Brutal Legend is coming to the Wii, Double Fine's not making it
The Interwebs are abuzz today over Double Fine honcho Tim Schafer's rather cryptic comment when asked by 1UP
about the rumor that there will be a Wii version of his upcoming heavy
metal action game "Brutal Legend." "We are making an Xbox 360 and a PS3
version of Brutal Legend," he said.
He's telling the truth. Just not the whole truth. Double Fine is making "Brutal Legend" for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. And Electronic Arts is engaging another developer to make a version of the game for the Wii (most likely with Double Fine consulting). I'm not sure who that developer is, but several good sources have confirmed for me that it's in the works.
I also don't know when "Brutal Legend" for Wii will be released, but I'd be surprised it's it's this fall along with PS3 and 360, given that I understand development started fairly recently. But I wouldn't be surprised if it follows the model of the upcoming "Dead Space: Extraction" and comes out a year or so after the original PS3/360 version
Strategically, this is a no-brainer. EA has said its turnaround plan involves fewer, bigger franchises and a focus on the no. 1 console in the market: Wii. If "Brutal Legend" is one of those franchises (don't tell Activision!), it makes total sense EA wants to get it on Nintendo's platform. Especially since the game's main character carries a big-ass axe that it could be fun to swing with the Wii-mote.
An EA rep declined to comment.
Chris Morris reports on the business and culture of video games and offers analysis of recent events and industry trends.
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I am very excited I already signed another lease and am moving away from the 1400 block next year. There is absolutely no way in hell I could deal with another year of this. The fact that the there was no party patrol is unbelievable, and even more so that this was publicly admitted by your newspaper.
Posted by: aion kinah | March 10, 2010 at 10:21 PM
Great, as a Wii owners want more ""AAA core titles from EA"
We see more and more coming to the Wii!!
I will join in the list, this title will be a day one purchase!!
Posted by: stickmode | April 03, 2009 at 09:43 AM
Welcome
Posted by: Philippe Onezie Domingue | April 03, 2009 at 05:44 AM
so EA's idea of "bringing core franchises to the Wii" is releasing outsourced, butchered, casualised spinoffs a year letter that have no chance of selling
lame
Posted by: Harry | April 02, 2009 at 05:34 PM