'Grand Theft Auto' publisher 'sceptical' about Wii U
Published Jun 17 2012, 11:54 BST | By Mark Langshaw
Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive is sceptical about developing games for the Wii U.The company's chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick told Gamasutra that he is not convinced the Nintendo platform is suitable for the firm's core franchises.
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"We haven't announced anything. I'm sceptical," he said of developing for the Wii U, but added that he is "excited" about the prospect of a new hardware generation.
"For a company like ours, it's a great opportunity. [New systems] separate the winners from the losers - and we fully expect to be one of the winners.
"I don't want to minimize the challenge of creating titles for new technology or the economic challenges of doing that, but if you get it right, it's a terrific time to launch a new IP."
Nintendo has confirmed that the Wii U will be released during the holiday season, but is yet to announce a specific release date.
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I am skeptical too! Skeptical that Take2 can produce games worthy of being published as WiiU titles-- Seems like Nintendo has done well (better than any) at keeping their base happy and expanding it at the same time with new 'concepts' for gaming that bring in other demographics... What has Take2 ever done original... Who cares about old played out franchises that keep repeating and repeating and repeating:ViceCity and repeating and repeating-- the exciting thing is to see how the WiiU GamePad changes their stale product, right-- what changes and new ideas can they come up with... Mr Zelnick, Wii are skeptical of U...!
June 18th 2012 at 6:11pm