EA interested in taking risks on Wii
May 20th, 2009 Posted in News, Posted by Valay, Wii“I can’t speak for the rest of the industry or all of EA but I can speak for my group when I say I think we’ve turned a corner and the industry has woken up to Wii in the right way. We’re seeing a lot of new energy on the platform. One of the things I’ve found when I’ve been building the Nintendo Group is that there’s a lot of very passionate people here. Our job is to find people that can be passionate about Wii and our mission. The vision for the Nintendo Group at Electronic Arts is a long-term one. We always want to have a balanced portfolio but we also want to break some new games and take some risks.” – Joe Booth, Senior Producer for EA’s Nintendo Group
It’s great to hear this kind of attitude from a third-party publisher. And I have to agree with Mr. Booth – The direction that companies have been taking on the platform has changed. Mr. Booth put it best when he said that “the industry has woken up to Wii.”
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3 Responses to “EA interested in taking risks on Wii”
By opiumx on May 20, 2009
I hope devs dont see motion plus required games as a risk. Look at majoras mask, it required the expansion pak, and it was $30 not $20. M+ is priced just right I say.
By Captain N on May 20, 2009
If all the 3rd parties would wake up together and make good core games we wouldn’t have to argue about Wii not getting good support or Wii not being a core system, 3rd party teams should all focus on core games first then do a casual game if need be !
By Valay on May 20, 2009
True @ Captain N. But at least the third part situation is improving, right?