I think that's their backup plan if the negotiations with HeHateMe and the CFL fall through.Quote:
Originally posted by Frogacuda
Maybe next year they can liscense the Quarteback Attack name.
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I think that's their backup plan if the negotiations with HeHateMe and the CFL fall through.Quote:
Originally posted by Frogacuda
Maybe next year they can liscense the Quarteback Attack name.
Sega... how stupid can they be?
Releasing their football title a full month after Madden 2004, who many are saying could be the best version yet, practically guarantees it will get worse sales than 2003.
Bunch of amateurs.
EA is laughing at them, I am too.:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
EA's too busy buying them.
Clam up see... Space Harrier 3 is going to KILL Halo.Quote:
Originally posted by JMET
Ahh Space Harrier, another game that wouldnt sell for shit...
I am still waiting for a home port of Planet Harriers... :(
Uggggh.. I guess this will probably happen to all Sega Sports 2K games. Ugh ugh ugh. I loathe ESPN and my interest in buying NHL 2K4 has just been halved (sorry I could care less about American football).
Maybe that NHL Hitz Pro game will be decent since they are turning it into a sim. :\
C'est la vie....
I bet when Madden kills them again this year they all wonder why.
Poor bastards. I liked the game but the play calling interface was fucking shit and running just didnt feel right. The ESPN stuff last year was damn cool though. I still liked how Madden played more overall though.
And sports games dont all suck. I'm tired of people bitching about them. If you dont like em dont play em and dont tell us how much you hate them in every sports related thread. Obviously some people like them when Madden can sell millions of copies every single year.
On the contrary, they always planned to implement the ESPN license into this year's games. In fact, this was supposed to be the first year where it would be fully implemented. At the time they obtained the license last year, their 2K3 sports games were already quite far along in development, so they didn't get to do everything that they wanted.Quote:
Originally posted by Mr_Furious
First: they spend MILLIONS of dollars to acquire the ESPN license and never planned to implement it into their 2004 sports franchises even though they had over a year to do so.
What surprises me is that they're dropping the whole "2Kx" thing now. They spent the last four years building up their sports label to the point where it is now somewhat respectable. People who are into sports video games know that when you say "NHL 2K3" you mean Sega's hockey game, and not EA's which is "NHL 2003." It might not sell as much as EA; nonetheless, it sells a respectable number of copies, to the point where Sega Sports is currently the only serious alternative to EA Sports as a sports video game label.
What will they call next year's football game (if they make one), "ESPN NFL Football 2K5," or "ESPN NFL Football 2005"? Or maybe they can really mix things up and call it "ESPN NFL Football MMV." :)
If they want to inject the ESPN name into the game so much, then why not simply call it "ESPN NFL 2K4," with the ESPN logo being integrated into the game logo, rather than in small print near the corner of the box? That would be the best of both worlds--it can call attention to the ESPN name, and at the same time keep the "2Kx" tradition that they've built up for a few years. I think that would please most people.
The name is not what is holding them back. They said that their commercial for NFL 2K3 was too similar to EA's Madden NFL 2003 ads...well, then, that might be part of the problem. How about doing something different that EA doesn't usually do, like include playable demos of some of their other sports games (basketball, hockey, etc.) on the disc? There are plenty of creative ways to differentiate your product from the competition.
Well from what I read, it sounds to me like Sega's just now deciding to "fully integrate" the ESPN license including play commentary by ESPN personalities and such. This should've been the plan from the day they picked up the license. Having a couple textures displaying ESPN in the game and a logo on the box doesn't sound like smart and valued use of the license. They could go so much farther with it but will they.
Actually, the more I think about it, the more this sounds like marketing's making the call here.
Either way, I see this as Sega's poor planning and/or crappy marketing affecting yet another Sega title that'll end up spelling another disappointment for them.
He was being a goof.Quote:
Originally posted by Lordmrw
Yeah, cuz I'm sure sega lives only to make games you like to play. Dumbass.