View Full Version : Unexpected Madden News....
rvdrock
08-06-2004, 10:22 PM
Got the call from Gamestop, Madden will be able to be picked up MONDAY NIGHT!!! Oh hell yes, I mean I love my NFL2k5, but Madden CE is something I've been looking forward to.
cheapgamer11
08-07-2004, 02:49 AM
good one...
thanks,
hM
It's going to be $19.98?
Damn, for a second I thought...
Steggy
08-07-2004, 02:53 AM
ha, if only it was 20 than id pick it up... i think ncaa is way better tho... meh just my opinion
Kaijufan
08-07-2004, 03:57 AM
Im sure my brother would be quite happy if he got Madden a day early. No matter what I do he refuses to buy ESPN, but I guess its not my money to waist.
FriskyTanuki
08-07-2004, 05:57 AM
Most Gamestops are selling their Maddens to preorders on Monday. They do this for a lot of highly anticipated games.
gameguy22006
08-07-2004, 05:17 PM
I got the call from gamestop too, I can't wait!!!!!!
Chris Dillon
08-07-2004, 08:56 PM
they told me at 3 to stop by. The fex ex man shows up around then. The guy said he would just pull it out of the box for me seeing how i spent some time talking to him
FriskyTanuki
08-08-2004, 03:40 PM
I got the call on friday, I can't wait. My Gamestop has a raffle and give away footballs, hats, some upcoming EA Sports games, and more. Last year, the guy who won TW 2004 didn't even pick it up when it came out.
Jaket
08-08-2004, 03:58 PM
eb just called me... madden is gonna be in before close on monday =:)
mario23air
08-08-2004, 04:08 PM
I will never again pay $50 for any sports game. ESPN rules!
fireball343
08-08-2004, 04:13 PM
if i was a fan and had a ps2 the CE looks great, but .....
i HATE madden, LOVE ESPN,
I will never again pay $50 for any sports game. ESPN rules!
I'm not even a huge football game fan (like the sport, but not the games) and I want to give ESPN a try. I mean its only 20 bucks, you really can't go wrong. I've spent 20 bucks on worst things.
FriskyTanuki
08-09-2004, 01:24 PM
I got a second call trade, exact same as friday.
rvdrock
08-09-2004, 02:07 PM
Just called Gamestop, can pick up the game between 1 and 2...woohoo!!!!
Chris Dillon
08-09-2004, 02:44 PM
do you think espn will be 20 next year. I think not. There are going to have to sell a hella amount games to make a profit. They usually drop a game from 50$ when its not selling or its broke even and now they need to sell copys for a profit.
ArthurDigbySellers
08-09-2004, 04:00 PM
do you think espn will be 20 next year. I think not. There are going to have to sell a hella amount games to make a profit. They usually drop a game from 50$ when its not selling or its broke even and now they need to sell copys for a profit.
Yes, I believe that the ESPN franchise will remain at 19.99 as long as they keep losing to EA in sales. Think of it this way. A lot of Madden fans bought ESPN 2K5 for the simple fact that it is $20. Most of them would not have even thought about buying the game if it was $50 since they are not going to spend $100 for two football games and then only play one of them. But for $20, well who can't spend $20 for a brand new game? That's $20 that Sega would not have gotten in the past.
Tack on all of the casual sports fans who won't shell out $50 for a game they'll hardly ever play but are willing to invest $20 and there's more money for Sega they weren't getting before. Personally I think this strategy is smart but they have to get a LOT of people to buy their games for it to work in their favor. They are working to unseat a juggernaut that has dominated the market for years. They have to try something new.
The fact that 2K5 is a kick-ass football game doesn't hurt either. Personally I will not buy Madden as I have a fully functional football game that I got for $15 (GGC at BB). Madden may be the better game (which I'm not conceding in this post) but 2K5 is the better value.
btantra
08-09-2004, 04:05 PM
I wonder how much the Gameboy Advance version will be. Will it be also $19.98 or even lower at $9.98???
EddieBelfour
08-09-2004, 04:07 PM
i was hoping the OP would say "madden cancelled" that would be rugged. though the commercial is pretty funny.
Chris Dillon
08-09-2004, 04:53 PM
every body has already judged the two and more than 90% people wont be playing it for a few more hours. I have ready quite a bit of reviews and i have not yet seen one saying espn is better from a major source. Im getting espn and madden today. So ill judge it then. Im still a bigger madden fanboy though.
FriskyTanuki
08-09-2004, 06:13 PM
I got the call on friday, I can't wait. My Gamestop has a raffle and give away footballs, hats, some upcoming EA Sports games, and more. Last year, the guy who won TW 2004 didn't even pick it up when it came out.
I just got back from GS, the raffle will be at 7 and I hope I win some stuff this year. Last year, I was a few numbers off on a few items. :x I also noticed that they remodeled the store and it looks a lot better, before, it hadn't changed much for a few years.
MorbidAngel4Life
08-09-2004, 07:21 PM
i like 2k5 better than any of the maddens ive played. its so much fun, especially playing against David rquettes LOCOs.
FriskyTanuki
08-09-2004, 10:25 PM
I just got back from Gamestop with a copy of Madden 2005 CE. There had to have been 150 people waiting in line for it. Almost won a strategy guide and a Browns team flag in the raffle, but I didn't. One guy won an CE Strategy Guide and a Ray Lewis jersey.