Jason M. Gallagher Sep 8, 2019
With the dawn of a new NFL season, we take a look at how Madden NFL became a sports video game revolution and took over the gaming gridiron.
The Madden NFL series has brought in more than $3 billion in revenue for EA over the last three decades. In that time, the game has transcended both the video game industry and even the man who originally lent it his name. “Madden” to most people these days is not a legendary head coach and color commentator - but a video game.
Even John Madden himself admitted as much way back in 2002 in an article in the Los Angeles Times.
Madden was in a hotel room in San Francisco when a Philadelphia Eagles player walked in asking, “Where’s Madden?”
Everyone else in the room pointed to the then Fox commentator.
“No, not that Madden,” the player said. “I want the game.
With the dawn of a new NFL season, we take a look at how Madden NFL became a sports video game revolution and took over the gaming gridiron.
The Madden NFL series has brought in more than $3 billion in revenue for EA over the last three decades. In that time, the game has transcended both the video game industry and even the man who originally lent it his name. “Madden” to most people these days is not a legendary head coach and color commentator - but a video game.
Even John Madden himself admitted as much way back in 2002 in an article in the Los Angeles Times.
Madden was in a hotel room in San Francisco when a Philadelphia Eagles player walked in asking, “Where’s Madden?”
Everyone else in the room pointed to the then Fox commentator.
“No, not that Madden,” the player said. “I want the game.
- 8/8/2013
- Den of Geek
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