Dante Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 It looks like you can add another big-name third party developer to Nintendo's growing roster of Wii contributors. Gearbox Software, best known for the critically acclaimed Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 on PlayStation 2 and Xbox (the latter of which scored a 9.3 by IGN.com), revealed to IGN that it is signed up for the Big N's new console. "Gearbox Software is enthusiastically supporting the Wii," said company president Randy Pitchford. The company head had no comment on what Wii projects it could be working on, saying only that, "At this time, we don't have any announcements to make about specific games we may be developing for Wii." Asked what he thought of Nintendo's new console, Pitchford responded: "I think it's great. I'm very much looking forward to playing." According to Pitchford, Wii has immediate strengths and weaknesses. "The strengths of the Nintendo Wii include the price, the unique interface, the sure-bet library of games based on the great Nintendo properties and the promise back catalogue of classic games from Nintendo and others that they have partnered with," he said. "The weaknesses of the system include its lower relative power when compared to other next-gen consoles and the unique interface requiring more dedicated focus specifically for the platform (which makes it more difficult to amortize larger AAA budgets across more customers from multiple platforms)." Gearbox is currently underway with the next installment in the Brothers in Arms series, Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway. The title has been officially announced for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. However, an allegedly leaked Ubisoft release calendar that hit the Web several months ago also listed an unnamed Brothers in Arms title for Nintendo Wii. Ubisoft has from the very beginning supported Nintendo's console with exclusive titles, including the first-person shooter Red Steel and the ground-up platformer Rayman Raving Rabbids, both of which will take advantage of Wii's innovative controller. IGN.
dabookerman Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 No Doubt this will be a shoddy looking port Much like King Kong for the DS
Haden Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 No Doubt this will be a shoddy looking port Much like King Kong for the DS That was just a piece of shit though. I would be happy if this was just like a nice xbox style version.
flameboy Posted September 25, 2006 Posted September 25, 2006 i reckon we will see a shoddy port for the first version, maybe get a better version later.
raven_blade2006 Posted September 26, 2006 Posted September 26, 2006 Just bring us a game for starters.
Bigfoot Posted September 26, 2006 Posted September 26, 2006 Meh, they ported "next gen" technology on xbox with Doom 3.
DCK Posted September 26, 2006 Posted September 26, 2006 Nice. That's very nice :awesome: (laughs like a maniac)
ShadowV7 Posted September 26, 2006 Posted September 26, 2006 Sorry to break it to you,but it's false. Unfortunately Ubisoft has confirmed that the title will not be available for the Wii as it will be heading towards other next-gen consoles. Source
DCK Posted September 27, 2006 Posted September 27, 2006 Which is more credible, IGN or Codename Revolution? I'd say IGN doesn't make it's announcement official unless Ubi has said them that BiA is definetely coming to Wii.
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