Luckily, EA has been unable to convince the others (NBA, MLB, NHL) to become exclusive...Could it be that ESPN has beaten them decisively in each of these areas for the last 3-5 years now?!
I will say this...if the NFL believes that EA isn' t representing their best interests, the exclusivity contract will be null-and-void. EA will pull a wardrobe-malfunction stunt, and the NFL will put so much distance between them and EA that people will begin to say " EA? EA who? Is that a new punk rock band?"
The ESPN line has been better than EA' s for a few years now...
Bigger sales doesn' t mean better quality...some people just can' t face change so easily, so they remain loyal to a franchise despite its obvious decline.
And, without Madden' s name on the title (a BIG mistake, EA!!!), people will be less likely to remain so loyal to a newly created franchise.
< Message edited by DaRoosh65 -- 1/12/2005 5:57:30 AM >