FIFA 18's ads don't feature the Switch version?

[Mandalore76]

DonFerrari said:

Mandalore76 said:

Because, unlicensed football games sell so well right?  :

Pos	Game	Platform	Year	Genre	Publisher	North America	Europe	Japan	Rest of World	Global
1	All-Pro Football 2K8	X360	2007	Sports	Take-Two Interactive	0.24	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.26
2	All-Pro Football 2K8	PS3	2007	Sports	Take-Two Interactive	0.14	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.15
Total	0.39	0.00	0.00	0.03	0.42

Take-Two/Sega can continue to release ESPN Video games through 2005. But beginning in 2006, Take-Two/Sega will be left with no NFL license and no ESPN license for any future football games. It was the EA deal with the NFL that opened up the long-term deal with ESPN.

https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1419338/espn-electronic-arts-sign-15-year-game-deal

And have the lack of license prohibit anyone from making a football game or just can impact the sales? Last I remember Fifa Street and the basketball version both did great without having any license, Mario Strikers also did well. PES and Winning Eleven done good. Gen 6 Soccer game had no license at all and still were hits.

sethnintendo said:

They sold the rights and within the contract EA is obligated to release on as many viable platforms as possible.  I suppose that excludes the PC for Madden (I have no clue because I'd never download origin) but I assume they don't make Madden for PC.  So technically EA is in breach of contract but they will always come back with the viable clause.  You know what might be viable on the Switch?  NFL 2K series.  NFL needs to shred the EA contract and start allowing other companies to make NFL games again.  No one would give a shit about American football game that isn't licensed by the NFL. 

Is that the contract no one ever saw but claim to be true?

Or do you have a copy of the contract?

Define how the contract put viable platform... all cellphones, Ouya, PS2, Mega Drive, and several others can be seem as viable... or low sales (like 110k on Switch) can be seem as non viable.

And NFL should shred the contract and stop making money because? And are you also aware that the NFL (or also FIFA) doesn't have the rights over the teams, players and stadiums right? So they also need to make deals with other entities to use their image.

Also funny enough in Brazil people were modding PES to have Brazil teams and championship and selling over here as well.

Name 1 American Football game released after 1990 that sold well without the NFL license.  There is a reason that Take-Two completely abandoned releasing American Football games after losing the NFL license.  They gave it a go with All-Pro 2K8 and saw their sales drop off a cliff.  Madden used to have competition for American Football video game sales.  No American Football game has sold over a million copies without the NFL license.  With EA holding exclusive NFL license, it now has a monopoly on the genre.

I think Midway might have been the last to even try, and here was the reception:

Pos	Game	Platform	Year	Genre	Publisher	North America	Europe	Japan	Rest of World	Global
1	Blitz: The League II	PS3	2008	Sports	Midway Games	0.11	0.03	0.00	0.02	0.15
2	Blitz: The League II	X360	2008	Sports	Midway Games	0.08	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.10