superhippy1986
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For the following year and not the current? Like a car can be a 2012 Toyota Avalon and it was released in 2011. Same with sports games. Madden 13 released in 2012.
WHY?!
WHY?!
Why are sports games & vehicles named..
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I'm so confused.... So sports seasons end some time in the following year?
[quote name='superhippy1986']I'm so confused.... So sports seasons end some time in the following year?[/QUOTE]
calender year yes.
Just like when you were in school.. for example this school year started in september of 2012 and the school year will end in June of 2013.
So it is the 2012-2013 school year.
The football season started in August of 2012. The Season will end with the superbowl in February of 2013. Therefore the Madden released this year is called Madden NFL 13.
Don't overcomplicate it.
calender year yes.
Just like when you were in school.. for example this school year started in september of 2012 and the school year will end in June of 2013.
So it is the 2012-2013 school year.
The football season started in August of 2012. The Season will end with the superbowl in February of 2013. Therefore the Madden released this year is called Madden NFL 13.
Don't overcomplicate it.
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is this a serious thread?
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[quote name='GBAstar']calender year yes.
Just like when you were in school.. for example this school year started in september of 2012 and the school year will end in June of 2013.
So it is the 2012-2013 school year.
The football season started in August of 2012. The Season will end with the superbowl in February of 2013. Therefore the Madden released this year is called Madden NFL 13.
Don't overcomplicate it.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the lesson. Doesn't explain vehicles though lol.
Just like when you were in school.. for example this school year started in september of 2012 and the school year will end in June of 2013.
So it is the 2012-2013 school year.
The football season started in August of 2012. The Season will end with the superbowl in February of 2013. Therefore the Madden released this year is called Madden NFL 13.
Don't overcomplicate it.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for the lesson. Doesn't explain vehicles though lol.
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[quote name='dohdough']I think someone is trying to take slidecage's corner...[/QUOTE]
That's exactly what I thought.
That's exactly what I thought.
superhippy1986
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[quote name='mitch079']Car models are a year ahead in the US because car models are predicated on the fiscal year.[/QUOTE]
Is it also to sound cooler?
Is it also to sound cooler?
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[quote name='superhippy1986']Is it also to sound cooler?[/QUOTE]
To sound 'newer'. Yes.
To sound 'newer'. Yes.
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Because nobody wants to buy the "2012 model" of an item in 2013.
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[quote name='Rig']Longer shelf life. Same deal with magazines.[/QUOTE]
It's not such a stupid question and this is the real answer.
It's not such a stupid question and this is the real answer.
Cars aren't usually released January 1st, if you release a car halfway through the year and named it for that year it would be outdated pretty quick as far as the model year goes. And that's another thing, there is a "model year" just like a "fiscal year". They don't necessarily start or end at the beginning or end of the year. Usually the model year is whatever year the car will be discontinued in, so if a car will be sold from mid 2012 to about mid 2013, it's a 2013 model.
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Thanks for the information guys. I tried finding this online but most just talk about car years and not the why.
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