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Old 10-02-2010, 11:06 PM   #1270
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Originally the game was meant as an exclusive for the Wii and EA spent months trying to tell people there was no way it would go to other systems.

Then EA decided to bundle a "gimped" version with NBA Elite for free once signs were showing NBA Elite would struggle in sales this year but the trade-off was no Remix Mode but online mode possible.

Now with NBA Elite canceled or delayed, EA decided to announce NBA Jam as a stand-alone for Xbox 360 and PS3. Only thing they confirmed was the game would come at a later date and might be cheaper if its a downloadable game.

Same analysts that predicted the $60 million loss from Elite also predicted at least a $5 million initial loss due to lost sales for the Wii. The idea is why pay for a $50 Wii game when a cheaper game with online will come later.

EA basically is going to lose potential sales until the Xbox 360 and PS3 while also loosing momentum since NBA 2k11 will have been on sale for weeks by then.
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