[quote name='Obiwan456']As much as I can't believe that, it makes sense. I mean, if the games didn't sell well year after year they would stop making them.
But this also makes me wonder about why it devalues so much, I mean, CoD is yearly, and comparing the same year, CoD4 I can get 6, Madden 08 I'm lucky if I get 1, but I highly doubt I could get that much[/QUOTE]
NCAA 12 sold roughly 800k copies last month on PS3/360, with it being about a 60/40 split in favor of 360, a percentage that has been growing in the PS3's favor over the last few years on the football games. Lots of guys with young families that aren't hardcore gamers want to play REAL Madden and not the Wii version and have to justify buying a new console to their spouse. They can tout the Blu-Ray capabilites, and HD Netflix/Hulu Plus/Vudu/MLB.tv and not have that stuff hidden behind a pay wall like Live Gold. They also may just want to play with an old college roommate in Madden and don't want to spend $10-$25 for the ability to do that for a month or 3.
The last 2 years I've competed in the South St. Louis County Walmart launch tournament for Madden and each year there's been 1 guy who played Madden only on Wii get absolutely smoked in the first round. If someone like that wants a game system that can play the games he sees on TV and isn't hardcore into CoD/Halo/Gears then he's probably going to get a PS3 now with it only being a $50 price difference since he can tout the things to his wife I said before. Also if they want a REAL baseball game.
[quote name='Denbo32']Madden holds it value very well for 4 months, then takes a small drop, and about 7-8 months after the release date it takes a major hit. It's like clockwork.[/QUOTE]
Madden launches in August
NFL season starts first week of Sept.
Playoffs start first/second week of Jan.
Super Bowl is now first week of Feb.
There's your 4 months.
[quote name='Obiwan456']But that's the thing, how likely is it to find a Madden game at a garage sale that quickly after launch, and at a reasonable price? Not impossible sure, but it's never happened to me...yet.[/QUOTE]
Of course you might be able to find a cheap, used copy without the online pass for $40 or less, but again, you're thinking like a CAG and not a bro gamer who doesn't know they can buy games online or doesn't want to wait for it.