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Old 05-07-08, 12:21 AM
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EA looks to Wii to drive sports growth

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Video-game publisher Electronic Arts Inc (ERTS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) unveiled two initiatives on Tuesday to breathe new life into its sports business by making games that are easier to play and customized for Nintendo Co Ltd's (7974.OS: Quote, Profile, Research) popular Wii console.
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Always wondered when the 3rd party companies would start to cater to the Wii. Know the audience.
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As long as Madden is not as bad as it has been the past 2 years.
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I'd gladly buy simpler versions of sports games. Just last night I dusted off NBA Street Vol. 2. It's not a basketball sim, but you play basketball. I never played the American football or association football versions, so I don't know if those were good.

The trick is they need to keep the possibility of customization, but not require it.
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I don't like some of the phrases used

EA sports games for the Wii shouldn't be simpler or dumbed down

They should just make use of the Wii's controllers to the fullest
Old 05-07-08, 12:06 PM
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Like The Bus, I'd gladly welcome simpler, more arcade-like sports games, but I doubt EA will be the company to bring them.

They should just work out a deal to allow Tecmo to use the NFL license instead of having that game suffer for not having it and having their game just falter like it probably will, because I sincerely think EA doesn't really "get" what they're aiming for.
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I enjoy sports but I'm not a fanatic. I believe more fans are casual fans not fanatics that enjoy the stat and sim portions of the game more. Modern sports games are too complex and too in depth for a majority of fans.

I'd much rather play an NBA Jamz or Cyberball 2072 style 'game' than any modern EA or Madden 'sim'.

If I wanted to play a REAL sports sim I'd go back to playing NFL Challenge.
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How about an NHL game already?
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Hey, EA - it's truly time to bring back the Mutant League series, Wii or otherwise.
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Hey, EA - it's truly time to bring back the Mutant League series, Wii or otherwise.
thats what i was going to say. I can't believe they haven't just dolled up a version of Madden to make this work.
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Originally Posted by Cameron
thats what i was going to say. I can't believe they haven't just dolled up a version of Madden to make this work.
... just like they did to Madden back in the Genesis days. Not revisiting Mutant League has been a mystery to my brother and me as well, who still play this game on the Genesis now and then (remains great great fun, btw).

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