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BOOOOOOM-SHAKA-LAKA! EA ANNOUNCES NBA JAM
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Toy Soldier
Member
SportsNation does rock. Cowherd is one of my favorites - he's a kook sometimes but for my money is the most entertaining guy on that network, radio or TV. And who doesn't love Michelle Beadle.
Gallo is gonna make it, no doubt - that's all I really care about.
Lee, Gallo, and I dunno...I guess NBA Jam is made with a guy like Nate in mind, even though he won't be around next season.
RBH said:
Gallo is gonna make it, no doubt - that's all I really care about.
Lee, Gallo, and I dunno...I guess NBA Jam is made with a guy like Nate in mind, even though he won't be around next season.
This week, vote for the rosters of the Bobcats, Pacers, and Bucks.
http://nba-jam.easports.com/home.action
I think this game has a better shot at finding success on Wii than any of the other efforts announced for the system, including Monster Hunter and Epic Mickey. If they nail the pick up and play arcade gameplay, as well as have multiplayer for up to four, I think this will break a million easy.
Honestly, if they treat it like Nintendo treated Mario Wii, I can see this being the first 2+ million seller 3rd party game on Wii since, what? Guitar Hero?
Honestly, if they treat it like Nintendo treated Mario Wii, I can see this being the first 2+ million seller 3rd party game on Wii since, what? Guitar Hero?
bumpkin
Member
The only thing I know is I got my hands on a copy of the Nintendo Power with the article, and there were a ton more screenshots; enough to make me start pining for this game bad. I really hope we get to see some gameplay footage soon. Geoff Keighley mentioned the game in one of his latest tweets, but there wasn't a timeline for the promise...
Haunted said:I'm not sure I care enough to vote for the roster without seeing some damn gameplay vids first.
edit: wtf at the million predictions I've seen here and in the DI superbowl thread. You're vastly, vastly overestimating the sales potential of this game.
I disagree. People always talk about third party games on Wii and how it's impossible for them to succeed, but when you look at what succeeds and ask "why did this succeed" instead of "how can we copy this", you start to see a few trends. I'm talking about titles like Mario Wii, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Sports, Guitar Hero.
These titles are easy to pick up and play, but difficult to master. They all have local multiplayer. They all sport art styles that are non-threatening.
My main concern about NBA Jam is the "difficult to master" part. My guess is they'll put the rubberband A.I. in the game instead of steadily ramping up the difficulty based on how well the player does, as in Wii Sports.
DeaconKnowledge
Member
Saw the screenshots yesterday. WANT.
Please EA, add Create A Character. I couldn't care less about the rosters, character creation was where it was at.
Please EA, add Create A Character. I couldn't care less about the rosters, character creation was where it was at.
Anticitizen One
Banned
Is Obama gonna be a hidden charecter in this game??
This was really exciting until I saw it was Wii-exclusive. I own a Wii, but I don't want a new NBA on the Wii. I'd actually rather have the original NBA Jam on XBLA than a new version on the Wii.
If it at least has online play I may wait for GAF feedback and still pick it up if it's good. But there's no way I'm buying it day one on the Wii.
Any word on pricing? Is this going to be a $50 game?
If it at least has online play I may wait for GAF feedback and still pick it up if it's good. But there's no way I'm buying it day one on the Wii.
Any word on pricing? Is this going to be a $50 game?
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
I voted for who's going to represent the Pacers, but Reggie Miller better be an unlockable legend player so I can dunk on some Knickerbocker fools. 
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
snesfreak said:DrDogg said:
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
gimmmick
Member
XiaNaphryz said:
Wtf is this shit? I really thought these were just photoshops....
boiled goose
good with gravy
Bugbite said:
Not agreeing or disagreeing.
Just mentioning that approachable art style does not mean condescendingly childish.
Wii sports= approachable
Family fun football = childish
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
toxk_02 said:
Just sharing the love!
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees.
It'd be nice if there was a way to use the DSi to take pictures and upload them to the Wii wirelessly, thus allowing you to put "yourself", or whomever else you could imagine into the game.
Of course, there would be people that would abuse such a feature... :lol
It'd be nice if there was a way to use the DSi to take pictures and upload them to the Wii wirelessly, thus allowing you to put "yourself", or whomever else you could imagine into the game.
Of course, there would be people that would abuse such a feature... :lol
Why would you do that?
Member
I can't wait to see it in motion. The big heads do look a little weird compared to the normal heads, but I'm sure that, in motion, it'll make more sense.
Kind of like Epic Mickey's ears always facing the screen. It sounded/looked a little weird in screenshots, but in motion, it was nice.
Kind of like Epic Mickey's ears always facing the screen. It sounded/looked a little weird in screenshots, but in motion, it was nice.
Eteric Rice
Member
It actually looks pretty good...
Wasn't expecting that. >_>
Wasn't expecting that. >_>
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Hey wait a minute, you yourself quoted from this thread into the thread that I quoted the pics from into this one. So it's all even in the end. :lolXiaNaphryz said:toxk_02 said:
Just sharing the love!
sportzhead
Member
tralfazz said:
Listen to this man EA.