Arguably one of the most exciting revelations of the recent Nintendo press event, Goldeneye 007 for the Wii has both shook and stirred fans of the original, making it one of the most anticipated games to follow E3 2010. If you were wondering why Goldeneye 007 will be a Wii-exclusive (which we weren’t), Activision producer Brian Pass explains:
“There are a number of different reasons…One’s we have a partnership with Nintendo. It’s a great opportunity. This game was originally on the N64, so there’s the nostalgia factor for people that are Nintendo fans. So we wanted to partner with Nintendo for this.
“The opportunity on the Nintendo Wii platform is huge. There’s roughly 12 million Wiis in North America. But it’s not really a console that a lot of shooter fans are playing on. So we wanted to offer them their own first-person shooter, that’s unique and exclusive to that console. We really want to tap in to the nostalgia for Nintendo fans, and take advantage of the opportunity presented by the platform.”
If you ask me, a better move they could not have made. Goldeneye 007 just belongs on the Wii.
