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EA benches Wii NCAA Football

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Mar 20, 2009 3:00 pm PT

Publisher does not plan to release a 2009 edition of popular collegiate pigskin franchise, says it is "currently evaluating our approach."

Yesterday, EA announced that NCAA Football 10 would make its annual collegiate gridiron trek on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and PSP on July 16. One notable omission from the announcement was a Wii edition of the academic sports title, which last year eschewed the typical soon-to-be-pro cover athlete for Michigan State's mascot, Sparty.

As it turns out, there was a reason that EA didn't mention the title, as the publisher has confirmed for GameSpot that NCAA Football 10 will not see release on the Wii this year. "In the interest of providing our consumers with the best possible college football experience, we are currently evaluating our approach to the NCAA Football franchise on the Wii," the publisher told GameSpot. "As such, we will not be releasing an NCAA Football title in 2009 for the Wii."

EA's decision appears to be at odds with statements made by CEO John Riccitiello, who said as part of the publisher's third-quarter earnings report in February that his company must "increase focus on the Nintendo Wii platform." In June 2008, EA said that the Wii edition of NCAA Football--along with Madden NFL, Tiger Woods, NBA Live, and FIFA--had been rebranded under its All-Play label, which focuses on accessible, family-friendly gaming.

121 Comments

  • spunk_mouth_69

    Posted Mar 25, 2009 7:51 pm PT

    hey JackHoleFace00 i may not be a wii fan but Golden Eye for the N64 kicked ass.

  • Jrdnation

    Posted Mar 25, 2009 1:36 pm PT

    Ha Ha this is why wii is a terrible system this is hilarious get a 360 guys

  • PSgamer99

    Posted Mar 25, 2009 10:53 am PT

    fanboy? i promoted the damn 360, & if you really think the wii is helping the gaming community as a whole, you're sadly mistaken

  • JackHoleFace00

    Posted Mar 24, 2009 11:45 am PT

    @ryano23277

    Sorry bud, but your history is way off, as you clearly have no idea what you're talking about. The interesting thing, though, is that you mark a tremendous example of why the Wii is selling well. You've bought into the Wii image/hype, you have kids, you think somehow Nintendo the greatest brand despite the undeniable lack of quality games recently, etc.

    To correct some of your statements: The PS came out an entire GENERATION before the Xbox (6+ years), and in fact the PS2 game out a whole year before the Xbox, too, so no, the Xbox is not responsible for the original PS! And no, the Gamecube analog controller didn't come out before the PS's analog controller. The Dual Shock came out about 4 YEARS ahead of the GameCube even launching.
    And as for Goldeneye, that just built off games that came out before it, such as Doom, Duke Nukem 3D, and Quake.

    Sorry dude, not trying to pick on you, but it'd be wise to get your facts straight otherwise you just end up looking silly.

  • BloodMist

    Posted Mar 23, 2009 8:12 pm PT

    Welp a PC is still most definitely worth how much it costs to get the utmost in gaming excellence.

  • alosborne

    Posted Mar 23, 2009 2:25 pm PT

    I am not a big fan of the wii but if you are going to make a game for the wii make it well and take advantage of the motion sensing technology. I think that this may pay off for EA cuz if they make a better game, even if it involves more time, people would rather buy a better game than a crappy game right away.

  • AngelCage-2

    Posted Mar 23, 2009 1:39 pm PT

    good: one less crappy game on the wii horizon... now kill all the crap that are planned for the system and let a couple of big stars shine without all that dumbed down games around them.

  • Spuzzy77

    Posted Mar 23, 2009 1:07 pm PT

    PSgamer...your comments are to be expected from a PS fanboy.

  • badman11226

    Posted Mar 23, 2009 12:44 pm PT

    Its doesnt matter if its on the Wii,xbox360,ps3 except for the ps2. NCAA football sucks in general anyways.

  • m30w_cP

    Posted Mar 23, 2009 7:20 am PT

    darn .. i bet it would be interesting to play that on the wii... too bad they cancelled it tho.

  • OmegaGear

    Posted Mar 23, 2009 7:20 am PT

    Ryan, I believe you're talking abut the N64, not the gamecube. Also, Atari tried analog with the 5200 waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back when.

    Bloodmist, HDTVs do not cost 1000+ anymore. You can get a decent one for 400 bucks that's more than large enough to enjoy "HD" gaming. Also, Serpico was talking about upgrading a PC, compared to purchasing a 360, so some liberties were obviously taken, like assuming the audience possessed certain items already.

  • BloodMist

    Posted Mar 23, 2009 6:39 am PT

    Amen.

  • ryano23277

    Posted Mar 22, 2009 11:30 pm PT

    Nintendo revolutionise gaming, the NES and SNES did by being better than the competition. As the PS took off, out came the gamecube. Now time line may alude me here, but was the Gamecube out before the first anolog PS control?
    All the games that most of us love have all copied 1 of Nintendo's greatest game and definately a game in the top 10 of all time.....Goldeneye.
    The PS wouldn't exist without Nintendo and XBOX wouldn't exist without both of them. How do you expect non-gamers to get into games these days, when before the Wii was available we were hearing reports about how games were making young kids lazy. What games do you expect my 5 & 3 year old sons to play, or worse my 1 year old daughter. My son loves his Halo Wars and GTA4 and MGS4, but I teach them that it is just a game. Yet many parents wouldn't know what to buy, so a Wii sounds more fun, etc, etc

  • gameking5000

    Posted Mar 22, 2009 10:13 pm PT

    PSgamer99:

    The Wii is revoutionising the gaming community with it's motion sensor devices not hurting it! And I would be very angry if they stopped coverage of Nintendo, VERY.

  • 07pops07

    Posted Mar 22, 2009 9:19 pm PT

    PSgamer99 said: "i think gamespot should just stop coverage of the wii altogether. real gamers are on PS3 and 360, the wii is a poor excuse for a game system that, due to its reputation and good marketing, has sold to non-gamers everywhere. I myself actually bought one of these horrid machines back in 06, and i havent touched it since. The wii is hurting the gaming community with its horrible 3rd party support and lame excuses for games, and it needs to be forgotten"


    @PSgamer99 wow normaly i would ignore your dumb fanboy comment but god man you really took the cake. its pretty sad if you really believe that.


    @maverick 76 i agree that roster updates every year is a good idea 3-5 years is pretty long mabe closer too 2 years would fit about right.

  • kiramasaki

    Posted Mar 22, 2009 8:34 pm PT

    well to be fair, since the initial batch most of the nintendo games are MIA; and the wii is often ignored by third party developers , i think thats generally one of the reasons the wii is not considered hardcore; plus its hard to say a system is hardcore that is trying to put out such a family oriented image, look you cannot have your cake and eat it too, the wii can either be the family console or a gamer console but not both.

  • MrQuest77

    Posted Mar 22, 2009 7:06 pm PT

    well said maverick

  • maverick_76

    Posted Mar 22, 2009 7:00 pm PT

    Man the Wii irritates me.....I think the developers are having a hard time finding more ways to incorporate the motion controls for the Wii versions of these games. Plus I have long advocated that sports games only release every 3-5 years, with roster updates in between for a modest price. I don't buy the newest game every year, but I would purchase a roster update for a good price. Of course these knuckleheads out there that like to shell out $60 every year for little more than a roster update are what keep this current state of business model well....in business.

  • BloodMist

    Posted Mar 22, 2009 6:37 pm PT

    The Wii has Nintendo games.Games that are are easily some of the best games out there.The hardcore gamers enjoy them.So, how can you tell me, the Wii isn't a system for the hardcore gamer?

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