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Is Take-Two wrong for their move toward MLB exclusivity?
Yes. They are just like EA now!
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No. EA forced them into this spot.
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Sports games suck anyway so who cares?
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Shino
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:23 am    Post subject: Take-Two tries to fight back.

The war for sports games has begun...

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/01/18/news_6116545.html

Now here is the question...

Does this make them just as bad as EA, or were they forced into this position from a business perspective?

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:05 am    Post subject:

It's just as bad, but they were forced into the position. I know EA bought the rights for the NFL because of Sega's ESPN Football spanking Madden. From Take Two's standpoint if they don't make a move, somebody else will. From a business point of view it makes sense, but it will only hurt gamers in the end.

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:10 am    Post subject:

Nogs... you and I are on the same wavelength on this one!

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 1:36 pm    Post subject:

hehehe

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 1:54 pm    Post subject:

haha nice addition to the poll gaaz

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:29 pm    Post subject:

With companies now making the move to exclusivity, prepare for a massive race to the legal papers. EA games has the NFL and AFL. Take-Two claimed the MLB for itself. Now all Sega has to do is pick the NHL or FIA - they'd better act quickly, because if they don't move now, someone else will take the spot and send their whole sports department down the drain.

All in all, it's a very, very dirty schoolboy fight, but the fact remains: EA started it.

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:59 pm    Post subject:

Keep in mind that Take-Two and Sega are together on this one.

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:33 pm    Post subject:

baseball is boring
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:10 pm    Post subject:

nintendobratkat wrote:
baseball is boring

Theres a Mario Baseball game coming out Very Happy
Which actually brings an idea to my mind. As i see it, EA is buying up the exclusive rights to official sports games. But what about the offbeat sports games? I mean ever play Sega Soccer Slam? That was a really fun arcadey soccer game with no real players whatsoever. Do y'all think that we'll see more sports games without real players?

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:33 pm    Post subject:

Definatly.

And I expect to see more like the arcade "fun" games.

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