Madden 09 ...on Xbox?!?

Written by Jim Squires

Thursday, 14 August 2008 09:50

For those of us that like to keep track of a console's life cycle ER style, you were able to call the original Xbox's on August 12th, 2008. It was the day Madden 08 was released -- the last disc to ever drop for the console... or was it?

A year to the day, like sightings of a resurrected Jesus or a Houdini seance, Madden 09 is listed on the wikipedia pages for both Madden 09 and List of Xbox Games as releasing on the original console as well.

The official website doesn't list it as a platform, nor does anywhere else on the net that I an find. And yet it's such a glaring oversight on a wikipedia page that is likely monitored pretty frequently for accuracy by EA that I can't help but wonder -- did Madden somehow play Dr. Frankenstein to the original Xbox?

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written by MC, August 14, 2008

Well, Goozex doesn't list it at all.

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written by Utopaline (ADD BOY), August 14, 2008

Well, I doubt it's coming out, but it's a fun dream. Long Live Xbox1. I miss when gaming was about..well..gaming. I mean I love the innovation of the 360 and the other consoles to bring more to our living rooms, but the focus on actual gaming has gone to the crapper. It seems like there is more money put into the tweaks and cool stuff that the consoles can do, than on the games themselves. I mean, I'm glad that the PS3 is a "great" BLU-Ray player, but where the F are the games? I'm glad that Live is constantly changing and we have NETFLIX, and other great features, but fix the problems you have now....sorry, I rambled, time for dinner..

UTO

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written by Katana, August 15, 2008

Any games coming out for the Xbox now wouldn't be Frankenstein, it would be Voodoo Zombie Magic.

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written by Toad64, August 15, 2008

I work at a Gamestop and noticed this myself. We aren't carrying it new, but I did a search for Madden 09 used for Xbox, and sure enough there is a listing for it. So I guess there may be stores out there with it in stock? Maybe Toys R Us or Target or something.
...after a few seconds of searching, looks like you can buy it at Target's website.

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written by Xerxes3rd, August 15, 2008

I can't shake the feeling that this is one giant perpetuated typo...

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written by TheBBPS.com » Madden 09 , August 15, 2008

[...] Yesterday we brought up a rumor that seemed too bizarre to be true: according to wikipedia, Madden 09 was shipping for the original Xbox. With nothing else to back it up we couldn’t help but feel this was probably just a massive typo. Eagle-eyed reader Xerxes3rd saw thing differently. Never one to back down from a scavenger hunt, he tracked down copies for purchase on the Target website complete with official box art. [...]