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DeaconKnowledge · Feb 5, 2009

According to IGN.

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

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.

A Wii version of the space-bound survival horror Dead Space, announced in the same call, appears to be one of the first signs of this new focus.

AniHawk · Feb 5, 2009

EmCeeGramr · Feb 5, 2009

This is only the begin.

Keyser Soze · Feb 5, 2009

Well done IGN... you are really early with this

Windu · Feb 5, 2009

I thought they said that last year too.

Flying_Phoenix · Feb 5, 2009

...It begins...it FINALLY begins...

Balb · Feb 5, 2009

How many times have we heard this line from big 3rd party companies? I'll believe it when I see it.

Threi · Feb 5, 2009

AniHawk said:
Gaming:

1995-2009

fixed.

Y2Kev · Feb 5, 2009

EmCeeGramr said:
This is only the begin.

Where did this first come from again? :lol

Cooter · Feb 5, 2009

About time. Supporting the market leader more than the others, what a concept.

DeaconKnowledge · Feb 5, 2009

AniHawk said:
Gaming:

1974-2009

Hey now.

Computer Space was made in 71.

1971-2009

Fio · Feb 5, 2009

AniHawk said:
Gaming:

1974-2009

:lol

Fredescu · Feb 5, 2009

Windu said:
I thought they said that last year too.

You might be thinking of Ubisoft.

Christine · Feb 5, 2009

AniHawk said:
Gaming:

1974-2009

Why 1974?

Threi said:
fixed.

Oi, fuck you, buddy. I can't even fucking tell where the sarcasm is pointing anymore.

Stitch · Feb 5, 2009

Windu said:
I thought they said that last year too.

they did. and we got awesome games like...

...well i heard boom blox was alright

EmCeeGramr · Feb 5, 2009

Threi said:
fixed.

chuck your voodoos, it's all over

Redd · Feb 5, 2009

I'll believe it when I see it. Hopefully they're not all ports but all new games.

jman2050 · Feb 5, 2009

70% of them will have "Party" in the title somewhere.

freddy · Feb 5, 2009

I remember that quote from an EA shareholder asking about EAs' success( or lack thereof) on the Wii and what they planned to do about it.

Majmun · Feb 5, 2009

Let's hope for EA that Dead Space doesn't bomb then...

Boom Blox did pretty good, I thought?

Chris R · Feb 5, 2009

Good, the Wii needs more quality titles. All you people claiming gaming is dead need to grow up. Give me one good reason the platform reaching the most people shouldn't receive the most attention? Sure tons of the Wii games are shovelware crap, but that doesn't mean EA can't make good games for the Wii.

Jibber Hack · Feb 5, 2009

jman2050 said:
70% of them will have "Party" in the title somewhere.

Joke's as old as the story

JDSN · Feb 5, 2009

Half our emphasis? :lol

Threi · Feb 5, 2009

TwinIonEngines said:
Oi, fuck you, buddy. I can't even fucking tell where the sarcasm is pointing anymore.

AniHawk · Feb 5, 2009

rhfb said:
Give me one good reason the platform reaching the most people shouldn't receive the most attention?

Because it's moving the entire industry back (or keeping it back) one generation and most western developers worth a damn just don't want to work on the thing.

RevoDS · Feb 5, 2009

Good (most likely bad too in this case unfortunately) things come to those who wait, I guess...

MisterHero · Feb 5, 2009

AniHawk said:

we've evolved to supergaming.

what is buried in the ground are mere husks

Christine · Feb 5, 2009

AniHawk said:
Because it's moving the entire industry back (or keeping it back) one generation and most western developers worth a damn just don't want to work on the thing.

He said one reason.

VOOK · Feb 5, 2009

AniHawk said:
Because it's moving the entire industry back (or keeping it back) one generation and most western developers worth a damn just don't want to work on the thing.

And look at all the developers closing up, sacking staff. Their arrogance and ignorance of the Wii has bit them in the ass.

It put it into last generation terms, it would be as if all the developers kept making GameCube games, they'll sell but not as much as if it was on the Xbox or PS3 (It's the opposite now, providing they put the effort in).

Confidence Man · Feb 5, 2009

Good news.

More revenue to put into next-gen games.

TheGrayGhost · Feb 5, 2009

Some of you need to update your sarcasm meters.

