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IIIIITHE1IIIII on 27 September 2012
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Mandalore76 said:
IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

That's not how business works. EA is doing whatever they think will result in the highest amount of profit, just like every other company. (And releasing a game that they expect will sell poorly just to justify not releasing more games that they expect will sell poorly makes no sense at all. They would rather release nothing in that case.) They could have chosen not to release the game at all, and no one would give a shit since the game has been out for a while. But they expect good things to come out of this.

 

...Either that or Nintendo paid them to release the game.

Would they really rather release nothing at all?  Take Madden 3DS for example.  This is from a review on Gameinformer.com:

Though the gridiron action won’t get EA booed off the field, the questionable decision-making regarding the game modes will. Madden 3DS features no multiplayer or franchise modes. All you get is a bare bones season mode that doesn’t even keep track of your season stats (a feature that even Tecmo Super Bowl mustered on feeble NES technology). You can play a full season, half season, or the playoffs. That’s it. No draft, no player trades, and no contract negotiations with free agents.

In an era where millions of football fans obsess over stats, build fantasy teams, and even tune in to watch NFL combine drills, I’m not sure what audience EA is targeting by stripping Madden of its core multiplayer and franchise mode features. Nintendo handhelds may not always attract hardcore gamers, but that doesn’t mean football fans who own the devices don’t want a fully featured game.

Now, does EA think that stripping down a game like that will "yield the highest amount of profit"?  I have seen this game on sale NEW for $7.50 because the retailer is struggling to give it away.


I don't think you understood my post at all. Are you saying that EA released Madden 3DS expecting to lose money? That's ridiculous.

They made a cheap - stripped down game, expecting to gain some cash with minimal effort. That's it. A full blown entry probably wouldn't have sold too much more units anyway, so financially their decision made perfect sense: They maximized profits.