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NBA Jam Returns! Wii version out now! 360/PS3 versions out today.
As far as price and such, yes it is a boxed product for the Wii, which I'm ok with, as I still prefer my physical copies to digital.
this is one thing I'll never understand about G&Ters. Do you just feel the need to display empty boxes on a shelf or something? As soon as Steam came around I went digital on every product I could. I wish more companies would embrace digital distribution.
but those boxes aren't empty. they have discs in them. i think a lot of people still aren't comfortable with the idea of not having a physical backup of a game. I have this niggling fear in the back of my head that years from now, I'll want to play a game I purchased online in the past and not have access to it for whatever reason. Yeah, it's kind of silly, but at the same time it's kind of not.
you're the one who seems to be so emotionally invested in something! All I said was I hate motion controls and you started calling me fat! I'm very, very sorry that you can't handle a different opinion!
Actually you called the game garbage because they added in optional motion controls.
As if the mere presence of them taints the game in such a way that it shall forever be ruined.
I was talking about it when the thought was still that they were mandatory! Stop taking everything so personally!
The IGN preview states that the motion controls will be an option next to traditional controls, so this whole goose feather ruffling over motion controls seems pointless.
But you see SyphonBlue needs to nerd rage as he devours his snacks.
lol ur so funny
whats ur twitter name can we be twitter friends
It's like you're pretending not to care, but then you care enough to reply with something stupid and unfunny.
hey look im really sorry that i dont like motion controls and you take it really personally
please dont cry it will be okay
we can have different opinions okay
just dont take it personally and please dont cry
Why are you emotionally invested in me?
you're the one who seems to be so emotionally invested in something! All I said was I hate motion controls and you started calling me fat! I'm very, very sorry that you can't handle a different opinion!
I like having fun and you have a problem with that. You don't have a differing opinion, you want to deprive people of enjoying something because you hate something. Go back and read what you wrote and you'll see it in the language and phrasing you used.
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Brainiac 8Don't call me Shirley...Registered Userregular
As far as price and such, yes it is a boxed product for the Wii, which I'm ok with, as I still prefer my physical copies to digital.
this is one thing I'll never understand about G&Ters. Do you just feel the need to display empty boxes on a shelf or something? As soon as Steam came around I went digital on every product I could. I wish more companies would embrace digital distribution.
I'm just an old timer, that's all. It was just recently I finally decided to get an ipod and start getting into digital music. In most cases, if I really like an album I still buy the physical cd.
I also like knowing I own the product and not just the source code, which can be lost and not guaranteed to get the game back if lost.
But this is just the way I work, I am not against digital by any means. I mean VC/WiiWare/XBLA all have me pretty much addicted, and I've even started buying a few major games digital such as some of the games you can get on demand on the 360.
So I'm slowly doing it, but I'll never completely give up on physical media, or at least until they completely do away with it and I'm forced to. :P
you're the one who seems to be so emotionally invested in something! All I said was I hate motion controls and you started calling me fat! I'm very, very sorry that you can't handle a different opinion!
Actually you called the game garbage because they added in optional motion controls.
As if the mere presence of them taints the game in such a way that it shall forever be ruined.
Hows that not a fair opinion?
Plus it was me who called it garbage, you're really quick to apply statements to people you disagree with, regardless if they said it.
I don't like waggling around a remote control, therefore I would not like this game in it's current iteration. Would you be this upset if the game was only available in black & white and I called it garbage because it wasn't offered in color?
The IGN preview states that the motion controls will be an option next to traditional controls, so this whole goose feather ruffling over motion controls seems pointless.
But you see SyphonBlue needs to nerd rage as he devours his snacks.
lol ur so funny
whats ur twitter name can we be twitter friends
It's like you're pretending not to care, but then you care enough to reply with something stupid and unfunny.
hey look im really sorry that i dont like motion controls and you take it really personally
please dont cry it will be okay
we can have different opinions okay
just dont take it personally and please dont cry
Why are you emotionally invested in me?
you're the one who seems to be so emotionally invested in something! All I said was I hate motion controls and you started calling me fat! I'm very, very sorry that you can't handle a different opinion!
I like having fun and you have a problem with that. You don't have a differing opinion, you want to deprive people of enjoying something because you hate something. Go back and read what you wrote and you'll see it in the language and phrasing you used.
