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    So the other day I loaded up FF X for the simple reason I just wanted to play some blitz ball. Then I thought would wouldn't SE look at a franchise like FIFA, and Madden and see that there is money there? I know I'd buy a SE Blitz sports game. Update it with DLC with different people from the series, and make it like a manager GM. You could also do a HUT style for it. Online would let me put Bubba on blast each week! I know some hate Blitzball, but others love the game. Is SE missing out on some easy money?

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    I would pay so much money for Blitzball Manager. OMG it would be amazing.

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    I know. As far as I searched I can't find it anyplace!

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    I honestly hated blitzball. It's pretty easy to bork the game in your favor which kills all the fun out of it. If SE missed out on a real money maker it was not making Triple Triad real since VIII was around the same time the CCG scene was just starting up.

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    I would totally play blitzball manager I'd have a team of heroines or moogles or misfits (like Quina, hypello dude, Shumi dude....etc)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno View Post
    I honestly hated blitzball. It's pretty easy to bork the game in your favor which kills all the fun out of it. If SE missed out on a real money maker it was not making Triple Triad real since VIII was around the same time the CCG scene was just starting up.
    I have triple Triad on my iPad. I play it all the time!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno View Post
    I honestly hated blitzball. It's pretty easy to bork the game in your favor which kills all the fun out of it. If SE missed out on a real money maker it was not making Triple Triad real since VIII was around the same time the CCG scene was just starting up.
    If it had it's own game it would obviously be a more polished product. I would think it could be done similarly to Blood Bowl or Football Manager. Personally I would like to see it retain some of the gameplay aspects of the game, but it might be too complicated to make it a true sports management sim as well as a sports game.

    Guess we'll never know though

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    I would love this, but I honestly don't think there are enough people who would also love this enough to warrant the game being made. It's too niche. Shame they can't (well, won't) just give the rights to the highest bidding indie developer or something.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FFNut View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno View Post
    I honestly hated blitzball. It's pretty easy to bork the game in your favor which kills all the fun out of it. If SE missed out on a real money maker it was not making Triple Triad real since VIII was around the same time the CCG scene was just starting up.
    I have triple Triad on my iPad. I play it all the time!
    Yeah, and if you have the FF Portal app you can earn points by reading stuff and watching videos. Then you can get exclusive cards in their store on FF portal to work with the TT app.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno View Post
    I honestly hated blitzball.
    Honesty is no virtue.

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    And yes I would 100% be down with a Blitzball game, either FIFA style or Footie Manager style.

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    I imagine it would be hilarious to play a 'Final Fantasy at the Summer Olympic Games'. Why limit it to just Blitzball? Why not chocobo racing, and jump rope?


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    Now we got a thinking happening.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Formalhaut View Post
    I imagine it would be hilarious to play a 'Final Fantasy at the Summer Olympic Games'. Why limit it to just Blitzball? Why not chocobo racing, and jump rope?
    SEii Sports, play it first on PS4 (and then Xbox and cell phones one month later):

    • Blitzball Manager
    • Vivi and Eiko at the Summer Olympic Games
    • Chocobo Race Double Dash
    • Cloud Strife Pro Snowboarder
    • Several other sports where Lightning is the only character

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