EA confirms no online multiplay for NBA Jam Wii

September 7th, 2010 Posted in News, Posted by Valay, Wii

This information comes from EA Sports Community Manager Alain Quinto…

“not on the Wii (online multiplayer). It will on XBOX 360 and PS3.”

Well, that’s a real shame. I know a lot of Wii owners will be disappointed, and I can’t blame them! EA did say that they were trying to support online in the Wii version, but it didn’t work out for whatever reason.

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  1. 13 Responses to “EA confirms no online multiplay for NBA Jam Wii”

  2. By Captain N on Sep 7, 2010

    And with that note they killed any chance of selling well on the Wii, another washed up version for Nintendo players instead of a full version of a game. And to think this started as a Wii exclusive. This is what hapens when you spread your resources to thin to cover other systems. This game had a chance as an exclusive, now it has none if the other systems get a more complete game :/

  3. By Bobm on Sep 7, 2010

    And once it fails (as it is now destined to be) EA will use this as an excuse to further limit development for the Wii and concentrate on the HD consoles, just like they did with Extraction, a game that was sure to be a failure no matter what the moment it was announced it will be on rails and not like its HD counterpart.

  4. By bob on Sep 7, 2010

    thanks for disapointing me ea

  5. By john on Sep 7, 2010

    I have already cancelled my preorder of this and replaced it with Mario Sports Mix.

    I’ll never trust EA again.

  6. By Sion on Sep 7, 2010

    Figures. I don’t know why companies do this. No wonder Nintendo won’t and ain’t getting nowhere.

  7. By tunaks1 on Sep 7, 2010

    no longer getting this either

  8. By Luke on Sep 7, 2010

    Lame. I so looking forward to this. Now I have to buy a PS3. f*** you EA

  9. By 357 Lobster on Sep 7, 2010

    That’s bullshit. Didn’t they say they were working on an online mode shortly after it was announced? Oh well. I’ll just have to get it for 360 now. Hooray! Another 3rd party Wii game gets watered down! Thanks dicks!

  10. By taffy on Sep 8, 2010

    I’d much rather have the original on VC anyway

  11. By TheOnlySpero on Sep 8, 2010

    I’m still getting this when it hits 10 bucks for the wii. I have a PS3 but like my NBA Jam competition in the same room. It’s just not the same when the other person you are playing against is in an entirely different place.

  12. By thosewhodream on Sep 8, 2010

    After the trainwreck that the Need for Speed series has been in (maybe Criterion can save it), did anyone really expect much out of EA? Based on the previews, I’m sure the actual game itself is good fun. Adding on-line would just be a bonus. What irks me is how EA has handled promoting the game. “It’s a Wii exclusive” (but not really!) They should’ve waited to announce PS3/Xbox360 versions after the Wii version was released. I still plan on getting it since I don’t have the other systems, but I think Activision would’ve handled this a little better.

  13. By Captain N on Sep 8, 2010

    They should have just delayed the game until they got the online working…. its just that they are being lazy and trying to make a fast buck off this game.

  14. By thosewhodream on Sep 8, 2010

    agreed, thought I heard them say they got it to work at 30 fps, don’t really mind as long as it’s playable

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