Yes, I hate it and I want it to go away forever. I'm sorry for stating my opinion, it will never happen again, master! Please don't hurt me!
The IGN preview states that the motion controls will be an option next to traditional controls, so this whole goose feather ruffling over motion controls seems pointless.
But you see SyphonBlue needs to nerd rage as he devours his snacks.
lol ur so funny
whats ur twitter name can we be twitter friends
It's like you're pretending not to care, but then you care enough to reply with something stupid and unfunny.
hey look im really sorry that i dont like motion controls and you take it really personally
please dont cry it will be okay
we can have different opinions okay
just dont take it personally and please dont cry
Why are you emotionally invested in me?
you're the one who seems to be so emotionally invested in something! All I said was I hate motion controls and you started calling me fat! I'm very, very sorry that you can't handle a different opinion!
I like having fun and you have a problem with that. You don't have a differing opinion, you want to deprive people of enjoying something because you hate something. Go back and read what you wrote and you'll see it in the language and phrasing you used.
Yes, I hate it and I want it to go away forever. I'm sorry for stating my opinion, it will never happen again, master! Please don't hurt me!
You have a bad opinion. It happens. Admitting you have a bad opinion from time to time helps you have less of them.
The IGN preview states that the motion controls will be an option next to traditional controls, so this whole goose feather ruffling over motion controls seems pointless.
But you see SyphonBlue needs to nerd rage as he devours his snacks.
lol ur so funny
whats ur twitter name can we be twitter friends
It's like you're pretending not to care, but then you care enough to reply with something stupid and unfunny.
hey look im really sorry that i dont like motion controls and you take it really personally
please dont cry it will be okay
we can have different opinions okay
just dont take it personally and please dont cry
Why are you emotionally invested in me?
you're the one who seems to be so emotionally invested in something! All I said was I hate motion controls and you started calling me fat! I'm very, very sorry that you can't handle a different opinion!
I like having fun and you have a problem with that. You don't have a differing opinion, you want to deprive people of enjoying something because you hate something. Go back and read what you wrote and you'll see it in the language and phrasing you used.
Yes, I hate it and I want it to go away forever. I'm sorry for stating my opinion, it will never happen again, master! Please don't hurt me!
You have a bad opinion. It happens. Admitting you have a bad opinion from time to time helps you have less of them.
I don't have a bad opinion. Motion controls are bad. That's a pretty good opinion, if you ask me.
The IGN preview states that the motion controls will be an option next to traditional controls, so this whole goose feather ruffling over motion controls seems pointless.
But you see SyphonBlue needs to nerd rage as he devours his snacks.
lol ur so funny
whats ur twitter name can we be twitter friends
It's like you're pretending not to care, but then you care enough to reply with something stupid and unfunny.
hey look im really sorry that i dont like motion controls and you take it really personally
please dont cry it will be okay
we can have different opinions okay
just dont take it personally and please dont cry
Why are you emotionally invested in me?
you're the one who seems to be so emotionally invested in something! All I said was I hate motion controls and you started calling me fat! I'm very, very sorry that you can't handle a different opinion!
I like having fun and you have a problem with that. You don't have a differing opinion, you want to deprive people of enjoying something because you hate something. Go back and read what you wrote and you'll see it in the language and phrasing you used.
Yes, I hate it and I want it to go away forever. I'm sorry for stating my opinion, it will never happen again, master! Please don't hurt me!
You have a bad opinion. It happens. Admitting you have a bad opinion from time to time helps you have less of them.
I don't have a bad opinion. Motion controls are bad. That's a pretty good opinion, if you ask me.
If you can't see why your "Final Solution to the Motion Control Question" opinion is a bad one, then you're beyond discussion.
"I think motion controls suck" is not a bad opinion. "I think motion controls suck, so I will refrain from playing any games which contain them" is not a poor decision to make based on this opinion. "I think motion controls suck, therefore no one else should ever be able to play a game which contains them" is essentially no different from "I don't like gay sex so no one else should be able to engage in it", and is pure silly goosery.
Now, can we move on to how much NBA Jam rocks and how much the current NBA can blow me?
it will have four different controller configurations. Motion controls are NOT mandatory. There seems to be quite a bit of confusion, put this in the original post if need be.
OK, some shameless self-promotion is on the way...
