The Madden NFL History
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Madden NFL is a groundbreaking American football video game series developed by
Electronic Arts Tiburon for EA Sports.
The game is named after Pro Football Hall of Famer John Madden, a well-known
color commentator* for NBC Sports and formerly a successful Super Bowl-winning
coach during the 1970s with the ‘Oakland Raiders’.
*A color commentator, sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by
filling in any time when play is not in progress. It is North American terminology in origin, but is also now in wide use in the UK broadcasting industry. They
provide expert analysis and background information, such as statistics, strategy and injury reports, on the teams and athletes, and occasionally light humor.
Often they are former players and/or coaches of the sport being broadcasted. In the United Kingdom the term “co-commentator or “summariser” may be used
instead on occasion, although commentary teams have a similar make-up, with one professional commentator describing the passage of play, and another,
usually an ex-player or manager, providing supplementary input as the game progresses.
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Madden NFL : Early years
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The first version of the game
was published in 1988 and
titled "John Madden
Football“.
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The Sega release was voted as
Videogame of the Year at the
1990 InDin (INdustry
DINner, a gathering of UK
industry people) awards.
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Top selling title- Madden NFL 07
2006
2007
Best-selling video
game in the United
States
Second best-selling
video game in the
United States by
September 2007
2.8
7.4
million units sold
million units sold
70 million units sold worldwide
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The PlayStation 2 version of Madden NFL 07 is the best-selling video game in the United States for
2006, selling 2.8 million copies.
As of September 25, 2007, Madden NFL 07 has sold 7.4 million copies, making it the second bestselling video game in the US.
The Madden NFL franchise has sold 70 million units worldwide
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Madden NFL : Early years
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EA’s involvement with Madden NFL dates back to the early 1990’s when EA producer Richard
Hilleman hired Orr to re-design John Madden Football.
Orr and Hilleman together developed the game that we still recognize today as Madden Football,
the best-selling title in the history of games in North America.
Richard Hilleman was a key figure in building the massive EA Sports brand and has spent over 20
years working in product development at EA. Whilst Scott Orr’s career in sports games spans over
20 years, as well as a strong track record founding companies as an entrepreneur. In 2001 Wired
magazine named Orr on its list of "game making gods."
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Madden Challenge
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EA held its first gaming competition in 2001 launching what
would become the annual Madden Challenge
The ultimate Madden competition offering hardcore players the
chance to test their skills against the best in a battle for bragging
rights and prizes!
Regional competition in cities across the U.S., as well as,
London, Toronto and Mexico City, culminating in a national
television broadcast of the Madden Challenge Finals
The ultimate venue where Madden gamers compete from beyond
the couch!
"I play Madden for hours on end in my
living room and have been
proven the best among all my
friends…"
“…I heard about the Madden
Challenge and knew I had to
enter.”
“….It was the best thing I had
ever done -- I'm $100,000 richer
and I got to meet my favorite
NFL players.”
“…I’m definitely charged up to be
No. 1 again this year!”
-Ayan Tariq
2006 Madden Challenge Champion
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