Silicon Knights’ Denis Dyack spoke with Gamasutra on several aspects of the gaming industry, and the Wii’s massive success came up during the conversation. Excerpt below:
Dyack: This really plays into my thoughts on Wii in many ways. If you look at the Wii — which is really doing super well, and people are picking it up — the question is not the adaptability of people moving towards that. It’s not in question. It’s very popular. It’s very cool, and very hip. The real question is, “What’s going to happen after two to three years from now?” when people look at the technology. People do learn.
They’re going to adapt, and they’re going to want something beyond Wii Sports. There’s going to be some party games, but after awhile, as their sophistication grows, the real question with the Wii is, “Will that platform be able to compete against the more sophisticated technologies, like the PS3 and the 360?” Out of the gate, I think the Wii is doing a great job of introducing people. The real question with the Wii is whether it will hold on to those people until the end of the generation.
All good points. People were wondering the same thing in 2005 when the DS was still relatively new as well, though, so hopefully Nintendo can recreate the magic.