So they had a contest on the JAM facebook page where four people have the chance to get their own lines into the game, and out of the 2700+ entries they had, mine is one of the final 64! My line was for a missed shot..."I can see his momma laughing in the front row now!" and is in the HE'S ON FIRE! bracket.
Would my PA peoples vote for me this coming Wednesday? If I'm reading the details right, it'd have to go through several weeks of voting to finally get in.
Click on the BOOMSHAKALAKA tab on their page to see the contest stuff. Anybody got my back here?
Brainiac 8Don't call me Shirley...Registered Userregular
edited June 2010
Release date ho!
NBA JAM
Boomshakalaka! It’s baaaaaaaaack… EA SPORTS NBA JAM revives the classic franchise with vintage NBA JAM gameplay, and all-new features that deliver a fresh new take on the game. Featuring the sights and sounds that fans of the franchise will instantly recognize, EA SPORTS NBA JAM mixes the old school with the new, to deliver a one-of-a-kind sports presentation on the Wii.
Platforms – Wii
Ship Date – October 2010
After months of rumours, EA Sports confirmed today that NBA Jam won't just be released on the Wii, with high definition versions also on the way for the PS3 and Xbox 360. Warning: some bad news follows.
While the game will technically be coming to the PS3 and 360, it won't be available individually. Instead, it'll be included as a downloadable title (via a code) in $60 copies of EA's regular basketball title, NBA Elite.
"We're still holding back the Remix Tour for the Wii consumer, and that's about 20 hours of gameplay," EA Sports' Jordan Edelstein tells ESPN. "But for the PS3 and 360, we want people to try 'Elite'. We feel like 'NBA Elite 11' is a great product and we want people to give it a chance and see all the changes we're making. So as a way to say thanks to these people, we are going to let them experience 'Jam'. It's not the full product, but it's a good portion of it.
"And the only way to play 'Jam' on the 360 and PS3 is by picking up 'Elite'. There's a one-time use code that will be in every copy of 'Elite', so you just go online and redeem it. We're not selling 'Jam' on PSN or Xbox Live. If you still want the full product, the full experience is on the Wii, but if you pick up 'Elite', you're still getting a good taste of it, especially with the inclusion of online play."
Way to go, EA. I didn't think it was possible to dampen my enthusiasm for this game, but you pretty much just found a way to do it. Either pay full price for a Wii version that (so far) lacks online play, or buy a basketball game I don't want and get a glorified demo of the game I did want.
Then again, since this will both boost sales of NBA Elite and kill the game's re-sale value, it's probably mission accomplished from where they're sitting.
Also they are working on online for the Wii version by the way. They just aren't committing to it, because they've only put two guys to work on it.
But it wouldn't matter because the vast majority of gamers are still playing offline, Xbox included
Nintendo only has 2 guys fixing the online play for the Wii?
No, EA only has two guys working on the online mode for the Wii version. Companies do this all the time - Call of Duty 3 was ported to Wii by two guys, and they were only given a disc of assets from the PS2 version to work with, even though they also requested 360 assets.
Also they are working on online for the Wii version by the way. They just aren't committing to it, because they've only put two guys to work on it.
But it wouldn't matter because the vast majority of gamers are still playing offline, Xbox included
Nintendo only has 2 guys fixing the online play for the Wii?
No, EA only has two guys working on the online mode for the Wii version. Companies do this all the time - Call of Duty 3 was ported to Wii by two guys, and they were only given a disc of assets from the PS2 version to work with, even though they also requested 360 assets.
NBA Elite will be 39.99 brand new within 2 weeks of it coming out anyways so essentially you're getting the best version of Jam with a regular basketball game included for less than the Wii version costs
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DietarySupplementStill not approved by the FDADublin, OHRegistered Userregular
edited August 2010
So wait: NBA Elite... what's that all about? Are they getting away from NBA 20XX? Or is this a new direction, similar to NBA Street?
NBA Elite will be 39.99 brand new within 2 weeks of it coming out anyways so essentially you're getting the best version of Jam with a regular basketball game included for less than the Wii version costs
I didn't think of this. That's pretty cool, I guess. I don't know if I want to pay $40 for NBA Jam, though. Glad it's coming to 360, I'm almost 30 years old, my friends don't want to play video games locally.
edit: also when are ya'll gonna fix the title of the thread, it's not a Wii exclusive, that's wrong.
