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    NBA Jam

    Game » consists of 7 releases. Released Oct 05, 2010

    Return to the roots of arcade NBA basketball in the 2010 installment of NBA Jam. Developed by EA Canada for seventh-generation game consoles, this rebirth brings back the gameplay, aesthetics, and gratuitous secrets of the original 1993 arcade game.

    NBA Jam Really Coming To 360, PS3

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    Edited By mattbodega

    Officially,  NBA Jam is only coming to the Wii. It's officially on the record as a Wii exclusive, and that means that any news you may have heard about the game coming to any other platform isn't official. Officially.
     
    Like that news story you read, earlier this month, which reported that  Germany's media ratings board, the USK, rated versions of NBA Jam for the 360 and PS3, meaning that a version of NBA Jam for the 360 or PS3 had been submitted to the ratings board to facilitate their release? Which means that the game is coming out in Europe on the 360 and PS3, and could come out in other territories on those platforms? That story is not official. It's not necessarily unofficial. I mean, the story is true. It's just not official. That's how "official" works. 

     

     If this game was coming out on other platforms, why do we only have Wii screenshots on the site?... What do you mean,
     If this game was coming out on other platforms, why do we only have Wii screenshots on the site?... What do you mean, "because of an exclusivity deal EA signed with Nintendo?"

    Here's another good example of what it means to be official: Kotaku received a tip today pointing toward the ESRB's website, where it was revealed that EA submitted a version of NBA Jam for the 360 and PS3 to be rated. You may look at that ratings board listing and draw the conclusion that this actually means EA is releasing NBA Jam on the 360 and PS3 at some point in the near future, and that the game's current Wii exclusivity is merely timed.  
     
    == TEASER ==But you would be wrong! Because this isn't official information. Officially, NBA Jam is a Wii exclusive... even though EA is making that game for the 360 and PS3, and the game will be released on those platforms.  
     
    So, there you have it. NBA Jam is officially a Wii exclusive. End of story. 
     
    (Except for the fact that NBA Jam is totally going to come out on the 360 and PS3. But that's not official. You can't put stock in that.)
     
    Either way, I'm looking forward to getting my arcade-basketball fix when NBA Jam is released on the Wii on October 5th (officially), and on other platforms down the road (not official).
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    #1  Edited By mattbodega

    Officially,  NBA Jam is only coming to the Wii. It's officially on the record as a Wii exclusive, and that means that any news you may have heard about the game coming to any other platform isn't official. Officially.
     
    Like that news story you read, earlier this month, which reported that  Germany's media ratings board, the USK, rated versions of NBA Jam for the 360 and PS3, meaning that a version of NBA Jam for the 360 or PS3 had been submitted to the ratings board to facilitate their release? Which means that the game is coming out in Europe on the 360 and PS3, and could come out in other territories on those platforms? That story is not official. It's not necessarily unofficial. I mean, the story is true. It's just not official. That's how "official" works. 

     

     If this game was coming out on other platforms, why do we only have Wii screenshots on the site?... What do you mean,
     If this game was coming out on other platforms, why do we only have Wii screenshots on the site?... What do you mean, "because of an exclusivity deal EA signed with Nintendo?"

    Here's another good example of what it means to be official: Kotaku received a tip today pointing toward the ESRB's website, where it was revealed that EA submitted a version of NBA Jam for the 360 and PS3 to be rated. You may look at that ratings board listing and draw the conclusion that this actually means EA is releasing NBA Jam on the 360 and PS3 at some point in the near future, and that the game's current Wii exclusivity is merely timed.  
     
    == TEASER ==But you would be wrong! Because this isn't official information. Officially, NBA Jam is a Wii exclusive... even though EA is making that game for the 360 and PS3, and the game will be released on those platforms.  
     
    So, there you have it. NBA Jam is officially a Wii exclusive. End of story. 
     
    (Except for the fact that NBA Jam is totally going to come out on the 360 and PS3. But that's not official. You can't put stock in that.)
     
    Either way, I'm looking forward to getting my arcade-basketball fix when NBA Jam is released on the Wii on October 5th (officially), and on other platforms down the road (not official).
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    #2  Edited By RE_Player1

    ok

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    #3  Edited By TheClap

    Bodega, is this news story official?

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    #4  Edited By Six

    is this like and unauthorized autobiography?

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    #5  Edited By RussianDrink

    I heard it's official when you go 5 dreams deep.
     
    I N C E P T I O N

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    #6  Edited By napalm

    HE'S ON. HE'S ON FIRE. KA-BOOM.

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    #7  Edited By Mijati

    This article makes little to no sense and is officially confusing as fuck.

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    #8  Edited By Bhouse563

    Officially unofficial? Either way, it better have big head mode or it is not an NBA Jam title.

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    #9  Edited By MattyFTM  Moderator

    So it's officially unofficial, right?

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    #10  Edited By Toxin066

    BOOMSHAKALAKA 
     
    Alls I'm sayin is, a user who may or may not be me may or may not be unofficially officially excited or unexcited by the news of this release that may or may not happen on the 360/PS3.

