wraggster
April 21st, 2010, 20:07
Sega studio director Constantine Hantzopoulos made a mistake earlier this year by suggesting that there's no market for core games on Wii, according to Sega west president Mike Hayes.
Referring to the comments Hantzopoulos made in January, Hayes told IndustryGamers that Sega hasn't necessarily given up on "edgy" Wii titles.
"To be blunt, there were some erroneous quotes that went out," he said. "They did come from Sega personnel but they weren't appropriate or accurate... I still say there's an opportunity for titles in that more edgy genre."
Hayes added: "With Tournament of Legends we've definitely brought that down to more like a T-rated level. So there's a viable market there.
"Is it going to be as big as the Teen or Mature market that exists on the Xbox 360 or PS3 platforms? Certainly not. Is it viable, because the cost of development on the Wii is significantly less than those other platforms? Then, potentially the answer is yes."
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=243739?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS
Referring to the comments Hantzopoulos made in January, Hayes told IndustryGamers that Sega hasn't necessarily given up on "edgy" Wii titles.
"To be blunt, there were some erroneous quotes that went out," he said. "They did come from Sega personnel but they weren't appropriate or accurate... I still say there's an opportunity for titles in that more edgy genre."
Hayes added: "With Tournament of Legends we've definitely brought that down to more like a T-rated level. So there's a viable market there.
"Is it going to be as big as the Teen or Mature market that exists on the Xbox 360 or PS3 platforms? Certainly not. Is it viable, because the cost of development on the Wii is significantly less than those other platforms? Then, potentially the answer is yes."
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=243739?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS