Ken Levine, that dude who made that Bioshock game all of the kiddies went crazy over last year, recently spoke with GamesIndustry.biz about his stature in the industry now that he's made what most consider to be one of the greatest games of this console generation. But, Levine did take some time to touch on what he thinks about the casual market and how Nintendo is introducing new gamers into the fold.You see, Levine is embracing the changes that Nintendo and their Wii console are looking to bring to the industry. "Wii Bowling is like the ultimate gateway drug and God bless them for figuring that out because there is no barrier of entry," he explains. "Hey, can you go like that?" [swings arm] That's what you do in bowling, that's what you do in Wii Sports."
Levine sees those that would otherwise ignore gaming as getting into it, commenting "I think there's a much better chance of people who wouldn't normally be interested in games going in and thinking "I'm interested in the history of Rome. I'll buy that strategy game," whereas before they would have been overwhelmed by the very concept of it." And, Levine, you're not the only one. We're excited about the future of gaming and how the Wii will help shape it, too!
[Via Go Nintendo]
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2-28-2008 @ 1:30PM
velocitystrike said...
He looks a bit like that bloke from Evan Almighty/ (the crap version of) The Office. Also, nice to know he's embracing Wii.
BIOSHOCK 4 WII CONFIRM'D.
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2-28-2008 @ 1:56PM
racecar said...
Ha! I was just about to comment on his similarity to Steve Carell.
-racecar
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2-28-2008 @ 3:13PM
Ranus Studios said...
That is a picture of a Manly Man.
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2-29-2008 @ 12:11AM
raindog said...
Yeah, he's pretty sexy. Shame about the "Devo Corporate Anthem" pose, though.
2-28-2008 @ 4:49PM
David Hinkle said...
I wish someone would take a new picture of him already. Google image search turns up like 3 different pics.
Also, he looks like the real-life version of Paul Bunyan. I imagine him eating flapjacks by the dozen and owning a closet-full of flanner shirts and wool hats.
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2-28-2008 @ 7:47PM
wii lover said...
I love nintendo wii!!!! The full use of the remote and the simplicity of the game is what makes it outshines all the rest of the other consoles which are more focused to make multi-colored high-def graphics. go wii!!
- i'm such a wii lover =)
http://www.get-free-wii.com
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3-01-2008 @ 11:53PM
hvnlysoldr said...
Gateway drug is right. Next thing you know they'll be playing a bunch of mediocre shooters.
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