I'm really disappointed by this turn of events. Between Jam being bundled with NBA Live and the Remix Tour being cut from the HD versions, it's totally killed my anticipation for this product. Best case scenario is that this is really a Call of Duty Classic situation and it goes on sale separately some time in the future, but there's no indication of that and it's really more wishful thinking on my part.
I think I'm just going to dig up my N64 and play some Hangtime instead.
EA used to call it NBA Live, it has blown for years and years. NBA 2K series is the consensus for best basketball (and some say all sports games) for years and years. EA renames NBA Live "NBA Elite" and relaunches it with NBA Jam included.
Step 3. Profit.
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Brainiac 8Don't call me Shirley...Registered Userregular
so pay full price for a game with no multiplayer on Wii
or
pay full price for a crap game (EA always makes crap basketball games, I know it's G&T so I thought I would mention that) and get NBA Jam with it
looks like I'll be passing on this 8-)
#1 - NBA Jam is worth full price.
#2 - It looks extremely fun.
#3 - They are working on online multi, and the game will already have local multi. Local multiplayer is all I care about, as I'm not much for online for most games and mostly get games that I can play with my wife, daughter, or several friends that we have over periodically to play games that we can all goof with after dinner and with a few beers. This game will fit that bill very nicely for me.
I'm sure it was worth full price in 1993. I demand a better pricepoint in 2010, especially with so many good games competing for my dollar on XBLA. I guess being a Wii gamer you have nothing better to spend your cash on.
I'm sure it was worth full price in 1993. I demand a better pricepoint in 2010, especially with so many good games competing for my dollar on XBLA. I guess being a Wii gamer you have nothing better to spend your cash on.
Unless as per my cig, I'm also a 360 gamer, and will still be buying this on the Wii rather than the 360. 8-)
Also, we don't actually know what full price is for this game yet on the Wii. I doubt it'll be fifty though. Also the XBL/PSN versions are missing the Remix Tour which is one of the main draws of the new game.
I'm sure it was worth full price in 1993. I demand a better pricepoint in 2010, especially with so many good games competing for my dollar on XBLA. I guess being a Wii gamer you have nothing better to spend your cash on.
Unless as per my cig, I'm also a 360 gamer, and will still be buying this on the Wii rather than the 360.
in other news, they should still just sell the damned game on its own merit, not package shit with games we don't want.
Also, we don't actually know what full price is for this game yet on the Wii. I doubt it'll be fifty though. Also the XBL/PSN versions are missing the Remix Tour which is one of the main draws of the new game.
Please tell me what Remix Mode is
I will then decide if it's worth getting NBA Elite for a downloadable NBA Jam or just waiting for the inevitable retail version
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Brainiac 8Don't call me Shirley...Registered Userregular
edited August 2010
The game will be split up into two modes, a classic mode which will play like a traditional NBA Jam experience, and a Remix Tour which will feature all new camera angles, power-ups, and boss battles. Players will be able to choose between Wii remote, Wii remote and Nunchuck, Classic Controller, and Classic Controller Pro control styles. The Gamecube controller will not be supported. Online play is still in development. Tim Kitzrow, the announcer from the original NBA Jam will be returning and will be saying all the lines from previous NBA Jam titles as well as some new ones, such as the popular internet meme "Boom Goes the Dynamite!"
Remix Tour is basically like the games career mode with a whole bunch of stuff added in. Plus it has boss battles with Legendary ball players like Michael Jordan and such. As far as I know, this is how you unlock a bunch of stuff in the Wii version.
This is on top of the other modes announced for all three versions.
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but those boxes aren't empty. they have discs in them. i think a lot of people still aren't comfortable with the idea of not having a physical backup of a game. I have this niggling fear in the back of my head that years from now, I'll want to play a game I purchased online in the past and not have access to it for whatever reason. Yeah, it's kind of silly, but at the same time it's kind of not.
I was talking about it when the thought was still that they were mandatory! Stop taking everything so personally!
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I like having fun and you have a problem with that. You don't have a differing opinion, you want to deprive people of enjoying something because you hate something. Go back and read what you wrote and you'll see it in the language and phrasing you used.
I'm just an old timer, that's all. It was just recently I finally decided to get an ipod and start getting into digital music. In most cases, if I really like an album I still buy the physical cd.
I also like knowing I own the product and not just the source code, which can be lost and not guaranteed to get the game back if lost.
