Air Jordan Returns to the NBA, at Least in Virtual Form
by BRAD JACKSON / MICHAEL JORDAN / NBA / VIDEO GAMES
NBA 2K11 is dropping October 5th, and instead of your expected cover star, like Lebron James or Kobe Bryant, gamers will be treated to the master himself, Michael Jordan.
Jason Argent, the 2K Sports VP of marketing said he wanted the best of the NBA on the cover of the best NBA video game they’ve ever produced.
We know we have the best NBA video game ever made here. So we thought to ourselves how can we embody that and there was only one person on that list who we wanted to have and that was Michael Jordan.
The last time Air Jordan appeared in a video game was NBA Street Vol. 2 in 2003. His Airness is excited to return to the court, in a sense anyway. “I have no doubt that NBA 2K11 will be a big hit with gamers and basketball fans alike,” Jordan said. “I’m looking forward to getting back out on the court, virtually.”
I’m ready for some classic Air Jordan, who’s with me?
— January 20‚ 2009 —
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