EA Sports launching 5 new franchises by early 2011

by James Ransom-Wiley on Feb 13th 2008 1:25PM

Speaking to investors, Peter Moore outlined the future of the EA Sports division through fiscal 2011 (ends March 31, 2011). Goals included "grow the football business" (check!), add "exciting new innovations" to this year's FIFA and NBA Live games (create-a-vision cone -- check!), and develop seven or more new IPs during the next three years -- oh, and one final objective: <lulz>"tighten quality and execution"</lulz>.

At least one of the mystery IPs will join Facebreaker as a so-called casual title, juxtaposed with four, new "core" franchises. Though, since everything from college b-ball to NASCAR to cricket already done been EA'd, them pickins is gettin mighty slim. WNBA Jive anyone?

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Tags: ea, ea-sports, Electronic-Arts, peter-moore, vision-cone

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"tighten quality and execution"

You mean tighten up the graphics on level 3?

Well.... and NCAA Lacrosse game would be really awesome... only if they good execute though. If WNBA gets a game before lacrosse does (and not the NLL shit)they should be shot

What else can they do??? EA Sports Synchronized Swimming 09

I'd hit it... um err... buy it!

"yeah like a Tribe Call Quest... you say the whole thing..." :)

EA Sports Curling: including online mode where up to 10 people can experience the exhilaration of a real curling match.

EA Sports Acapulco Diving: Climb the rock and jump down... if you dare. Extreme tricks and combos including the ability to do co-op diving.

EA Sports Croquet Kings: Real men play croquet, are you man enough?

And the list goes on... call me when they do EA Sports extreme Hula championship, Wii edition with the special Wiila Hula peripheral

What EA is going to is start yet another pseudo-label like EA Big, and then replicate each and every major sport on that label.

I put my bets in for EA xTreme.

EA Kids is probably the most likely, that way they can compete with Backyard Sports...

If EA Playground is a pre-cursor... it'll look like we're in for a hostile takeover of the backyard franchise...

EA, some ideas...

Punkin' Chunkin' 2009
Cricket Spittin' 2010
Track and Field 1985 (Wii Exclusive Of Course)
Madden 2909 (Thank you Cryogenics)
Sommerall 2009 (It's not too early to find a replacement for Madden...)
Ice Dancing 2011
Kick the Kid with One Shoe 2009
2009 2010 (I see what I did there...)

You forgot xTreme Nipsy!

Please, EA, slow down with the sports games already.

What they need to do is revive Mutant League Football.

Believe me when I say that I've tried pitching that one NUMEROUS times. u_u I even went so far as to explain mechanics/gameplay and even a "create-a-mutant" superstar mode.

No matter what they do, I am and always will be...uninterested.

They should make EA American Politics.

I mean, hey, I would buy it for the roster updates, and just to see if I could pass a single bill with the difficulty set to Hard.

You sir now get +1 against the Consitution

Also... That comment FTW!

Oh I love it! What an idea!

+1!

They should do a game on professional gaming.

Either that, or Bullet Ball

=P

How about a CFL game, I've been waiting for one of those for years. I guess I'm the only one though. :(

UFC
Indy Car
D-League
Winter and Summer X-Games
Fishing
Horse Racing

Those are all sports that could be given the EA treatment.

But the most ridiculous one would be Madden Nation. Imagine a game based on a TV show based on a game. It would be terrrrible.

Let's hope this is a sign that EA is finally getting around to using the F1 licence it snatched from Sony. Xbox 360 desperately needs an F1 title!

I don't see F1 & desperately needed in the same sentence as a truism.

i think one of them will def. be F1 since they signed up wonder boy Lewis (Louise) Hamilton a while ago - the Tiger Woods of F1, if you will.

Until I got to the part where you mentioned the WNBA game, I thought that picture of the Detroit "SHOCK", was supposed to mean that we're all SHOCKED that EA is going to actually make something original for a change.

Or maybe you meant it both ways - you clever joystiq guys... heh heh

EA Sports MVP Baseball: The Steroids Edition

Now that's an EA PLAYGROUND series title if I ever heard it.

In all seriousness, I could see a Lacrosse game sometime in the future.

Also, personally, I'd like to see a non-extreme skiing game, like FIS stuff. I'm sure there are some in Europe maybe but I can't remeber the last time I saw a skiing game in the states.

Agreed, I have been waiting forever for a lacrosse game.

I would love to see the Mutant League make a return in hockey and football.

How about a Indoor Lacrosse title? (NLL.com for more). The indoor game can be designed from NHL's engine. It's big in Canada and getting a following slowly in the USA.

They'll probably have some bobble-head NASCAR game with Mario Cart gameplay and tracks...

Or maybe they're planning on some online-enabled 'fantasy league' visualizer and organizer. Everyone I know plays the fantasy leagues; I imagine EA would love to somehow get involved.

-- EA Puzzle Sports, a title that features 8-10 different puzzle games that are themed around the EA's sports licenses (football, baseball, soccer, etc, etc)

-- EA Future Sports, a science-fiction themed series of sports games that take place hundreds of years in the future, with futuristic tech (player cloning, holograms, DNA modification of players)

-- A cel-shaded, cartoonish sports-themed fighting game (imagine a hybrid between Street Fighter II and Madden)

Five new franchises by 2011?!

But I want to play EA's Water Polo Championship 2012 NOW!!!

EA sports SURF. Like Skate but for surfing. There hasnt been a decent surfing game since Kelly SlaterPS, and SEGA isnt releasing Soul Surfer to consoles.

I hate to give EA an idea but since someone mentioned indoor lacrosse, why not indoor soccer too?? MISL 2009 or something. Like the NLL, the MISL is also trying to get high profile as well.

www.misl.net

GO BLAST!!!

How about Extreme Kick Ball 2012?
Or Maybe a decent NASCAR game all of EA's are crap.They should've given the license to Papyrus

EA got the F1 contract, so it's back. I pray they get the Indy Car contract NEXT YEAR, because then the open-wheel unification will definitely happen, if not already.

Somebody has the National Lacrosse League contract, and dudes, that's some crazy idea to make for a game. Hard hits like hockey, with a basketball shot clock, and high scoring. Woot. EA should make it happen. Like Corey Clayton says, use the NHL engine and make some tweaks, and you've got yourself an intense stick-and-ball sport that has a following in North America.

Let's start the line.

Over/Under: Average Meta score for the first season of those five new sports games -- 67

I am afraid you are going a bit high. I'll go for 61

I hope the wnba "JIVE" part was a typo...

I would definitely like to see a WNBA game and the previous suggestions of lacrosse and indoor soccer are also good. Some ideas of my own are water polo, inline/roller hockey, badminton, and roller derby. One problem, though, is that some sports just don't have a large enough audience to warrant its own game.

A lacrosse game could utilize analog stick control for shooting and stick handling. I remember Backyard Soccer had a indoor field and FIFA Street has a similar (literally) off-the-wall, quick action mechanic so it shouldn't be that hard to do indoor soccer or inline hockey (NHL Street?). And think about the realistic water effects one might see while playing a water polo game.

NCAA Lacrosse 2011? maybe EA will finally cash in on this untapped market....

NCAA Girls Volleyball maybe? Hopefully they have a one handed play mode.

So...the WNBA one isn't coming?

I would like EA sports to develop a curling game. There are a few out on the market but nothing of high quality. There is definetely a market for this!
Please do it!

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