Is Nintendo considering a sequel to the popular pack-in? Maybe, says Iwata, but it's not something that's even in the planning stages at this time. The last thing Nintendo wants to do is take the "easy" way, he says, by slapping together something that's exactly the same, just with different sports featured. Our love for Iwata was renewed in spades as he spoke about the need to do something new rather than to rehash old ground just to make money. If we were feeling snarky, we might bring up a few franchises (like, say Mario Kart ... even though we love it, it tends to be pretty much Mario Kart), but Nintendo has been forging so much new ground lately that we'll let it slide. Some might argue that Nintendo did exactly what Iwata is talking about not doing with the recent Brain Age sequel, but the big man is quick to point out that the director of the titles has been breaking new ground himself: he's responsible for several of the Wii's channels.
Iwata did make the point, however, that it 's easier for Nintendo to take this stance right now because they're doing so well. If they weren't, he said, they might scramble to those "easy" sequels and decisions just to keep the boat afloat. We just wish other companies who are also in the black might take a similar line. Sure, the same game with slight tweaks may sell every year, but does it improve or expand the industry? Does it produce better games for everyone?
[Via Infendo]
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9-13-2007 @ 4:45PM
iconmaster said...
That's all well and good, but... I really want a Wii Sports sequel. :(
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9-13-2007 @ 5:07PM
Flamingsquirrel said...
I certainly don't want Wii sports to become the next Madden...
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9-13-2007 @ 5:22PM
Roman said...
If they would make Wii sports with online play (get a game of tennis with another person over the internet) I'd pay $100 for it.
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9-13-2007 @ 5:35PM
Permanent4 said...
Actually, I just want a Wii Sports Golf game with a lot more courses on it -- say, 10 18-hole courses rather than just 1 9-hole course. Maybe if they give us something like that through Wii Ware...
Yes, I know I can get Tiger Woods 07. I like the Wii Sports interface, and I want to use my Mii. Is that so terrible?
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9-13-2007 @ 5:47PM
AlanS17 said...
They couldn't turn Wii Sports into an annual franchise like Madden. Those games get updated rosters and stats even if the rest of the game doesn't change much. That's not something Wii Sports would be able to provide. Plus the game has too much replay value to warrant buying a new version.
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9-13-2007 @ 7:40PM
zenprism said...
Not that something called "Mario Party 8" could ever see the light of day, but for casual gamers who bought Wii simply to play Wii Sports, I think they'd gladly open their wallets for more of the same with some enhanced features.
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9-13-2007 @ 7:55PM
blackbird said...
Just bring online and i'll buy it.
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9-13-2007 @ 9:33PM
Mr Khan said...
They should've made Wii's Big Brain Academy as a Channel, it would've worked out so much better
But they need to make a full scale Wii Tennis game, not Mario Tennis (that will come in its own time and its own awesomeness) but something full-scale based on Wii Sports, kind of like what Top Spin is doing, but with Miis
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9-13-2007 @ 11:07PM
nintendo said...
Wii kendo would be awesome.
Wii soccer or rugby or hockey, maybe? Maybe lacrosse would be better than rugby for the wii remote. Wii volleyball. Wii pool. Wii basketball. Wii badminton... So many games!
There are so many choices. They should of course fix their retarded online service to mimic the xBox's and make all these games online.
Actually what would be neater is to come out with Wii Olympics like the old olympic games and have skiiing, biathlon, and other similar events...
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9-14-2007 @ 5:16AM
Burnt Meatloaf said...
A sequel is not the problem. It's the [i]endless[/i] sequels and pasting the same characters into 20 different and unrelated games that are the problems.
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9-14-2007 @ 2:00PM
Chachi said...
maybe they'll come out with a wii: sports that uses the balance board?
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9-15-2007 @ 3:10PM
Chris said...
So no more Mario Party games?
Wii Sports 2 should be Wi-Fi, have more sports and allow players a "advanced" mode where you could play more than 3 innings or play more rounds of golf or move your tennis player.
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9-19-2007 @ 1:43PM
sport fan said...
There is one coming out. It is Japanese version.
Don't know when the English version will come out.
http://decasporta.com/
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