It's not to say that their stature automatically makes financial sense to either them or to a games developer

But sports remain dominated by licensed titles, and the major licensed properties have remained the same for decades: Football, American football, hockey, basketball, baseball, etc.There are very few properties left in major North American sports - which absolutely drives the sports development bus - without representation in a game. Though replica Tissot T91148351 Men's Watch the UFC had appeared in games before, in years when it had a smaller appeal, its re-emergence with UFC 2009 Undisputed marked probably the last games debut of a mainstream sports league for some time.That doesn't mean there's nothing new under the sun in sports video gaming.

There still are major leagues, licenses and personalities with no current representation in a game. It's not to say that their stature automatically makes financial sense to either them or to a games developer. But for fans, their absence is conspicuous.Floyd Mayweather, Jr.It's hard to tell if boxing fans want this guy in a video game to fight as him, or replica Tissot T36138652 Men's Watch to fight against him. Manny Pacquiao is in Fight Night, ready to go anytime, anywhere, but just as in real life, Mayweather is nowhere to be found, except as a custom boxer among the Borats, Ron Burgundys and David Hasselhoffs created by Fight Night users.

Producer Brian Hayes has described Fight Night's boxer-by-boxer licensing negotiations as a nightmarish process, and it must be doubly so for Mayweather, whatever he wants. If EA Sports were willing to pay it, it might as well put him on the cover of a boxing game, and given fight fans' antipathy toward Mayweather for ducking Pacquiao, that may not be replica Tissot T36.1.316.72 Men's Watches such a smart idea.The Final Four2K Sports bailed on its highly regarded College Basketball series in early 2008, and EA Sports canceled its NCAA Basketball series after last November's release. The Final Four is easily the biggest sporting event in the world without any current representation in a video game, and the problems with it are well known.