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Peter Moore EA:Were Huge Fans of Nintendo Have 1 game in development for Switch
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OrbitalBeard
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That thread title made me laugh.
EA's gonna' bring FIFA or Madden and that'll be it until the console proves itself in the marketplace.
EA's gonna' bring FIFA or Madden and that'll be it until the console proves itself in the marketplace.
Im 30 and I haven't made a game yet. It's not something I'm particularly proud of, but it's not fair to tease the OP about it.
Has to be Fifa - they are wanna use a evergreen title to see how it performs over the launch months.
Also people need to realize no publisher will throw 5 games at a system launching in March - release lists are already filled and the amount of money people can spend on launch is limited.
Sometimes less is more - talking about having a steady flow of game releases on the plattform, this isnt limited to Nintendo.
Also people need to realize no publisher will throw 5 games at a system launching in March - release lists are already filled and the amount of money people can spend on launch is limited.
Sometimes less is more - talking about having a steady flow of game releases on the plattform, this isnt limited to Nintendo.
thekonamicode
Member
You joke, but Theme Hospital would be GREAT on the go!
SolidSnakex
Member
Madden and FIFA would qualify as a major game from EA. Just watch one of their conferences and look at how much time they spend on FIFA in particular.
New GAF membership requirement - must make games
Sangetsu-II
Member
Sports game it is then...
Godzilla's Left Toe
Member
SMH
Aw yisss
ebullientprism
Member
BF4 GOTY edition.
That you thought I was joking brings me great pain. I still consider the franchise big even if EA doesn't.
Soapbox Killer
Grand Nagus
I'm hoping its TitanFall 2 but it will be Peggle: Blast Switch
I'd buy it on a heartbeat.
Dreams-Visions
Member
I mean.
You can be a fan of some hardware without taking the step of putting your money (risk) behind it. If it succeeds, maybe they'll do more. For now? Meh.
You can be a fan of some hardware without taking the step of putting your money (risk) behind it. If it succeeds, maybe they'll do more. For now? Meh.
Milly Osworth
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Fifa 95
If it were really just FIFA and Madden i doubt they would be talking about it. Just release a generic version of both in March with no fanfare, let it tank, tell the FIFA and NFL lawyers it's non-viable, and move on.
They're definitely up to something, but in a world of Boom Blox and Mass Effect 3 U, there's still all the room in the world for doubt that it's anything people actually want (or, as in the case of ME3, something people would want more than another, better version).
They're definitely up to something, but in a world of Boom Blox and Mass Effect 3 U, there's still all the room in the world for doubt that it's anything people actually want (or, as in the case of ME3, something people would want more than another, better version).
Possumowner
Member
I await this game nervously
It shouldn't until Nintendo can prove they can move millions of Switches. It's a business, not a charity. Nintendo has shown nothing but incompetence in the console space since the last few years of the Wii. Any company would be insane to invest anything in them or their ecosystem.
Fox Mulder
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They put tons of games out on the Wii though.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
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fifa will save the switch in europe and latam, then when they see the money make nfl and hockey for north america.
note: the port has to be on par with the big boys
note: the port has to be on par with the big boys
Wanted to say the same thing. If it's just one game, they didn't port over Frostbite. If they port over Frostbite, supporting more is almost 'trivial', but I'm guessing porting over their state of the art engine is more work than a legacy game like Madden. So it will be Madden to test the waters, before they put in real work and get Frostbite running on Switch.
No real EA support until 2018.
VendettaRed07
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DeuceGamer
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Hopefully if it's a good port with all features. I would prefer FIFA and Madden release at the same time as the other consoles. I doubt a late port of either will sell particularly well but hopefully I'm wrong if it is FIFA.
metalslimer
Member
No matter what they release its going to be a late port considering Nintendo is the one that decided to release their system in March
ElectricBlanketFire
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FIFA.
There really isn't any need to guess what game Moore's talking about. EA's license with FIFA stipulates that EA is to release the game on every single major platform, so if they're talking up any games at all, it's going to be FIFA. Moreover, if they had more than one game in production, Moore would be saying that they're working on a number of games. "A major game" means just that, one major game barring things like Plants vs. Zombies phone game ports.
Bamboo 竹
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Shocking news TBH.
Pancakes R Us
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Unprecedented Partnership 2: (insert subtitle here)
Potential subtitles:
Returns
Strikes back
Revengeance
Just Kidding!
Potential subtitles:
Returns
Strikes back
Revengeance
Just Kidding!
That's probably true except for the blaming Nintendo part, but what else would you expect EA to do if they're skeptical about the system's ability to address their needs?
Fifa sells the whole year long - if it doesnt sell at all on Switch during the launch months there is no market for Fifa on that platform. Obviously they will need realistic expectations.
We likely will have Fifa from EA and NBA 2K from T2 on launch - if they dont totally bomb expect both series to continue with the standard Fall releases.
Ea could release no more games on the switch if they did do this though. That would just be amazing.