A district judge has cleared a class action lawsuit against Electronic Arts this week, which means it should eventually become a jury trial. The class action suit claims EA illegally increased the price of the Madden NFL series after it won exclusive rights to the NFL license, in 2005. Any purchaser of a Madden game from 2005 until now is eligible to register as a plaintiff in the ...
Read full articleOriginally posted by roz1281:It's economics 101. If you have two gas stations on opposite corners of a street, both stations will be less likely to set high prices due to the fact of competition. Yet if one gas station closes, then you will likely see the remaining station quickly increase their prices. I have not bought a Madden game since they bought the rights to the NFL. EA has had no incentive to improve something when it's the only game in town.
I hate EA as much as anyone, and don't even buy their games, but how is it illegal at all to set a price for a game you develop/publish? Especially considering the price matches every single other game out there? Shit, I may as well go after Nintendo for charging $30 for a rehashed super NES mario rom.
Originally posted by Zealousi:Uh, a lot of people still play sports games believe it or not. You've heard about 2k11 for example, right? They bore me, but they sell.
Who play sport games anymore, it is all about the FPS and RPG and even MMORPG.
EA can just suck it really, they love to suck the life out of the consumer so everyone join in and kick them in the butt as no one likes them.
Originally posted by spartybob:I know, I ran a gas station for awhile actually :p. I'm just saying I believe EA has a right to price it inline with other games out there, whether they have competition in the football genre or not.
It's economics 101. If you have two gas stations on opposite corners of a street, both stations will be less likely to set high prices due to the fact of competition. Yet if one gas station closes, then you will likely see the remaining station quickly increase their prices. I have not bought a Madden game since they bought the rights to the NFL. EA has had no incentive to improve something when it's the only game in town.
Originally posted by solamf30:LOL so TRUE!
Haven't played another football game after Tecmo Bowl. I can't see how they could improve on perfection.
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