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SaviorX on 20 April 2009
Onyxmeth said:
sethnintendo said:
I believe they should just go after EA although Madden did collect a shit load of money. I agree with theRepublic and Onyxmeth. Also, ssj12 how can you say there aren't any legends from the NFL. I could list way more recognizable names than you could for baseball.

Considering that ssj12 only named a candy bar as his legendary baseball player, I'm fairly sure you could take him.

 

 

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StanGable on 20 April 2009

This article came way to late, the lawsuit has already reached the Supreme Court. Looks like the news don't care much about videogames unless they involved someone shooting another person after playing a "violent" game



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thetonestarr on 20 April 2009
ssj12 said:
Onyxmeth said:
sethnintendo said:
I believe they should just go after EA although Madden did collect a shit load of money. I agree with theRepublic and Onyxmeth. Also, ssj12 how can you say there aren't any legends from the NFL. I could list way more recognizable names than you could for baseball.

Considering that ssj12 only named a candy bar as his legendary baseball player, I'm fairly sure you could take him.

 

 

I just didnt feel like listing more than one person. I could have easily listed Jackie Robertson, Mickey Mantle, Cy Young, etc. And yes I used Ruth Cleveland's nick name as its more recognizable for most people. 

Also, I hate the NFL with a passion, so really I couldnt name a SINGLE NFL player other than Dan Marino [and John Madden (obviously)] who was my favorite quarter back when I did actually want it. I just hate greedy pricks.

Still I know Take Two got screwed by the NFLPA. This is what I meant by my last paragraph. They screwed TT from licensing retirees to the sport.

Wow, you really know how to fail. Ruth Cleveland was the daughter of President Grover Cleveland, and never had anything to do with baseball whatsoever.

You're looking for Babe Ruth, whose real name was George Herman Ruth.

 



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SaviorX on 20 April 2009

If this somehow results in EA losing their monopoly on all NFL licenses, I'm all for it.

I want NFL 2k11 !



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thetonestarr on 20 April 2009
SaviorX said:
If this somehow results in EA losing their monopoly on all NFL licenses, I'm all for it.

 

 



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mike_intellivision on 20 April 2009
theRepublic said:
Onyxmeth said:
sethnintendo said:
I believe they should just go after EA although Madden did collect a shit load of money. I agree with theRepublic and Onyxmeth. Also, ssj12 how can you say there aren't any legends from the NFL. I could list way more recognizable names than you could for baseball.

Considering that ssj12 only named a candy bar as his legendary baseball player, I'm fairly sure you could take him.

 

LOL

I didn't even notice that.  "Baby Ruth"

 

That candy bar was named for the daughter of President Grover Cleveland. Or at least that is the official story. It was more probably named after a corporate executive's granddaughter. Or it could have been a way to skirt the fact that it did not have a liceneing agreement with GH Ruth.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Ruth

 

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lapsed_gamer on 20 April 2009

I don't get this. Why should EA have to pay players that nobody remembers? You create a team with Joe Montana as the quarterback, Jerry Rice as receiver and a bunch of John Does around them (and you basically call them John Doe.)

I don't see how a former player is going to win a lawsuit because one of those unnamed players plays in the same position he used to.



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Euphoria14 on 20 April 2009
ssj12 said:
Onyxmeth said:
sethnintendo said:
I believe they should just go after EA although Madden did collect a shit load of money. I agree with theRepublic and Onyxmeth. Also, ssj12 how can you say there aren't any legends from the NFL. I could list way more recognizable names than you could for baseball.

Considering that ssj12 only named a candy bar as his legendary baseball player, I'm fairly sure you could take him.

 

 

I just didnt feel like listing more than one person. I could have easily listed Jackie Robertson, Mickey Mantle, Cy Young, etc. And yes I used Ruth Cleveland's nick name as its more recognizable for most people. 

Also, I hate the NFL with a passion, so really I couldnt name a SINGLE NFL player other than Dan Marino [and John Madden (obviously)] who was my favorite quarter back when I did actually want it. I just hate greedy pricks.

Still I know Take Two got screwed by the NFLPA. This is what I meant by my last paragraph. They screwed TT from licensing retirees to the sport.

Why?

He wasn't called Baby Ruth, he was referred to as "Babe Ruth". Full name George Herman Ruth, Jr.

 



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mike_intellivision on 20 April 2009

The crux of the argument is who owns what -- in this case, the player dimensions and stats.

Most recent rulings have given the league some statistical ownership, but has also made them somewhat public information. So its a mixed bag.

Using names has always been a bit different. And it goes back to the early days of video games. http://intellivisiongames.com/gamepage.php?gameId=123
(Yes, the Intellivision had a roster-based sports game).

This is just the latest in a continuing battle between the NFLPA and retired players, some of whom feel the union is not taking care of its former members and some of whom are (probably) jealous of the salaries of today.

Mike from Morgantown

Personally, I have never liked the historical games because you didn't know who the people were because they had the wrong numbers/names.



      


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Lurker on 20 April 2009

Why would they blame John Madden? It's just a brand name.