EA CEO Riccitello Promises More, Better Wii Games
Jul. 30
Courtesy of the San Jose Mercury News comes an interview with EA CEO John Riccitello that's full of surprises regarding Electronic Arts's relationship with Nintendo's Wii and DS. Here's the biggest one.
Q How would you assess how this console cycle has gone so far from EA's standpoint? Is there anything you would like to see the console makers doing that they're not doing right now?
A The cycle is a lot like the past. ... One thing that's different is we typically figured out who the market leader was going to be before the start of the cycle and bet with our development resources on that platform. We made the wrong call there (by betting on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360), which made this transition harder than it would otherwise be. But now we're catching up, and I think we're fine. We've got some incredibly innovative Wii titles, incredibly innovative DS titles coming. And so I think that issue's sort of behind us.
If this means more games like Boom Blox, then EA's changed focus is a very good thing.
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