Could Sega just tap outta sports games...

[burgundy]

I'm interested in knowing if Sega topped EA last year in terms of basketball game sales.

[johnk_]

all i know in terms of b-ball game sales was that the DC's nba2k1 outsold nba live 2001 on the psx..

when you consider each system's userbase, that's pretty damn funny..

i wouldn't touch an EA product with an 8 foot pole.

[gamevet]

Originally posted by Shinobi128
Didn't DC 2k1 outsell PS2 Madden?


I just can't understand the casual "gamer."

NFL2k1 sold over 890,000 units.


I could'nt see NFL2k3 impacting sales of Madden 2003, as every time you walked into a GameStop, EB etc.. all you heard was: "We're taking pre-orders for Madden 2003." Most of the Madden games were sold, before a review or even a game hit the store shelves.

[MVS]

Originally posted by johnk_
all i know in terms of b-ball game sales was that the DC's nba2k1 outsold nba live 2001 on the psx..

when you consider each system's userbase, that's pretty damn funny..

i wouldn't touch an EA product with an 8 foot pole.

Is it just as funny that the PS outsold the DC during the DC's lifespan, effectively killing it's 2nd sega system?

[Frogacuda]

Originally posted by gamevet
I could'nt see NFL2k3 impacting sales of Madden 2003, as every time you walked into a GameStop, EB etc.. all you heard was: "We're taking pre-orders for Madden 2003." Most of the Madden games were sold, before a review or even a game hit the store shelves.

Not true of EB. They gave kickbacks to employees who sold Sega Sports products the month of the 2K3 launch. They had to pimp NFL2K3 with all their might. People didn't want to hear it though. They'd usually play the kiosk for about 10-15 seconds (literally) and proclaim "Is this a joke? Better than madden? Madden is perfect" and then trade in their copy of said perfect game for $5 of of the new one.

[StriderKyo]

As long as Sega keeps NBA and their racing games. Although you've gotta believe that Sega's too close to really outpacing EA at football for them to give up now.

Most every review said they were either just as good as each other, or one slightly better than the other. I guess most people just stuck with the one they knew.

[FirstBlood]

NBA 2k3 is gonna destroy NBA Live...

[Cheebs]

There is just way too much name recognition attached too Madden for anybody to compete. For most people, "Madden" and "video football" are one and the same, just like how "Kleenex" can refer to any tissue or "Xerox" can refer to any photo copy machine. If there was any justice in the world, Sega's football game would be right up there with Madden, but it isn't. I tend to not worry about it because I just do not have any fun when playing those types of games, but I can see the quality in both Madden and the Sega offerings regaurdless.

[bloodyarts]

Originally posted by mattvanstone


Is it just as funny that the PS outsold the DC during the DC's lifespan, effectively killing it's 2nd sega system?

Funny that it outsold the DC, yes.
Funny that you think PS1 "killed" DC, yes.

I don't think PS1 was responsible in any way for the "death" of DC.

[Dyne]

i think SEGA should just rename their sports games to "better than EA's shit". that kinda rolls off the tongue.