While PC and Nintendo DS gamers are already looking forward to playing Will Wright’s next masterpiece when it finally hits retail at the end of this fiscal year or early next, console gamers have been speculating as to whether or not the game would hit consoles. Wii fans especially have been looking forward to any announcements, as if any console makes sense for a Spore release, it’s the Wii.
While Spore hasn’t been officially confirmed for the Wii or any consoles, Maxis’ Patrick Buechener addressed the possibility at the Leipzig Games Conference this year.
“Not right now, but we see this as a franchise… It just won’t be at launch,” said Buechener.
No surprise here, but it’s good to hear something from a company exec. You’d expect that after putting all this time and money into Spore‘s development, EA would try to get as much of a return on the investment as they can. Multi-platform makes sense.