But this is just the way I work, I am not against digital by any means. I mean VC/WiiWare/XBLA all have me pretty much addicted, and I've even started buying a few major games digital such as some of the games you can get on demand on the 360.
So I'm slowly doing it, but I'll never completely give up on physical media, or at least until they completely do away with it and I'm forced to. :P
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Hows that not a fair opinion?
Plus it was me who called it garbage, you're really quick to apply statements to people you disagree with, regardless if they said it.
I don't like waggling around a remote control, therefore I would not like this game in it's current iteration. Would you be this upset if the game was only available in black & white and I called it garbage because it wasn't offered in color?
Yes, I hate it and I want it to go away forever. I'm sorry for stating my opinion, it will never happen again, master! Please don't hurt me!
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You have a bad opinion. It happens. Admitting you have a bad opinion from time to time helps you have less of them.
I don't have a bad opinion. Motion controls are bad. That's a pretty good opinion, if you ask me.
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In five minutes I'll press it at least four times.
If you can't see why your "Final Solution to the Motion Control Question" opinion is a bad one, then you're beyond discussion.
Now, can we move on to how much NBA Jam rocks and how much the current NBA can blow me?
it will have four different controller configurations. Motion controls are NOT mandatory. There seems to be quite a bit of confusion, put this in the original post if need be.
So they had a contest on the JAM facebook page where four people have the chance to get their own lines into the game, and out of the 2700+ entries they had, mine is one of the final 64! My line was for a missed shot..."I can see his momma laughing in the front row now!" and is in the HE'S ON FIRE! bracket.
Would my PA peoples vote for me this coming Wednesday? If I'm reading the details right, it'd have to go through several weeks of voting to finally get in.
Click on the BOOMSHAKALAKA tab on their page to see the contest stuff. Anybody got my back here?
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Fuck. Yes.
FUCK
YES
This news seriously makes my night, I was kinda starting to lose hope of this ever hitting an HD console
It's nice that they're doing motion-less control schemes for the Wii version, though
http://kotaku.com/5603068/nba-jam-confirmed-for-360-ps3-but-theres-a-catch
or
pay full price for a crap game (EA always makes crap basketball games, I know it's G&T so I thought I would mention that) and get NBA Jam with it
looks like I'll be passing on this 8-)
But it wouldn't matter because the vast majority of gamers are still playing offline, Xbox included
Nintendo only has 2 guys fixing the online play for the Wii?
No, EA only has two guys working on the online mode for the Wii version. Companies do this all the time - Call of Duty 3 was ported to Wii by two guys, and they were only given a disc of assets from the PS2 version to work with, even though they also requested 360 assets.
thanks for clearing that up!
it's just a new name to hide the shame of all their terrible NBA games previously released.
I didn't think of this. That's pretty cool, I guess. I don't know if I want to pay $40 for NBA Jam, though. Glad it's coming to 360, I'm almost 30 years old, my friends don't want to play video games locally.
edit: also when are ya'll gonna fix the title of the thread, it's not a Wii exclusive, that's wrong.
I think I'm just going to dig up my N64 and play some Hangtime instead.
Step 3. Profit.
#1 - NBA Jam is worth full price.
#2 - It looks extremely fun.
#3 - They are working on online multi, and the game will already have local multi. Local multiplayer is all I care about, as I'm not much for online for most games and mostly get games that I can play with my wife, daughter, or several friends that we have over periodically to play games that we can all goof with after dinner and with a few beers. This game will fit that bill very nicely for me.
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Unless as per my cig, I'm also a 360 gamer, and will still be buying this on the Wii rather than the 360. 8-)
Also, we don't actually know what full price is for this game yet on the Wii. I doubt it'll be fifty though. Also the XBL/PSN versions are missing the Remix Tour which is one of the main draws of the new game.
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in other news, they should still just sell the damned game on its own merit, not package shit with games we don't want.
Please tell me what Remix Mode is
I will then decide if it's worth getting NBA Elite for a downloadable NBA Jam or just waiting for the inevitable retail version
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_Jam_(2010_video_game)
Remix Tour is basically like the games career mode with a whole bunch of stuff added in. Plus it has boss battles with Legendary ball players like Michael Jordan and such. As far as I know, this is how you unlock a bunch of stuff in the Wii version.
This is on top of the other modes announced for all three versions.
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