Just the opposite, I buy Madden every year and play the hell out of it. I join and run online franchise leagues that last multiple seasons. You just said it yourself, the "nuances" of the game. This is something you never get in the demo because they only give you 2-4 teams and locked settings in a one game or one half environment. You don't get to see the nuances or the real changes of the game until you buy it or watch it played after release. Like I said, it doesn't matter for most, ESPECIALLY the type of people you are describing. We don't care about a demo. And the casuals probably care even less. EA isn't dumb. If they thought this would have an impact on sales they wouldn't do it.
And LOL @ Live. It sold like shit because people know it's shit. You don't even need a demo to know that, but there is one. The casual or hardcore insta buyers would and did buy NBA2k instead, which by the way, has no demo.







