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BreakABone 02-05-2009 11:26 AM
EA Shifts Focus to the Wii
 
Just curious everyone's thoughts on this and will we see more developers do this.

Quote:
UK, February 4, 2009 - EA's John Riccitiello has spoken of how the publisher is to place half of its emphasis on the Wii, as it looks to 'rival Nintendo on their own platform'.

"Nintendo is the leader; they're getting half our emphasis in terms of title counts," said Riccitiello in the company's Q3 earning call, picked up by videogaming24/7, confirming that the hugely successful console will be a key platform for EA.
For the most part won't make a difference since most of EA's games appear on the Wii anyhow, but are taking a gamble with a Dead Space port and sure more stuff down the pipe.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/950/950903p1.html

Szymon 02-05-2009 03:10 PM
Re: EA Shifts Focus to the Wii
 
I really do enjoy the cool things that can be done with the wiimote and I believe that trying to bring traditional games to an unconventional console will be challenging, but if they could pull it off and make it fun then they would be quite successful.

Dyne 02-05-2009 03:25 PM
Re: EA Shifts Focus to the Wii
 
I went to a focus group last week based on this, and I know what one of their new titles are. :D I'm pretty confident.

Angrist 02-06-2009 04:06 AM
Re: EA Shifts Focus to the Wii
 
Can you give any hints?

And it's about time, pffff. They've been making so much losses and they finally decide to increase support for the most popular console.

Jonbo298 02-06-2009 07:27 AM
Re: EA Shifts Focus to the Wii
 
Too little too late. While EA wants to recover from their losses, they waited too long. Plus, even though I don't like sports games much, the bizarro Wii versions are just...yeah. "Casual" gamers may enjoy those but bleh, not me even though I wouldn't anyways.

Though Dead Space...I still can't fathom how that will look.

BreakABone 02-18-2009 10:53 AM
Re: EA Shifts Focus to the Wii
 
Here is a trailer for Dead Space Extraction

http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14320...er_021709.html

Quote:
In Dead Space Extraction, gamers will take on the role of an all-new heroine and join a group of colonists struggling to escape the infection that has corrupted the Aegis VII mining colony. In a release, revealed a few general details about the game, stating, "Dead Space Extraction introduces new characters, weapons, enemies, puzzles and cooperative multiplayer gameplay."

Angrist 02-18-2009 05:29 PM
Re: EA Shifts Focus to the Wii
 
On-rails shooter, haha. :D For a moment we thought EA took the Wii serious.

Combine 017 02-19-2009 11:06 AM
Re: EA Shifts Focus to the Wii
 
Thank god, now maybe EA will stop making shitty games for the 360.

Typhoid 02-19-2009 06:36 PM
Re: EA Shifts Focus to the Wii
 
I don't think this is a bad idea, hopefully they'll do something creative and new.

TheSlyMoogle 02-20-2009 02:35 AM
Re: EA Shifts Focus to the Wii
 
Wii = fail in my opinion.


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