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I don't believe many other series are in trouble, but it's worth a note that if something comes of this we could see similar suits like I said with the WWE license which is exclusive to 2K now. I think it's only going to be the case if people get fed up with those long running series that literally have no other competition. From what I understand the whole basis of the case is that EA & the NFL in terms of signing the exclusivity deal ensured a monopoly if you will and created a stagnating yearly product at a $50-$60 rate when with competition they had to drop down to $30.

I'm not sure if EA is claiming the rights to any and all football games, but you'd be inclined to believe so with how Madden has come along since it started out. As for the gamer opinion I agree that people should just band together and not buy the game pure and simple. If gamers really wanted to make a statement on a franchise that they feel is more of the same year in and year out, then just don't buy it. But the average consumer will always buy the new Madden cuz "Hey it's new and there's no other football game out there to play!" I'm not sure it's a free will issue per say.

Like I said before, competition breeds innovation and/or copying. If for say Dynasty Warriors didn't have Sengoku Basara or Onechanbara and Tecmo/koei took a EA Madden approach at changing the formula with very minor updates every year I could certainly see people saying to themselves "Well it's the same Dynasty Warriors except that they added one character!" I'm not sure I can say either way whether or not that is the case as I haven't played a single Warriors/ Sengoku game with the exception of the 3rd that was available for Wii.

Well that's certainly an interesting take. If I can remember when the last 2K football in 2005 came in along with the Gameday or Blitz series were certainly in decline. I mean 2K made that last ditch effort to sell it for $20 forcing EA to sell Madden 2005 for $30 and it still wasn't enough. (Due to EA signing the deal of course due to the sales of 2K eating away at Madden sales.) Even the All Pro 2k8 couldn't help bring them back. I'm more than welcome to a new football game series. Maybe 2k can come back and actually get EA to you know "actually try" and make a good Madden game if this case is successful.

I think we could both agree both parties are at fault equally. Both saw the potential amount of money they could stand to make from the deal. The NFL I know is all about extending it's reach for it's brand (such as with the NFL channel available only on DirecTV) Where as EA saw an oppurtunity to rid itself of competition and make tons of money.

Congrats on getting the game. Xseed is really great for localizing it stateside.

I think EA has brought enough attention to itself with it's various practices such as the Sim City fiasco, etc. I'm with you in hopes that it takes away the monopoly of NFL licensed content. One can only imagine what it will do for other company licensed deals such as the WWE license or even MLB.

I guess  that it's more about the principle of the matter? I'm with you in not having bought a Madden game in years, but it's the fault of both  parties I suppose. I mean it's like people who buy Call of Duty year after year, but at least there is also Battlefield to compete with it. Maybe the issue isn't so much that Madden is  the same thing year after year, it's that there is really nothing else to play.

I can see the point as to it just not being worth the time for some people. But I suppose others really do feel gypped about how stagnated the franchise has become. I've heard that the wii versions were incredibly awful.

I'll let you in on why One Piece for Wii goes for so much. Basically it was only produced in a limited capacity and unfortunately didn't sell well. You're going to be hard pressed to find it for less than $40 because of it's perceived rarity. Just check ebay and amazon. Even the Unlimited Cruise games that weren't released in the U.S. are fetching for over $40. Trust me on this. I have all 3 and somehow managed to get all 3 for less than $100.

Yeah I wasn't a fan of the silent realm...only because of Twilight Princess. At least while you were finding the tears of light you could fight enemies as wolf link instead of running around like an ass. It did work nicely though some of the ideas. Others though felt a bit unecessary.

You should play it when you get a chance. Like I said it's good, but who knows you may have a differing opinion!