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Speaking exclusively to SPOnG, Sims creator and quiet legend Will Wright has pointed towards Nintendo's Wii console as a likely host for his upcoming mega-game Spore, with the unique controller giving the famed developer an inspirational shot in the arm.

"We’re looking at all the platforms for Spore, because we’re thinking about Spore as a franchise, not as a PC game. We’re going to do the PC game first, but really, what we’re trying to launch is an entire franchise that will be all across platforms," Wright told us when we caught up with him in San Francisco recently.

"It will probably take very different forms depending on the platforms. We might even pull out parts of the game – so you might be playing part of the game on a handheld platform, you might be playing the entire game but maybe more avatar-based on a console. The consoles are getting kind of different now – I think there’s a really interesting distinction between the Wii and the Xbox 360 and PS3. Something like the Wii offers a lot of interesting creative opportunities for the editors, with the controller."
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Wright continues, "That’s been one of the ongoing problems with consoles: they don’t have a mouse. The mouse is a very good random-access device for putting on the screen; a console controller really makes you want the game avatar-based, so you move on character – that’s why RTS games suck on consoles. With Spore, about half the game is avatar-based already – the creature game and the space game – and it would be pretty easy for us to make the intermediate levels avatar-based, so from the beginning, we thought about how we could move Spore to platforms including consoles."

Stay tuned for our full, no-questions barred (except the one about the release date) interview with Wright in the coming days, only on SPOnG, where you'll learn about the possibility of Spore on handheld gaming platforms and a huge amount more on what is without question one of the most interesting and innovative videogames in development right now.

Believe us, there's a lot more to come. ...

News from Play Asia:

Weekly Special: Mario vs. Donkey Kong for Gameboy Advance™ at US$ 12.90 only - offer valid for 1 week

From the publisher: After years of apparent good will, Mario and Donkey Kong are at it again -- this time on Game Boy Advance! Donkey Kong has stolen all the Mini-Mario toys from the Mario Toy Co., and now it's up to Mario to hunt down his long-time nemesis and retrieve the pilfered goods. He'll have to race through confounding levels, finding keys and releasing Mini Marios, before time runs out. Along the way he'll master new moves in order to scale the puzzling heights of six action-packed worlds!

Mario vs. Donkey Kong for Gameboy Advance™ is now available at US$ 12.90 only.

More info --> http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-...9-en-84-n.html ...

Associated Content explores Sony's pros and cons in how they've handled their PS3 campaign up until now. From the article: "The PS3 has caused quite a stirring over the past 2 years: from a general excitement to astonishment to disappointment. How did this happen? Let's look at what Sony did right, and what they did wrong, and every shades of gray in between."

The list is organized as follows:

PROS

The technical power of the Cell
Blu-ray: more space (52G) is only a good thing
PlayStation is still the leader in the gaming industry
PSX, PS2 backwards compatibility (huge library of games)
Strong 3rd-party support
Controller: motion-sensing addition only a good thing
Online play (though still lackluster)
Standard harddrives
1080p high definition gaming
Web browsing, just like the PSP
Connection to the PSP to enhance gameplay

CONS

Cost: we've said it a million times
Blue-Ray: too expensive storage medium
Size: the thing is big
High game prices
Architecture: Cell is too unique and could cause developer problems
No rumble
Even with redundancy, PS3 might have high defects at launch
Despite its strengths, the PS3 will only be marginally better than its competitors
Ken Kutaragi (will ruin the PS3?) ...

Interested to see what the top 10 games are, well here they are and what surprises based on review figures:

1 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64, Nintendo, 97.8 avg. review)

2 - Soul Calibur (DC, Namco, 96.4 avg. review)
3 - Metroid Prime (GC, Nintendo, 96.3 avg. review)
4 - Tekken 3 (PSX, Namco, 96.3 avg. review)
5 - GoldenEye 007 (N64, Nintendo, 96.0 avg. review)
6 - Resident Evil 4 (GC, Capcom, 95.9 avg. review)
7 - Super Mario 64 (N64, Nintendo, 95.8 avg. review)
8 - Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox, Microsoft Game Studios, 95.7 avg. review)
9 - Resident Evil 4 (PS2, Capcom, 95.7 avg. review)
10 - Half-Life 2 (PC, VU Games, 95.6 avg. review)

Agree or Disagree, let us know ...

