Good news for Nintendo Fans: EA supporting Wii with at least six titles
Good news on the wire today if you're a Nintendo fan. It appears Electronic Arts has six Wii titles in development, with others to be announced in the future. Currently announced titles include Madden NFL 07, Need for Speed Carbon, a new Harry Potter game, a Tiger Woods PGA tour game, SSX, and The Godfather.
This is actually a pretty significant announcement for Nintendo. Although I'm not one of those people who believe EA is a kingmaker, having this level of support is certainly better than having only the two titles announced at E3 earlier this year. It also shows a strong level of industry support for the direction Nintendo has taken with lower-cost hardware and their unique control scheme.
I'm actually a big fan of the Wii (although I'll add my voice to the chorus and state they should have stuck with Revolution for a name). My time with it at E3 showed a lot of potential for new game ideas and new ways to play. My biggest fear with the Wii is that the ~1/4 second latency inherent in the controller may prove to be too distracting for some types of games (such as first-person shooters), but we'll have to wait to reserve judgement until they ship final hardware, libraries, and of course, games.
That said, kudos to EA for stepping up and supporting one of the more original attempts to invigorate the game industry in recent history!