I think it's clear, however, that EA's sports games are a bit of a monopoly. It's easier to be successful if you have no competition because they're not legally

I think it's clear, however, that EA's sports games are a bit of a monopoly. It's easier to be successful if you have no competition because they're not legally allowed to use anything related to real professional sports players or team names and iconography. The general world of gaming is different, though, because it's so (comparably) easy to take the fun bits from games you like and throw your own clone up on steam.