EA says Madden Revolution not a port
We're not sure if this is brilliant or incredibly, incredibly foolish, but EA has revealed that the upcoming Revolution Wii release of Madden (of course there was going to be a MaddenRevolution Wii), is not going to be a half-assed port. Instead, EA has established a "new internal studio within Electronic Arts Canada specifically set up to make Nintendo Revolution games" and they've sent out exec John Schappert to preach why simple ports are a bad idea.
Schappert dishes some serious Revolution Wii control scheme pr0n, teasing Gamasutra: "You're... a receiver, you just caught the ball. You want to stiff arm? Take your hand out and extend it. You want to juke left or right? Jerk your arm left or right. So in addition to using the pointing device to select plays, we've completely redone the control scheme as if the Revolution was the only platform." That sounds unique enough to make our Revolution...err, rather, umm, Wii-exclusive list.
EA, king of all ports, sounds like they really have the right idea here. With a control scheme like this, next-gen sports fans might be eschewing shiny graphics and calling Revolution Wii home. Our worry? How many people are going to get drunk and start tossing revmotes around like footballs?
Read - Gamasutra: EA's John Schappert on Madden for Nintendo Revolution
Read - Gamespot: EA brings Madden to Revolution
[Thanks, Paul, Simon, and Probot]
[Update 1: Added in new name--Wii?--and link to Wii games post.]
