Madden NFL (series)
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Genre(s) | Sports |
Publisher(s) | EA Sports |
Platform(s) | Game Gear, 3DO, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, Wii U, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Windows, macOS, MS-DOS, PlayStation, PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Saturn, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, Android, BlackBerry PlayBook, Arcade |
Platform of origin | Commodore 64/Commodore 128, Apple II, MS-DOS |
First release | John Madden Football / June 1, 1988 |
Latest release | Madden NFL 23 / August 19, 2022 |
Madden NFL (known as John Madden Football until 1993) is an American football video game series developed by EA Tiburon for EA Sports. It is named after Pro Football Hall of Fame coach and commentator John Madden and sold more than 130 million copies by 2018. It is also the only officially licensed National Football League (NFL) video game series, and it has influenced many players and coaches of the physical sport. Among the series' features are detailed playbooks and player statistics and voice commentary in the style of a real NFL television broadcast. As of 2013 the franchise has generated over $4 billion in sales.
The first entry in the series was released in 1988 for the Apple II, MS-DOS, Commodore 64, and Commodore 128.