Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (Mac, PC, PS3, Wii, 360)

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24 Mar 2012, 09:06 PM
Hero

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Originally Posted by Low

Spector was told to do a Wii Epic Mickey in the first place so "love of Nintendo" is more mouthpiece than anything.

I thought I already posted here, but now I can't find it.

Anyway Disney didn't tell him to make it on the Wii, like it or not, he wanted to "pay the Wii its dues"

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Originally Posted by We did this once before

"It's burned in my brain - Graham Hopper [Disney Interactive boss] pulled me into my office one day and said 'What does it take to deliver on the goals we have for this product? And I said, well, you need enough time and enough money to be competitive. And it'd be awfully nice if we could focus on one platform."

"At that time we were talking about a Wii port and I was begging people - no, we can't just port to the Wii, it's not going to work. It needs to be its own game. A lot of the design ideas just won't work on the Wii, we need to give the Wii its dues. Graham looked at me and said 'What do you think about a Wii exclusive?' And I went 'Holy cow - yeah!'"

"They walked away from three other platforms - no other publisher on the planet would have done that. It was a magic moment for me. No-one has even mentioned other formats since that point."

So if anything, it being multiplat this time sounds like Disney getting their way, not that Spector was lying about his intentions to begin with. Would also explain why Junction Point is doing the Wii one exclusively and the ports are being farmed out.
24 Mar 2012, 09:07 PM
Melf

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

This game might be better with a camera stick and no motion controls.

Quoted for truth.
24 Mar 2012, 11:08 PM
Low

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Originally Posted by Hero

I thought I already posted here, but now I can't find it.

Anyway Disney didn't tell him to make it on the Wii, like it or not, he wanted to "pay the Wii its dues"

Hmmm I do apologize. Swore the quote at the time of release was single platform was offered on the condition it was Wii, no favor on the part of Spector.

Should give Epic Mickey a try someday, and that still sealed Mario Galaxy 2 I always seem too busy for
24 Mar 2012, 11:57 PM
TobalRox

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

Wii version makes no sense. The system's dead, you might as well be making a Commodore 64 version. But if the HD version is tightly based on JP's work, then ok. This game might be better with a camera stick and no motion controls.

Just because a new system is coming doesn't mean that there aren't people who already own the system and want it... let's face it, Epic Mickey is not aimed at us as the audience... There are millions of kids out there that have Wiis that will love to get this game.
25 Mar 2012, 02:17 AM
Frogacuda

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Originally Posted by TobalRox

Just because a new system is coming doesn't mean that there aren't people who already own the system and want it...

To be clear, my statement has NOTHING to do with the Wii U or when it is coming. No one buys new Wii games anymore. If it's not like... a new Zelda or something, there's no reason to bother.
25 Mar 2012, 07:51 AM
Hero

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

To be clear, my statement has NOTHING to do with the Wii U or when it is coming. No one buys new Wii games anymore. If it's not like... a new Zelda or something, there's no reason to bother.

I already ordered Last Story and Xenoblade, as well as picked up Rhythm Heaven.

Anecdotally, I've seen folks come into stores looking for stuff like Just Dance (still!) and Mario Party 9.

Just because you type words doesn't make them true.
25 Mar 2012, 09:26 AM
Yoshi

Frog: People have taste.

Hero: I don't! Counterexample!
25 Mar 2012, 10:19 AM
TobalRox

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Originally Posted by Frogacuda

To be clear, my statement has NOTHING to do with the Wii U or when it is coming. No one buys new Wii games anymore. If it's not like... a new Zelda or something, there's no reason to bother.

Yeah, people definitely do... see the following reply:

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Originally Posted by Hero

I already ordered Last Story and Xenoblade, as well as picked up Rhythm Heaven.

Anecdotally, I've seen folks come into stores looking for stuff like Just Dance (still!) and Mario Party 9.

Just because you type words doesn't make them true.

And I'll up it as someone who does not work in retail but works in an elementary school. Every Monday we do a "what did you do this weekend?" with our 2nd graders and so many of them talk about getting new Wii games. Now are they getting used instead of new? I don't know, but I do know that I hear them talking about getting games like Mario Party 9 and Skylanders which I'm thinking would be new. Kids own Wiis and they want games for the system that they own. Hell, a lot of 2nd graders I know still love getting games for their PS2 so if games were still made for that they'd get those too. Not everyone is a "latest and greatest" kind of person.
25 Mar 2012, 10:39 AM
Some Stupid Japanese Name

Wii games still sell. We are constantly selling out of just dance 3. Wii sports, and a few other evergreens.
25 Mar 2012, 11:05 AM
Hero

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Originally Posted by Yoshi

Hero: I don't! Counterexample!

As much as you think so, you are not the totality of the world though.

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