Both aren't really anything special, so if they really do take more now then they used to, that's not good, although I'd be willing to see more video of the new game before saying that's true.

But I'm not assuming about the environment, and it has taken a serious step down from previous iterations.

It finally happened. I'm a huge madden fan and a huge nintendo fan, but this is not madden. Madden is supposed to be about realism. Oh well, now I have another reason to buy a PS3 besides Blu-ray playback. Don't get me wrong as far as games go the wii is still king IMO, but madden I'll get elsewhere.

For everybody who is arguing with Mr. Nice, you're being dumb. I'm a Wii fan, and I'm a Madden fan, and, speaking for EVERY Madden fan I know, this is a dumb move. This is not how Madden should look. If EA wanted to try out this look, they should have tried it with a new game and kept Madden the same.

I don't care if you "prefer the new style" or think that "EA is at least being creative", this was obviously done to appeal to a less-serious demographic of Madden players since the traditional Madden fanbase is mostly on the PS3/360. Unfortunately for those of us who are not, however, EA is making Madden for Wii into...this.

I would prefer better graphics, but as long as the controls are good and not stupified it could be good.

However, it's not what madden fans want. It will probably sell less than last years.

The graphics aren't that big of a deal to me, but this type of graphics suggest that the game will move away from a realistic simulation of football. That's what depresses me. I realize the majority of you don't like football, and probably like this change, but you're not the target audience of Madden. People who actually like football are. If this becomes more of an arcade Blitz-style game, you can count me out.

Unless they offer that as an extra option.

I agree with this.   One of my favorite aspects of TW is making a near perfect avatar of myself and playing against the pros.  I'd hate it if EA went to that same style, it would take that feeling away.   On the flip side, I'd love it if they included the option to use Miis instead just for kicks (or some arcade Mii modes).

OT: Just saw the video.  Yeah, that's not Madden.   It may be a great football game but it's not Madden, and I'm not even a Madden fan.    But that series is developed as a football sim and this is not how a football sim should look.   Unless Madden Wii (PS2/PSP) isn't a sim but more arcade (personally I'll buy that) but then it should be rebranded.

I think this style was fine for Grand Slam and I prefer the look of Grand Slam to Virua (crisper, cleaner, friendly) but it's a total mistake (IMO) to bring this to an established franchise like Madden.

No, not even then.  The fact that it's offered as an option shows their lack of commitment to it.  It's not the focus of the game, and it's going to suffer as a result.

Well if ppl actually like what they did for GhostBusters, NFS, Grand Slam Tennis and now this, maybe there is no need for 3rd parties to make a realistic style games on the wii.

Why stop there? If this how we can get games on the wii then all games on the wii should do this like RE, SH, DS, GTA, MGS, CoD, DR etc. As long the style is good it shouldn't be a problem.

I agree, but that style is somewhere in limbo between two places (cartoon and realism). If they commit to it 100% it be good, otherwise it be just a weird creapy looking game.

Well that is my problem with it. It needs work basically.