!!!!!!
Before this game was announced: "BAWWWWWW, THERE AREN'T ANY GOOD WII EXCLUSIVES!"
After: "BAWWWW, WHY ISN'T THIS GAME ON 360 AND PS3?!"
Mind, you can copy and paste this in dozens of other topics. No More Heroes 2, Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom, Epic Mickey, etc.
That should be in the new announcing.
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