Posted Mar 19, 2008 at 10:50PM by Ceasar S. Listed in: Interviews Tags: Electronic Arts, Pandemic Studios
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EA Pandemic president: we won't 'shoehorn' our games onto Wii - Image 1 A post-DICE 08 interview with Josh Resnick, president of Pandemic Studios, revealed that they've settled quite comfortably in superstar publisher Electronic Art's arms.

The creators of Mercenaries haven't changed their beliefs in game development after the acquisition, however. And Resnick says that one of those beliefs is that the Nintendo Wii is in a special class of console all by itself:

Nintendo is a unique platform. You've got to understand and embrace that day one, and you have to come up with a concept that works well with that platform and works well with the audience on that platform. Absolutely you have crossover players ... but there's just a difference and you have to recognize that difference.


This is why the top brass at Pandemic Studios believes that just shoveling any game from their known franchises toward the Wii - or Nintendo DS - just isn't right. In fact, he specifically said:

We're not just going to go shoehorn one of our existing franchises, regardless of whether it fits or not, onto the Wii. [There's] no bigger mistake that you can make, and the same thing goes for the DS.


They are aiming, however, to get their games on every platform possible. Resnick claims that Pandemic is platform-agnostic, and every gamer from the PC to the DS should have a chance to experience what their franchises have to offer. "I think we'd be remiss if we weren't bringing the trademark Pandemic experiences to all of those platforms," he added.

When that'll happen is still uncertain, but with the resources that Electronic Arts has under it's wings and with the publisher's reputation for going multiplatform, it's likely to happen soon if not later.

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   by The Obsidian - 2008-03-20
 » Sounds good

I bet they will make somethin awesome fo tha wii to bad theyre part of EA tho XD
waiting fo mcs to say something out of context thats nonsensical bull shat hey......anyone ever wonder if Mister sense is actually a Qj employee just pissin people off so they will keep on coming back and commenting??
DUN DUNNN DUUUUUNNNN Plot twist!!! O_O!

   by Mister Common Sense - 2008-03-20
 » No Wii shovelware?

I guess that means you probably won't see any games from Pandemic Studios.


   Re: The Obsidian - 2008-03-21
 » ........

Not any crappy quicky gamesbut well developed games...but.....wow i bet you thawt that was clever......PLOT TWIST! it wasnt......XD


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