RAINMAN
07-23-2006, 06:18 AM
http://wii.ign.com/articles/711/711941p1.html (http://wii.ign.com/articles/711/711941p1.html)
June 9, 2006 - In a conference call held today, Take-Two president and CEO Paul Eibeler indicated that the company would support Nintendo's new generation Wii console in the future. The executive said that after a strong showing at the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2006, Wii could be a potentially viable platform for Take-Two, which has historically shied away from Nintendo support.
"The positive for us is that we haven't been a big player on the Nintendo platform. The reception that [Wii] received at the E3 show is one that makes us take a real strong look at it," Eibeler said. "As we grow our sports business, there are opportunities with our sports games to extend them to the Wii system, particularly if you look at baseball, where we have an exclusive arrangement, as well as some of the other sports games that would play extremely well on the Wii product."
Eibeler also noted: "And some of the 2K products have an opportunity on the Wii. It's really a late '07, '08 opportunity for us, but it presents an additional revenue stream that we didn't have before."
Take-Two's 2K Sports lineup includes Major League Baseball 2K, NBA 2K, NHL 2K and - a series that seems perfectly suited for Wii - Top Spin. On the 2K side, offerings include titles such as Prey, BioShock, Dungeon Siege, Family Guy and CivCity: Rome.
Conspicuously absent from Take-Two's announced Wii support were games from its Rockstar Games branch, which makes the hugely popular Grand Theft Auto series. Rockstar recently released another title that many hoped would eventually come to Wii: Table Tennis.
More as it develops.
is this good news?
June 9, 2006 - In a conference call held today, Take-Two president and CEO Paul Eibeler indicated that the company would support Nintendo's new generation Wii console in the future. The executive said that after a strong showing at the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2006, Wii could be a potentially viable platform for Take-Two, which has historically shied away from Nintendo support.
"The positive for us is that we haven't been a big player on the Nintendo platform. The reception that [Wii] received at the E3 show is one that makes us take a real strong look at it," Eibeler said. "As we grow our sports business, there are opportunities with our sports games to extend them to the Wii system, particularly if you look at baseball, where we have an exclusive arrangement, as well as some of the other sports games that would play extremely well on the Wii product."
Eibeler also noted: "And some of the 2K products have an opportunity on the Wii. It's really a late '07, '08 opportunity for us, but it presents an additional revenue stream that we didn't have before."
Take-Two's 2K Sports lineup includes Major League Baseball 2K, NBA 2K, NHL 2K and - a series that seems perfectly suited for Wii - Top Spin. On the 2K side, offerings include titles such as Prey, BioShock, Dungeon Siege, Family Guy and CivCity: Rome.
Conspicuously absent from Take-Two's announced Wii support were games from its Rockstar Games branch, which makes the hugely popular Grand Theft Auto series. Rockstar recently released another title that many hoped would eventually come to Wii: Table Tennis.
More as it develops.
is this good news?