I’m not sure about everyone out there but I’ve slowly evolved over the years into a “sports” gamer. I pretty much exclusively play NBA2K and Fifa nowadays but do try and spend some time looking at other games both within the sports genre and the more mainstream FPS and MMORPGs.
What is amazing to me is that sports games basically give you a SLIGHT improvement with the physics and graphics engine year with an updated lineup…. and that’s it! I’ve tried to self add new players into old versions just like the next gamer before buying the latest but… what is it about these games that have us coming back for more?! I don’t fully know, but I definitely do it year after year…. Should start collecting boxes and version of games and see how many years back I can go…. NBA2K yearbook!
Another specific vertical within sports games that I’m fascinated with is fantasy/manager sector. I feel that this is a sector that is ripe for change and innovation. Nothing drastic can be done, but I’ve seen a few subtle changes to games that I honestly feel bring some “freshness” to the whole thing.
Any ideas and thoughts from players, gamers and makers out there? What is the perfect formula for all this? How can we tap this sector?
the techathlete. 