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    #11  Edited By ISuperGamerI
    @DarkDude said:

    " This article makes little to no sense and is officially confusing as fuck. "

    What was the point of this article and how many times did he use the words "official" and "officially" in every sentence?
     
    EDIT: And another thing is that the topic title doesn't even relate to the article.
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    #12  Edited By sins_of_mosin

    I doubt anyone is shocked to hear EA getting ratings done and when they announce it finally, everyone will say duh.

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    #13  Edited By crushed
    @Bhouse563 said:
    " Officially unofficial? Either way, it better have big head mode or it is not an NBA Jam title. "
    They already confirmed Big Head Mode.
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    #14  Edited By skrutop

    Well then I am unofficially ready to pick up this game for the 360.

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    #15  Edited By scarace360

    so will Bill Clinton be in the 360 and p3s version??

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    #16  Edited By mosdl

    EA officially wants to make $, so unofficial releases on unofficial platforms is officially a good move.

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    @boondocksaint2k said:
    " I heard it's official when you go 5 dreams deep. I N C E P T I O N "
    I went 6 dreams into my girlfriend. I have that much stamina.
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    #18  Edited By MegaGoat

    But will it officially have <> over head mode?

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    #20  Edited By RedFive

    Is it unofficially coming to 360 and PS3 as a download or as a retail, disc-based game?

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    #21  Edited By BlazeHedgehog

    That is a lot of words for saying as little as you did.

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    #22  Edited By ConfuciusOne
    @RedFive said:
    " Is it unofficially coming to 360 and PS3 as a download or as a retail, disc-based game? "
    This.
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    #23  Edited By BraveToaster

    Is it wrong to say "cool story bro" to a staff member?

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    #24  Edited By turboman

    I can't see it being a $60 product on shelves. 
     
    maybe a $20 download?

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    #25  Edited By rNilla

    Officially I may have unofficially read some or all of this story in part (or whole).

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    #26  Edited By icytower38

    Either way, I'm SO looking forward to this game. I'll probably wait a few weeks after the Wii release to see if anything official is announced as I would prefer it on the 360, but at the least I will own the game :).

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    #27  Edited By Nadafinga
    @BlazeHedgehog said:
    " That is a lot of words for saying as little as you did. "
    kinda what I was thinking.
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    #28  Edited By destruktive

    Best news ever

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    #29  Edited By Druminator

    cool, i guess.

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    #30  Edited By DukesT3
    @scarace360 said:
    " so will Bill Clinton be in the 360 and p3s version?? "
    Even better. Obama on the ps3 and McCain on the 360 with Palin on the Wii.
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    #31  Edited By siavm
    @boondocksaint2k: 
    Put then you are stuck their for 50 years. And when you wake up it is the actually next gen with wii 2, ps4, and the 720.
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    #32  Edited By masternater27

    Man, this is a bummer.  I know I'm going to buy it on the Wii and it'll release later on 360 with online play, and maybe only be a $15 XBLA game.  Damnit.

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    #33  Edited By HairyMike87

    "  EA is releasing NBA Jam will be released on the 360 and PS3" 
     
    sentence structure check?

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    #34  Edited By LiquidSwords
    @Axxol said:
    " Is it wrong to say "cool story bro" to a staff member? "
    DO IT!
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    #35  Edited By TheGreatGuero

    I really hope that if it comes to 360 or PS3, that it's a downloadable game. It really doesn't seem to me like it should be anything but that. While I really want to play it, traditional NBA Jam just isn't in-depth enough to be worthy of paying over $20 for these days.

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    That story "Unofficially" confused me, but still great news!

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    #37  Edited By angelfan91

    So, unofficially, the Wii version will sell like crap right?
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    #38  Edited By DoctorWelch

    Good, this is very good news, now people will actually play the new NBA Jam game lol :P

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    #39  Edited By b33

    we can't talk about that right now

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    #40  Edited By Bigbombomb

    I'm officially confused, but I am unofficially excited for the possibility of NBA Jam coming to the 360.

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    #41  Edited By Paulus

    I'm officially excited.

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    #42  Edited By recroulette

    Next question.

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    #43  Edited By damswedon

    but is Jeff Bridges in the game?

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    #44  Edited By koolaid39

    NBA Jam unofficially/officially on 360! BOOM SHAKALAKA!

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    #45  Edited By MrKlorox
    @koolaid39 said:
    " BOOM SHAKALAKA! "
    That phrase isn't going to fly in a post-9/11 world. Crazy rednecks might think it means suicide bombing in "Arabian".
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    #46  Edited By DarthB

    I hope this will be on psn or xbl with a price to match, not 50-60 bucks like it'll be on wii.

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    #47  Edited By WilliamRLBaker

    YAY 
    I;m so happy because of this, NBA jam was the only sports game I ever liked.

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    #48  Edited By KillerFly

    I unofficially think that if you think this game won't be a full $60 retail game on 360 and PS3, you are officially crazy.

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    #49  Edited By hpv

    I really hope this is going to be a PSN/XBLA game when it comes to consoles.

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    #50  Edited By AgentJ

    This game was dead to me as soon as the Sonics left town.

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