wiifanboy
May 20th, 2008, 00:10
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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.nintendowiifanboy.com/media/2008/05/ea-tips-ninty-mmo-cgmain99.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=189159)Are home consoles ready to support a successful MMO? EA Mythic creative director Paul Barnett thinks so, but reckons that the hegemony enjoyed by World of Warcraft (http://www.wowinsider.com/) could be an obstacle. As Barnett puts it in his interview with CVG: "It's very hard [...] when almost everyone has only ever played one of these games and it dominates their thinking."
We'd probably agree with that analysis, though we're not so sure about this bit: "I think probably the best chance of someone doing [the first successful console MMO] is Nintendo."
Backing Nintendo to break new ground is usually a safe bet, but let us not forget how Satoru Iwata wasn't thrilled by the idea of a Nintendo MMO back in February (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/07/nintendo-says-no-to-mmos/); we can't imagine his position on the matter will have deviated much since then. As much as we all (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/10/25/wii-warm-up-mmo-crossing/) crave an Animal Crossing MMO (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/10/24/edge-animal-crossing-wii-an-mmo/), we're just not sure if soccer moms and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkCNJRfSZBU are ready to be united.
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We'd probably agree with that analysis, though we're not so sure about this bit: "I think probably the best chance of someone doing [the first successful console MMO] is Nintendo."
Backing Nintendo to break new ground is usually a safe bet, but let us not forget how Satoru Iwata wasn't thrilled by the idea of a Nintendo MMO back in February (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/07/nintendo-says-no-to-mmos/); we can't imagine his position on the matter will have deviated much since then. As much as we all (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/10/25/wii-warm-up-mmo-crossing/) crave an Animal Crossing MMO (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2007/10/24/edge-animal-crossing-wii-an-mmo/), we're just not sure if soccer moms and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkCNJRfSZBU are ready to be united.
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