EmCeeGramr · Feb 5, 2009

Let's actually look at EA's 2009 Wii lineup.

SimAnimals
NASCAR Kart Racing
MySims Party
Trivial Pursuit
Boom Blox Party Bash
Madden NFL 2010
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Need for Speed Nitro
Spore Hero
MySims Racing
EA Sports Active
EA Sports Tennis
Dead Space

Teknoman · Feb 5, 2009

AniHawk said:
Because it's moving the entire industry back (or keeping it back) one generation and most western developers worth a damn just don't want to work on the thing.

Not really. Graphics wise maybe...but alot of games are more fun with well done aiming and motion controls. Next gen will have even better motion controls and everything will be HD.

I fail to see the problem here.

Christine · Feb 5, 2009

TheGrayGhost said:
Some of you need to update your sarcasm meters.

The new firmware isn't out yet.

HylianTom · Feb 5, 2009

AniHawk said:
Because it's moving the entire industry back (or keeping it back) one generation and most western developers worth a damn just don't want to work on the thing.

Well then, my condolences to those who will lose their jobs in the future (horrible timing for such a thing), but boo-frickin'-hoo to the companies that go "poof."

Pachael · Feb 5, 2009

Change Wii Believe In

AniHawk · Feb 5, 2009

VOOK said:
And look at all the developers closing up, sacking staff. Their arrogance and ignorance of the Wii has bit them in the ass.

Arrogance? Reluctance, sure, but I don't think anyone's really arrogant except maybe some people at Epic.

And the closing off studios and mergers and buyouts have been happening since at least 2002. During the PS2 generation, Acclaim died, Midway almost went under, Sega merged with Sammy, Square merged with Enix, etc...

Rezbit · Feb 5, 2009

AniHawk said:
Because it's moving the entire industry back (or keeping it back) one generation and most western developers worth a damn just don't want to work on the thing.

Haven't you heard of this little thing "global financial crisis"?

Dreams-Visions · Feb 5, 2009

I'll believe it when they start putting out Wii software that doesn't look like shit.

Jonnyram · Feb 5, 2009

This is just lip service. Even EA isn't that stupid.

Majmun · Feb 5, 2009

Teknoman said:
Not really. Graphics wise maybe...but alot of games are more fun with well done aiming and motion controls. Next gen will have even better motion controls and everything will be HD.

I fail to see the problem here.

I guess you mean fps, poin't and click games and family/party games?

I can't imagine other genres being better with waggle...

Y2Kev · Feb 5, 2009

EmCeeGramr said:
Let's actually look at EA's 2009 Wii lineup.

SimAnimals
NASCAR Kart Racing
MySims Party
Trivial Pursuit
Boom Blox Party Bash
Madden NFL 2010
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Need for Speed Nitro
Spore Hero
MySims Racing
EA Sports Active
EA Sports Tennis
Dead Space

Tiger Woods too.

freddy · Feb 5, 2009

TheGrayGhost said:
Some of you need to update your sarcasm meters.

I'm pretty sure it's the quality of what passes for sarcasm round here that needs a good going over.

Azure J · Feb 5, 2009

Yup, paradigm shift... blah blah... change... blah blah. I'm just ready for some more unique Wii games personally.

AniHawk · Feb 5, 2009

Rezbit said:
Haven't you heard of this little thing "global financial crisis"?

Yeah, I don't think publishers and developers could see that far into the future when they started making their projects for the HD systems two or three years back.

TheGrayGhost · Feb 5, 2009

Jonnyram said:
This is just lip service. Even EA isn't that smart.

Fixed.

I do agree that it is lip-service, though.

HK-47 · Feb 5, 2009

This thread is wonderful

jrricky · Feb 5, 2009

AniHawk said:
Because it's moving the entire industry back (or keeping it back) one generation and most western developers worth a damn just don't want to work on the thing.

I thought the Wii moved one generation up by introducing a new control scheme.

Good for EA. Their Wii line up seems to hit each and every corner to please different demographics.

Ill be buying:
Boom Blox 2
Dead Space
Tiger Woods
EA Tennis
Spore Hero

I hope there are more secrets for E3.

abstract alien · Feb 5, 2009

Hopefully more companies follow...Id love more focus on wii as well as ps3(full tilt such as killzone).

ccbfan · Feb 5, 2009

Where is my Rockband DLC.

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