Remember last month when EA mentioned that coaching simulator NFL Head Coach '09 would only be available as part of the Madden '09 Collector's Edition? Yeah, funny story about that -- it's not true. EA revealed in a press release today that the game will actually also be sold as a $49.99 standalone release for the PS3 and Xbox 360 in time for the start of the new football season on Sept. 2.
We're a little skeptical that U.S. gamers will be willing to shell out nearly $50 bucks for a coaching simulator -- remember, the 2006 original NFL Head Coach was budget priced at $20, and still got savaged in reviews. Then again, Europeans seem to go nuts for the similar Football Simulator series of soccer-management sims, so maybe North America is just behind the curve on this one. Then again again, maybe we Americans are just too discriminating to enjoy a game where you simply manage a sport rather than actively participating in it. We report, you work out your patriotic vitriol in the comments thread.
Reader Comments (22)
Posted: Apr 22nd 2008 4:37PM (Unverified) said
How dare you question EA! Who do you think you are, Sarcastic Gamer?!
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Posted: Apr 22nd 2008 4:41PM (Unverified) said
Posted: Apr 22nd 2008 4:33PM DonaldMick said
I priced a football-based EWR clone at fifty clams
'cause I got high
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'cause I got high
Posted: Apr 22nd 2008 4:40PM (Unverified) said
Let me introduce you to my friends, Nickel and Dime.
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Posted: Apr 22nd 2008 5:09PM (Unverified) said
Hate to break it to you, Kyle, but the original NFL Head Coach released at an MSRP of $39.99, not $19.99.
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Posted: Apr 22nd 2008 6:34PM (Unverified) said
GOOD.
I actually like doing coaching and GM stuff in football games, and I wasn't about to pay $90 for it (while using Madden as a coaster while I play NFL2k5)
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I actually like doing coaching and GM stuff in football games, and I wasn't about to pay $90 for it (while using Madden as a coaster while I play NFL2k5)
Posted: Apr 24th 2008 3:08PM (Unverified) said
The (I hate to say it) Gamestop Blog has some 'exclusive' scoop on Madden 09's enhanced weather system here: http://www.ebgames.com/gs/blog/
Finally they realize that next-gen systems are capable of more than just dotted white lines for snow and a 50% opacity gray mask for rain.
Scuba Owl,
ScubaOwl.com
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Finally they realize that next-gen systems are capable of more than just dotted white lines for snow and a 50% opacity gray mask for rain.
Scuba Owl,
ScubaOwl.com
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