Michael Jordan's Tongue Comes To 'NBA 2K11'
Posted 3 hrs ago by Brian Warmoth in PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
Since Michael Jordan announced his return to video games with "NBA 2K11" and Wayne Gretzky followed suit with an appearance in "NHL Slapshot," it only makes sense that the Chicago basketball icon would need to distinguish himself with some box art. He has done so with his tongue. But it's not the first time a tongue has gotten top billing.
"We knew as soon as we signed Jordan that we needed to do something special for the cover," 2K Sports vice president of marketing Jason Argent said in a press release. "This could possibly be the most highly anticipated cover art in the history of sports games and we think the image we came up with delivers on every front. I think fans will be pleasantly surprised at how Jordan is actually used in game, as NBA 2K11 will pay homage to 'His Airness' in many ways, but the cover art represented our first chance to stop and honor him along the way."
I'm going to go ahead and concede that title of "most highly anticipated cover art" to 2K Sports for now, mostly because I can't think of another box art example that I am anticipating for the rest of the decade. For that matter, I can't think of a single piece of box art that I have ever anticipated.
It's always nice to aspire to being something, though, so good for them.