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Hopefully this symbolizes the big step up from 2k10.
Cnyc3 posted it in the Geek Zone
http://www.cnbc.com/id/37471683
Michael Jordan might be retired, but he’s still the most powerful force in the basketball marketing world. He has proved that in the shoe business and now he’ll get his chance on a video game cover.
NBA 2K11
Source: Take-Two Interactive
NBA 2K11
Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports, confirmed to CNBC.com that the Charlotte Bobcats owner will appear on the cover of NBA 2K11, which will hit stores on Oct. 5.
“We’ve made a lot of progress over the past 10 years, but we know we have the best NBA video game ever made here,” Argent said. “So we thought to ourselves how can we embody that and there was only one person on that list who we wanted to have and that was Michael Jordan. Actually getting this done is the most ridiculous win of all-time.”
“Michael’s last appearance in a video game was in 2004 and over that time the video game industry had continued to grow,” said Estee Portnoy, Jordan’s business manager. “We had been hearing that there was demand from the gamers to have him in the game and this came along and made a lot of sense.”
Argent wasn’t ready to talk about specifics of how Jordan would appear in the game other than to say that there will be “some really good surprises.” Argent did however guarantee that the game would be the best selling game in the 10-year history of 2K Sports.
“It’s an honor to be featured on the cover of NBA 2K11,” Jordan said, in a statement. “I have no doubt that NBA 2K11 will be a big hit with gamers and basketball fans alike. I’m looking forward to getting back out on the court, virtually.”
2K Sports hasn’t suffered from a lack of attention lately. The company recently gave away $1 million to a 23-year-old gamer for pitching and recording a perfect game in its Major League Baseball 2K10 le.
The Jordan announcement follows the announcement earlier this week that Wayne Gretzky would appear on the cover of NHL Slapshot, EA’s hockey game for the Wii.
So what’s wrong with all the active players?
Argent said that his choice to select a retired athlete over current athlete shouldn’t come as a slight to those playing in the league, who of course will be included in the game.
“I think everyone who is playing greatly reveres what Michael meant and still means to the game of basketball,” Argent said.
Jordan has had an interesting history with video games. Due to a licensing agreement he had with the NBA, his rights weren’t part of the group licensing agreement that included all the other players—meaning his likeness didn’t automatically appear in many games while he was playing.
Jordan, through Nike’s Jordan brand [NKE 72.78 1.60 (+2.25%) ] , still sells the majority of premium basketball shoes in the United States. He also has endorsement deals with Hanes, Gatorade, Upper Deck and Five Star Fragrances. Aside from being the owner of the Bobcats, he has a motorsports team, is a partner in restaurant business and owns Nissan dealerships in North Carolina.
Jordan played 15 seasons in the NBA—13 with the Chicago Bulls (where he won six les) and two with the Washington Wizards. He played his last game more than seven years ago.
Last week, ESPN.com quoted sources as saying that Jordan would be appear on the cover, but the news wasn’t confirmed publicly until today.
Hopefully this symbolizes the big step up from 2k10.
Sweet, this means we will be able to play as Jordan in the game.
I guess MJ lost a lot of $$$$ in Vegas, which led him to finally accept a videogame deal.
Either that, or the 2K team must have a picture of Jordan getting kinky with Richard Jefferson
2K Sports hasn’t suffered from a lack of attention lately. The company recently gave away $1 million to a 23-year-old gamer for pitching and recording a perfect game in its Major League Baseball 2K10 le.
Unofficial fanart:
Official or Artwork?
just fanart. I don't really like it tbh.
all the basketball games are garbage
I hear he's going to be involved in a golfing and baseball mini-game...
And also Gambling 2k12I hear he's going to be involved in a golfing and baseball mini-game...
Pretty much, it's ing sad that with today's technology they still look, feel and play like
Is there a patch to fix where the father gets killed over gambling debts?
Wow, classless, as usual..
Do you have a link to support your accusations?..
Its sad. Just pass it to the paint an the defender backs off if you don't have the momentum! That also goes for doing layups from the baseline! Your defense puts their hands down to not block the shot, if you try to take the charge, the defender jumps out of the way so the person has a clear lane to the basket, at the midway through the 2nd qtr the losing team automatically gets the momentum to make the game close after the half, & the whoe taking out the loby where you can't see the persons DNF% sucks cuz s play unranked games an just quit as soon as you go on a run! Espcially if they got Kobe or LaBrick! I hope NBA Live 11 is better so I can go back to EA sports! 2K total control my ass! Dudes run in circles cuz they know 2k makes you lag on defense! I'm starting to play Skate 3 more than 2k!
No more than you do to support your racist and rapist posts. All conjecture. I have learned from you that you don't need actual facts to toss out opinion.
So after you laughing off the topic of child abuse, you are now back on your moral high horse. It fits you so well!
Holy
I skipped on last year's ty cover boy, and won't even play that game.
but this one........... yeah.
when I was a kid, the only game that had MJ in it was Bulls vs Blazers and the 1992 NBA Playoffs for the SNES, and that game was a bit ty, even if it did have signature moves....
in awesome
It's the same one that gives your player the cure for AIDS after you get it from gay sex. Also helps when your player rapes white girls.
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"We're very confident that this year ... will not only be the best basketball game we've ever put out, but the best basketball game that's ever been put out," Argent said in an interview. "When you start thinking about people that can accurately represent that in the game of basketball, the list is short. And, frankly, the greatest basketball player of all time seemed to be the greatest fit."
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Recognize
Huh?..I've never given links?..
My basis on Kobe's rape is that he ADMITTED TO ING THE WOMAN, making it debatable..when I talk about Kobe being a snitch, it's clearly a fact, there's proof of it..
My basis on Gasol's racism is that he ACTUALLY HAS A PICTURE IN WHICH HE'S CLEARLY COMMITTING A RACIST ACT..
You made a random comment about Jordan in which you have no proof that such a thing even arguably happened..you're talking about a family member dying, somebody he was extremely close with, and you're blaming him for it..this isn't something disgusting like Magic Johnson..classless, as usual..
Of course it never happened. It's just the same got Laker fans who cry HATER when we don't accept their kobe claims, but are QUICK to bash on the Greatest of all time. MJ had more class and adored by the entire world than any laker will ever dream of.
He's talking about the Spanish team squinting their eyes prior to the China Olympics. It was described as a joke and some people just cannot get over it. So yes, if you make fun of someone or tell an off color joke, then that makes you a racist. hahahahahahaha
So admitting to ing someone translates directly to debatable rape? Wow!
LOL at racist act. What a pussy.
I don't need proof. It was widly speculated at the time that the murder could have some basis in MJ's gambling addiction. Was it ever proven. No. But just as the Kobe rape wasn't either, that has never stopped you from saying he's a rapist. It's your opinion. Nothing more.
My opinion is MJ's gambling got to a point where he had to take a forced hiatus from basketball and ultimately led to his fathers murder. That my opinion bothers you is pure icing baby!
Apparently your moral high horse has some issues.
I'll just be disappointed if he's not pictured in his classic Wiz jersey.
I'm a purist.
This is lame.
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