@kspraydad, I think the general rule for game sales is the first 2 months account for 60% of the game's lifetime sales. Most stocks on the simExchange won't be priced that way because the stocks are global sales, while the futures are US sales. However, Madden games do not sell outside of the US (give that US is the only country playing football).
@Making_Waves, the reason for the sell off would be the fact that first week sales were quite week week according to VGChartz. The August future is now forecating 150k. I'd say the stock should be about 3x the price of the August future.
While I have not analyzed the numbers or have a fancy linechart, I'd say YES.
Madden is not just a game but a full time hobby for many, and most purchase the game in the first few weeks of release. After that sales taper off rapidly after the Christmas (and football season), to almost non-existant within a few short months.
Now, I'm not convinced Madden on the Wii will sell those kinds of numbers to begin with, but the ratio is probably somewhere around what is being projected.
Still trying to wrap my head around this new system but are SE players now projecting that this game will sell 450,000 copies in 2 weeks (Aug 14 release date) while projecting the LIFETIME sales at 1,200,000?
Anyone here that analyzed/analyzes Madden games in the past? Do they normally sell more than 33% of their lifetime sales in just the first 2 weeks?
Out of all the awards this year, choosing Madden NFL 08 had to be one of the easiest. Sure Mario Strikers Charged is an amazing package as well, but with it being shown so many times previously, and now having the final version of the game in our office it didn't seem "Best of E3" worthy. Madden, on the other hand, seems to have everything going for it. The gameplay is just as solid as last year, the new family play mode streamlines the already intuitive gesture system, the amount of mini-games seems to have no end, and from what we can tell the online system should be a great first step for EA's Wii Wi-Fi escapade. It may be more of the same, but Madden has it going on for two years running, as the feel of gesture-based football and on-the-fly audible calling makes Madden NFL 08 an easy choice for sports fans this holiday season. Oh, and the Telestrator is going to bring about a whole new generation of trash talking; we guarantee it.
The next installment of Electronic Arts' Madden 08 will feature online multiplayer but will not be using Nintendo's friend code system, according to associate producer Damian Zerr in an interview with IGN.
With Madden NFL 08, which ships for Wii this August, EA has included even more features -- everything from a robust online mode to Mii integration and even the ability to draw on-screen with the Wii remote. We chatted with associate producer Damian Zerr about all the extras. We've also posted the first 13 screenshots of Madden NFL 08 on Wii.
- EA “My Profile” when online, which includes country of origin, win/loss record, defensive percentage, overall ranking, and 5-star reputation score
- ESPN ticker updates
- Promised downloadable content such as roster updates planned for late 2008, early 2009
- Friend Code Implementation: Unknown as of right now, interface will be similar from other versions. Wii players will be able to randomly play against an opponent.
- No voice chat, but will offer EA’s instant-messaging system
Offline: 22-mini-game party mode, which allow players to play new drills such as the 40-yard dash. Also includes a football-trivia mini-game. Your performance in party mode will also affect your party mode rating, which can go as high as 99. This rating is recorded via your system’s own Mii roster.
- Instant head-to-head action with worldwide gamers
- Up-to-the-moment roster updates
- Virtual League which will allow players to join online tournaments
- Offline: Full Mii roster functionality with mini-games and more.
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