Posted on Tue Aug 14, 2007 at 09:41:08 AM EST in NFL
More on: Madden 08, video game, Vince Young, Matt Leinart (all tags)

Best Buys and other electronic stores got bum rushed last night around midnight by tons of pale, pimply skinned button pushers who just couldn't wait one more second to get their grubby little paws on the latest edition of the Madden video game. In fact, don't be surprised when you walk into the office today and about half the male contingency is out with a mysterious "head cold" because when Madden drops, the addicts just gotta get their fix.

Ah. I will pick up my game at midnight, play until about 7 a.m., sleep for about three hours, and then hit the sticks for about 24 hours straight. And yes, I told my boss that I was taking the entire day off to play a video game," Madden super fan Brad DeVito said.

We don't know exactly how "Madden Day" compares with the NCAA tournament for workers lack of productivity, but we're guessing that it has to be pretty high on list considering that in 2006 "Madden 2007" sold a whopping 1.8 million copies. And that's just on the PlayStation 2! We're not even counting all the copies sold for the Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, P.C., the Nintendo Wii, the Nintendo GameCube, and the variety of handheld consoles.

And while most people are absolutely stoked to start dropping back for virtual hail marys or laying the electronic wood to their opponents, other people are already making excuses for when the big Madden tournament eventually rolls around.

Last year I had a fumbling problem where if you breathed on my character he dropped the ball," Matt Leinart said. "This year, my strength rating is awful. I'm going to get my butt kicked in the game.

Links:
[MSN.FoxSports.com]: Madden...know it, live it, love it

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