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Tomorrow marks the release of Madden 2007, the latest version of the ubiquitous football video game that last year did $289 million in sales.
But, according to the Inquirer, it’s not just a great way to waste time and improve those hand-eye coordination skills. No, Madden 2007 could make the world a better place:
It was this passion that led Rod Lane, a Hackensack, N.J., middle school teacher and a national tournament organizer, to push for a national Madden holiday, all for a good cause. He will be promoting his idea at the Cheltenham Square EB Games store late Monday. The store has the highest number of Madden reservations in the area, a good place to gain recruits.
“A Madden holiday could be used to do a number of things,” Lane said. “Take Philly, for example. Look at all the kids involved in gun violence lately. I’d be willing to bet some hard money that most of them play this game. Maybe the hook is to get them participating in tournaments and then get them into something else positive while we have their attention.”
Later, Lane is going to end teen pregnancy by doing a really neat trick in Super Mario Bros.
Almost time to stand in line for Madden 07 [Inquirer]
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I think that last line sums it up best.