NBA 2K18 game to be Released This Year

NBA 2K18 game:  Ever since NBA 2K18 was announced, rumors have been running high as to when the highly anticipated game sequel NBA 2K18. The good news is that the wait might just be over as the NBA game 2K18 . the release date has been known and it is likely to get a release this fall with the date being set on September 19 this year. So, it looks like the release is just a couple of months away from now. In this post, we will talk about NBA 2K18 release date, features of NBA 2K18 game etc. 

Two of the fan-favorite features from iterations past – MyPLAYER, (which enables gamers to create their own narrative) and MyTEAM (which gives the players the power to carefully select the members of their team) – will still be present in the latest version of NBA 2K18 game.

 

NBA 2K18 game is considered to be one of the most popular virtual basketball game series ever. The last three editions got a release on October 7 (“NBA 2K15”), September 29 (“NBA 2K16”) and September 20 (“NBA 2K17”). Surprisingly, all the aforementioned dates fell on a Tuesday, and, as September 19 falls on a Tuesday this year, it is believed that the “NBA 2K18” will be released on the said date, not only for Nintendo but to other platforms as well.

More About the NBA 2K18 Basketball game

Currently, the description of the game on Nintendo’s official website, “NBA 2K18 will continue the franchise’s tradition as ‘the gold standard of basketball simulation’ (Sports Gamers Online) with unrivaled realism and true NBA gameplay.” It is expected that the elements of this iteration will exceed in leaps and bounds than the previous versions.

First released in 1999, NBA 2K is a series of basketball simulation video games. Up until now, the game has been released on 18 different platforms. The game is all about emulating the game of basketball, more precisely, the National Basketball Association (NBA).

 

The first 6 installations among the 18 primary installations have been published by Sega before the company before the company getting sold to Visual Concepts to Take Two Interactive, forming 2K Sports.

The installments of the game are NBA 2K, NBA 2K 1, NBA 2K 2, NBA 2K 3, ESPN NBA Basketball, ESPN NBA 2K5, NBA 2K6, NBA 2K7, NBA 2K8, NBA 2K9, NBA 2K10, NBA 2K11, NBA 2K12, NBA 2K13, NBA 2K14, NBA 2K15, NBA 2K16, NBA 2K17, NBA 2KVR Experience and NBA 2K18.

 

Ingredients of the series that have been mostly praised include its overall gameplay, presentation, specifically its commentary, accuracy and soundtrack, its abundance of content, and its consistency in terms of yearly releases without any drastic dips in quality. Multiple games in the series have been appreciated for being among the best-quality sports games available, especially in comparison with other basketball games. NBK16 holds the distinction of being the fastest-selling title in the series, shipping over four million copies within its first week of release.

 

Technical issues have plagued many of the releases over the years, but it has not overall affected the success of the game as a whole. As of February 2017, more than 68 million copies of the game have been sold in the franchise. Since then, the game has seen significant critical and commercial appreciation. Visual Concepts have developed all the games in the franchise.