Tokes Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 http://www.espnvideogames.com/community/fo...pic.php?t=57632 Read this link below if you do not understand the joke. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/sportsbusin...tory?id=1945691 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozzy84 Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 yea thats a bunch of crap, there should be some competition for them, that espn was pretty *** good too for 20 bucks. Screw ea.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegFuJohnson Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 (edited) Better drop Adolf a couple notches on my draft list now. Stupid jinx. Edited December 14, 2004 by LegFuJohnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
major-tom Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 I'm sure ESPN would have done the same thing if they were in the position to. When they lowered their game to $20 and started a pricing war they should've seen it coming. It's not like ESPN doesn't almost have a monopoly in the sports media arena. The best part this story is that Madden works for ESPN's parent company ABC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 Being an EA stockholder, I am very pleased with this announcement I read it earlier today and it made me smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aterry1979 Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 I wouldve taken this joke to a different direction. Instead of showing hitler on the cover, I wouldve shown a football player on a stretcher as the cover. Because whoever is on the cover gets struck with the MADDEN CURSE! lolol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime9287 Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 I wouldve taken this joke to a different direction. Instead of showing hitler on the cover, I wouldve shown a football player on a stretcher as the cover. Because whoever is on the cover gets struck with the MADDEN CURSE! lolol 611168[/snapback] Im still waiting on something to happen to Ray. The jinx may be over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 No, there's a leap year every 4 years. Next year's cover will get hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraftykraft Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 It's a bad long-term economic decision for the NFL and NFL Players Association as well. A big part of the cost of producing these games is rendering the likenesses of professional players and other football personalities. Without the ability to legally render those images, the competition will simply stop doing it. So when the EA contract is up in 4 years, EA will have a library of rendered football images, which they already have in place because they have been producing "Madden 20XX" games for the last four years, while the competition will have to eat the cost of rendering these player images again, plus whatever their bid is to the NFL. EA will automatically have a leg-up in future renewals of this contract, and the NFL and Players Association will get progressively less money for the renegotiation fee. This kind of sucks for football fans who like these games as well, because now the price will go WAY up, and there will be much less competition to force new features into the game. I'm glad I don't play console games. EA just dropped a few levels in my estimation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maize N Blue Backer Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 yes Brentastic---up $6+ beanos this week per share---daddy likey--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 yes Brentastic---up $6+ beanos this week per share---daddy likey--- 611303[/snapback] Wow! I don't follow it nearly as much as I did last year (before and after it split ). It's a buy and hold for me, so no need to watch it on a daily basis. I see it closed at about $60 today, again . Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 (edited) yes Brentastic---up $6+ beanos this week per share---daddy likey--- 611303[/snapback] I'm not sure why their stock went up, given that they paid something like $300 million for the exclusive rights. And it's not like ESPN would be able to keep selling their game for $20 over the next couple years (the price is what cut into EA's profits this year). IMO, it was a bad decision by EA. They've owned the market on NFL video games for a LONG time and weren't about to lose market share to ESPN in the long term. Edited December 15, 2004 by Bill Swerski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I'm not sure why their stock went up, given that they paid something like $300 million for the exclusive rights. And it's not like ESPN would be able to keep selling their game for $20 over the next couple years (the price is what cut into EA's profits this year). IMO, it was a bad decision by EA. They've owned the market on NFL video games for a LONG time and weren't about to lose market share to ESPN in the long term. 611508[/snapback] Their stock went up because the future value went up. Anytime new, pertinent information is available, the market will react on assumption. Obviously, it doesn't really mean shyt in the long run, but short term traders made a killing I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Their stock went up because the future value went up. Anytime new, pertinent information is available, the market will react on assumption. Obviously, it doesn't really mean shyt in the long run, but short term traders made a killing I'm sure. 611510[/snapback] I'd suggest you sell before EA announces that they're going to sell Madden 2006 for $70 to make up for the ridiculous $300 million that they paid the NFLPA. I guarantee that they'll lose revenue becasue people like me will simply wait five or six months for the price to go down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Face Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Better drop Adolf a couple notches on my draft list now. Stupid jinx. 610567[/snapback] HAHAHAHAHAH!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I'd suggest you sell before EA announces that they're going to sell Madden 2006 for $70 to make up for the ridiculous $300 million that they paid the NFLPA. I guarantee that they'll lose revenue becasue people like me will simply wait five or six months for the price to go down. 611513[/snapback] Most people won't wait. A die-hard Madden fan ike myself, is willing to pay. I don't think their prices will go much above the $50+ they sell for now. I could be wrong, but I don't see it. It really is the best NFL game available. What they're doing is smart because it does limit their competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 (edited) Another thing of note: Last year was the first time video game rentals surpassed movie rentals as the primary form of home entertainment. This is one of the reasons I bought EA to begin with. Them cornering the market now is great strategy, not the most popular, but great nonetheless. Edit: I meant to say sales not rentals. Edited December 15, 2004 by Brentastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Swerski Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 (edited) Most people won't wait. A die-hard Madden fan ike myself, is willing to pay. I don't think their prices will go much above the $50+ they sell for now. I could be wrong, but I don't see it. It really is the best NFL game available. What they're doing is smart because it does limit their competition. 611516[/snapback] Many people (especially parents) will not pay $65-$70 for Madden and will instead wait six months for the price to drop. Most video games drop in price six months or so after their release. FWIW, Madden 2005 is available now for $20. Had I known that the price would drop that much so quickly, I would've waited until now. I disagree that paying a $300 million to corner a market that they cornered years ago is a good strategy. ESPN would NOT be able to keep selling their game for $20 in the long term. Also, a lot of people (myself included) decided to fork over the $55 for Madden the day it was released instead of paying $20 for ESPN's version that was available almost a full month earlier. And I'm also a fan of Sega's (ESPN's) football games (I bought NFL 2K and NFL 2K1 for the Dreamcast and NFL 2K3 for PS2). In the final analysis, though, I like Madden's graphics a little better and don't want to re-learn a new set of game controls. Edited December 15, 2004 by Bill Swerski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I wouldve taken this joke to a different direction. Instead of showing hitler on the cover, I wouldve shown a football player on a stretcher as the cover. Because whoever is on the cover gets struck with the MADDEN CURSE! lolol 611168[/snapback] So far Ray Lewis hasn't gone down, this could be the year it ends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterMan Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 NFL2K5 was more fun. Madden was for hardcore football gamers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rock Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Better drop Adolf a couple notches on my draft list now. Stupid jinx. 610567[/snapback] Post of the year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I don't pay $60 for games now, and I won't pay $60 for games next year either. Everything is used eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maize N Blue Backer Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 so if they raise the price to $70, then drop it to $50 in 3-6 months, chances are they'll do alright--- ---brentastic, i put a stop sell in at &58.75 to lock in profits, i suspect may drop back to low $50's then i'll swoop it up again--- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 so if they raise the price to $70, then drop it to $50 in 3-6 months, chances are they'll do alright--- ---brentastic, i put a stop sell in at &58.75 to lock in profits, i suspect may drop back to low $50's then i'll swoop it up again--- 613204[/snapback] Yeah, I'm thinking of buying some more at about 52 if it retraces that much. I might get impatient at 54 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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