Sega is developing a Nintendo DS version of its trading-card-based strategy title Sangokushi Taisen, according to Japanese magazine G Pimo.

Though physical cards will not be used, the game will try to capture the feeling of moving cards around on the screen with the touch pen, and it seems the game will be played with the DS flipped on its side, a la Brain Age. New to the DS version will be an original story mode that lets the user play a campaign as one of the three factions--the Gi, Go, or Shoku. The Wi-Fi capabilities of the DS will also be used to support online matchups between players anywhere in Japan.

According to G Pimo, the DS game will be based on Sangokushi Taisen 2--the sequel hitting arcades in May--and include a bonus card that can be used in the arcades.

Sega's arcade game Sangokushi Taisen--not to be confused with Koei's Sangokushi--has been in Japanese arcades since March 2005. In this fantasy strategy game, players assemble decks of trading cards and bring them to the arcade. The cards actually act as a controller for the game; players place their cards on a horizontal screen on the console and move them around to give their armies orders.

The game has attracted about 500,000 registered users and sold more than 100 million trading cards. ...

Chances are, anyone who has watched college basketball over the last four years has heard the phrase, "Redick for three!" The Redick in question is of course J.J., the Duke Blue Devils superstar who has won numerous awards, including multiple player of the year trophies.

Add one more honor to the long list of Redick's accolades--cover athlete for 2K Sports' College Hoops 2K7. Redick, who was drafted by the Orlando Magic in the off-season, will also serve as the game's spokesperson, temporarily putting to rest that his marketability was tarnished by a DUI charge in June.

A statement from 2K Sports today also revealed that the game, previously announced only for the Xbox 360, is headed to the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and Xbox this fall. The fall release makes it a likely candidate for a launch title on the PS3, which hits US stores on November 17.

Redick, though one of the best players in college basketball history, was often the focus of hatred from fans as the best player for high-profile (and much maligned) Duke University. One of Redick's best friends and main competition last year for player of the year honors, former Gonzaga star Adam Morrison, remains his rival on the digital court, as he is now doing promotional work for Electronic Arts' NBA Live 07. ...

A spokesperson for Nintendo UK has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that the price of software for the next-gen Wii console will be "broadly in line" with the cost of current-gen games.

The confirmation follows a suggestion by Electronic Arts that Nintendo's first-party titles will go on sale for US$49.99. That would put games like Super Mario Galaxy on store shelves for US$10 less than their first-party Xbox 360 equivalents.

Clarification of the comments was not immediately available, but a Nintendo UK spokesperson pointed out that the company made similar remarks at E3.

Indeed, as early as March, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told CNN Money: "I cannot imagine any first party title could be priced for more than $50."

However, Iwata added that Nintendo will have no control over how other publishers price their Wii games. ...

Via GIBiz

Atari UK has signed a new agreement to distribute the latest releases from Ignition Entertainment and SNK Playmore across multiple European territories.

The deal includes PSP puzzler Mercury Meltdown, due out in September, plus SNK vs. Capcom Card Fighters for Nintendo DS, and PSP titles Blade Dancer and Metal Slug Anthology.

Atari will also distribute SNK's forthcoming PS2 products - NeoGeo Battle Coliseum, Samurai Showdown 6, and King of Fighters games Maximum Impact 2, Neowave and KOF XI.

"Ignition are known for publishing games that consumers want, and we believe this to be our strongest line-up ever," said Ignition's Phu Tien.

"We had numerous approaches from various distribution entities across Europe. However we chose Atari as they demonstrated commitment and drive, as well as being able to deliver a strong distribution presence." ...