EA Shifting from PS3 to Wii

The intelligent Wall Street blogger at Information Arbitrage, Roger Ehrenberg, points out how Electronic Arts is moving away from Playstation 3 development towards creating games for the extremely successful Nintendo Wii and DS systems. He examines a few quotes from Sony Execs and translates away the PR fluff that Sony is infamously known for abusing.

[Loudninja]

They will horde otu Wii games like they been doing, only more

Edit: this is a blog on a site I never heard of

[PS360WII]

EA said the same thing about moving production to DS over PSP. EA is the #1 3rd party dev out there because all they care about is making money.

[xg-ei8ht]

How the hell is e/a in financial trouble,lmao or going to be?

What a load of crap.

ALl ea does is throw out crap game after crap port, nothing new.

Best game e/a have for me is Battlefield series.

On pc that is.

Need for speed carbon is possibly the worst driving game i've ever played, hence it looks like a cartoon.

[ngg12345]

And that this is random speculation like every other news in this board.

[sargeras]

They didn't release the news to that blog. If you bothered to look closer, you'd see there are links to the blog's sources.

[americanGTA]

name ONE good game EA made for the any PS console. nuff said

[ngg12345]

Awesome games.

[TheMART]

FNR3 great game

[blackmagic]

hey, did mart make a semi pro ps3 comment? Who the heck disagreed with that? We should be nurturing his baby step! hahaha

[Marceles]

Who really wants to play all of EA's games on a Wii-mote? I enjoy my Wii and alot of people have one now but...I don't think EA is going to get anymore sales then they did if they stay with PS3.

[MrBIGGLES]

It was miles better and more fun on the Wii than any of the other stale versions.

[Darkiewonder]

And keeping the big titles that are only for ps3/360 Then sure.

You know, Actually EA, The reason you're not doing so well is because there ARE people that don't buy crap. After a while you realise that you shoveling games we all played for many years, it's time to be new. Oh yeah, You are with the Wii, But you're tapping into the Casual game market. The way to get money is to go Nintendo's Route. Support the casual audience to turn a profit.

[ITR]

EA isn't bad off.

If it was bad off it wouldn't be thinking about taking Ubisoft under it's wing.

[ngg12345]

Half life 2, need for speed, burnout, fifa, madden, nba live, sims, fnr, medal of honor, ssx, harry potter, sims city, nba street, tiger woods, and command and conquer. They are the biggest publisher for a reason.

[power of Green]

RRRRrrrrrr... I be Davy Jones. J/K

[DADO]

A lot of people do not take in to inconsideration that EA not just makes games they also publish games for small studios. This could mean that the PS3 would get less games and it may even get less exclusive games than now.

[Jamaicangmr]

This is just funny? Just think about it. This if true can't even be concidered a shift as the PS3 and the Wii are so different in terms of controls. How could this be a shift the games would have to be remodelled. If it said PS3 to Xbox360 now thats a story worth crediting.

[God of Gaming]

Maybe their games on the PS3 have yet to sell well. We know they sell like crazy on the 360 but more than likely not yet on the PS3. I cant imagine they would jump ship that fast but I would bet this is totally based on game sales. And the 360 crowd buys games like crazy.. so in that respect it could make sense.

[elliot_]

the future of games is in graphic power...not in a ridiculous controler...

[Kaneda]

This is easy money for them. That is what its all about. Money! They don't have to spend 20+ mil dollars on PS3 or Xbox 360 development. Just converting PS2 or Xbox 360 games to work with Wii remote...and 5 wii console owners will buy it..

I don't own Wii...Wii is for kids...

[sajj316]

Produce/Develope games at 1/4 of the cost and sell 2 to 3 times as much than next gen consoles. I don't respect EA as a software company but I do respect its business models.

EA needs to invent, innovate, and cater to the intelligent buyers that could see right their redundant releases.

New IP like Army of Two is a good start.

[gunnar2906]

I dont want to hurt Wii fans but Wii IHMO doesnt deserve to be called a next-game console. I'll try to explain my opinion. Actually it can be cleared in 2 simple questions:
What is needed to add the Wii functionality to 360 or PS3? A 3d controller with gyroscopes and telemetric sensor to get its absolete position in 3D space. For PS3 it is even telemetric sensor only. I think both consoles have enuff processor power to work up info from such controller in real time.
What is needed to bring the 360 or PS3 HD graphics and DD sound to Wii? ... there is no answer.
Wii is a good cheap console for a wide range of customers but having only controller onboard isnt enuff to become a nextgen Or explain me what 'next-gen' is supposed to be?

[texism]

You are not hurting any Wii fans. Basically, you are just restating what everyone knows and what even Nintendo said. Nintendo never said it was a next-gen machine.Next gen is nothing; it's just a word. PCs with new tech keep coming out that are more advanced than consoles but we don't hear them called next-gen. Nintendo said it wasn't placing itself within the Sony and Ms market.

Basically you are just saying "Hey, the Wii is the Wii" and all Wii fans here are like "Yeah man it is." The Wii is not a next gen console

[thisisim]

You're right that it depends on your definition of Next-Gen. Nintendo does view its console as state-of-the-art. Its power consumption is lower than the other consoles, it is much smaller (another reason it appeals to the masses. Most families don't want a huge gaming console sitting in the middle of the living room). It requires that the control of each game be considered. It stays connected and has a great web browser, news, and weather. Bluetooth, wi-fi, usb. The fact that Nintendo decided to create a gaming console that yields a profit when it sells may label it as current-generation. They don't have to wait until next-generation to reap profits. Nintendo is being financially responsible. I think it's smart.

I think your preference comes down to how much you want to spend on your hobby. If you're the type of person that buys two $500 top-of-the-line video cards every four months to get the fastest computing performance, then the Wii probably isn't for you. If you're looking for a fun, innovative console and can look past the fact that Nintendo decided against trying to build a console that will last 10 to 15 years, the Wii is a great choice.

And I view the Wii as very innovative. The focus of the console has completely shifted from simply shrinking memory bits and increasing signal frequency.

[fenderputty]

game that I've liked, bought, or played for that matter.

[erosevaporator]

The only games EA has put out hat were halfway decent in the last few (5) years (console wise) are Battlefield 2, Battle for Middle Earth, and Command and Conquer. Everything else, as everyone else said, is a complete rehash. Give me ONE new feature, and it's a best seller. Madden sux, NFS sux, the list goes on and on, for that reason....even if this story WAS true, it may not have been a bad thing after all.

[MrBIGGLES]

Sims 2 is fun.

[erosevaporator]

Was good on pc...I dunno, the sims isn't really a console game, in my opinion...but then again, my previous statement was purely opinion as well.