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What exactly happened to EA BIG?
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It was more of a brand name than a specific studio. I think EA's move away from arcadey games in general was part of it's demise. They should consider bringing back NBA Street and FIFA Street, they were great games
They weren't doing well. It fell to the increased popularity of online sports and the need for those games to be more sim. NBA Jam and such came when the console hardware then made "sim" gameplay more challenging to re-create. That ended during the PS2 era.
It was a 1990s brand in a 2000s world. It's weird how often it is brought up here but I'd imagine people that post here are the only ones that remember. During this same period, NBA 2K vs NBA Live, Madden vs NFL 2K and NHL vs NHL 2K was at their heights of popularity.
SSX was the only game that made it out alive and even that has been a financial failure since.
It was a 1990s brand in a 2000s world. It's weird how often it is brought up here but I'd imagine people that post here are the only ones that remember. During this same period, NBA 2K vs NBA Live, Madden vs NFL 2K and NHL vs NHL 2K was at their heights of popularity.
SSX was the only game that made it out alive and even that has been a financial failure since.
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Didn't know about that. They should work on some of these titles along with FIFA
Did we not just have a thread on this not too long ago? I even remember posting my opinion there regarding SHOX.
https://www.usgamer.net/amp/the-rise-and-fall-of-ea-sports-big-told-by-the-creator-of-ssx
But in summary, less well-received releases from other studios as well as EA becoming more risk-averse over time.
But in summary, less well-received releases from other studios as well as EA becoming more risk-averse over time.
Eh, they recognise they don't need to in order to make the big bucks.
I'd love to see the return of arcade sports titles next gen but I ain't holding my breath. Aside from Rocket League, Mutant Football League and NBA Playgrounds, I can't think of any to come out of this gen from the AA/AAA space.
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I'll take NBA street budget release or a remaster. NBA playgrounds didn't appeal to me at all :/.
I've been picking up many of their PS2 offerings on eBay. Outside of the great SSX and Street games, racers like Sled Storm, Freakstyle and Shox are awesome. EA Big delivered some goods.
Allow me to shout out Super Mega Baseball here, which is surprisingly deep given its appearances
Ayy, that's another one I had at the back of my mind. I heard good stuff about it but never got the chance to check it out.
I thought the modern NBA Jam games were great but EA wont make those anymore either. Really sucks!
Agreed. I generally cannot stand sport titles, but the arcade ones were a blast lol.
Arcade sports/racing has just gone down the drain for this gen. All anybody cares about is sim, sim, sim, realistic, releastic, graphics, graphics, graphics, these days. It's sad.
