Nostalgia can be a powerful thing to tap into but that doesn't necessarily mean what was popular in the past will translate well current day.
MLB Advanced Media, who took on development of the R.B.I. Baseball reboot three years ago, should have come to that realization by now. When the return was first announced there was a great deal of excitement. That quickly dissipated when consumers got a look at the outdated visuals and meager feature set. In this day and age there are much higher expectations that just a recognizable name that have to be met for consumers to part with their money.