BioWare considering Wii, PSP development

by Randy Nelson { Jun 20th 2008 at 3:00PM }

Mass Effect creator BioWare likes console development. In fact, it would like to do more of it – on more platforms – so implies Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood project lead Mark Darrah in an interview with Gamasutra.

"We're looking into Wii and PSP as a company," Darrah revealed, although "nothing's been decided." BioWare is also intent on broadening its portfolio, Darrah says.

While its forte is definitely in the RPG genre, we have seen solid effort from BioWare in the action category with MDK2 for Sega Dreamcast and PlayStation 2. Company co-founder Greg Zeschuck has previously told Joystiq that he's keen to take another stab at the genre ... it's just a matter of clearing its already very full plate first and catching the right idea.

Tags: bioware, sonic-chronicles

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Mr Khan @ Jun 20th 2008 3:08PM

The "and" hopefully not meaning multiplatform titles

Though it is BioWare, a company to trust if there is any such company

Fernando Rocker @ Jun 20th 2008 3:17PM

Sonic RPG is looking very good...
Maybe BioWare can develop a Super Mario RPG sequel for the Wii...

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 20th 2008 3:29PM

If only...I want it to star Geno and Mallow.

Taco_Hell @ Jun 20th 2008 3:32PM

I doubt it, since Square-Enix owns the rights to anything Mario RPG related. But maybe a game like Mario RPG would be nice, and I would probably buy it day one since I'm a bioware whore.

Fernando Rocker @ Jun 20th 2008 3:42PM

I want to kick some Axem Rangers butts.

=p

BPM [MKWii: 2578 3585 8392] @ Jun 20th 2008 4:58PM

@Taco Hell:
I'm sure Nintendo could, if they wanted, buy off the rights to all Mario RPG characters from Square-Enix. Since they do, after all, have the key to the money printing machines (now prints dollars US/CAN/AU, yen, pounds, and euros!).

Dear BioWare:

New Mario RPG.

DO IT.

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 20th 2008 5:00PM

Mario RPG is coming to the Japanese VC next week, maybe Squenix is ready to do something new with it:)

L @ Jun 20th 2008 3:25PM

Sonic RPG is being developed by Bioware's B team. So it's going to suck hard. Also, Bioware's games are BORING, i mean REALLY BORING.

I hope Bioware never touches anything Mario RPG related.

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 20th 2008 3:31PM

I'm pretty sure your in the minority here, and with the rest of gamers. If bioware games are so BORING, i mean REALLY BORING, then why do they sell so well and get such critical acclaim?

Shagittarius @ Jun 20th 2008 3:31PM

I have a couple comments:

Mass Effect sucked. really bad, It almost convinced me to stop playing video games. I had a hard time just forgetting about that game and moving on, i felt so cheated that even though I hated that game i felt compelled to finish it. But since I hated it I never wanted to play it. Therefore it almost killed my gaming addiction. Eventually I was able to realize what a piece of shit Mass Effect was and bury it in the cabinet never to be seen again, and finally move on.

Next Comment-

If Bioware makes a game for the Wii I bet it will be a branching conversation tree mini game.

Fernando Rocker @ Jun 20th 2008 3:34PM

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CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 20th 2008 3:38PM

Sounds like you need counseling.

PojoMofo @ Jun 20th 2008 3:56PM

"Mass Effect sucked. really bad, It almost convinced me to stop playing video games"

Shag, you can not be serious. I havent played it because that is not my style of game, but that is a REALLY bold statement

Shagittarius @ Jun 20th 2008 4:00PM

I know its not going to be a popular statement but I personally really HATED that game. And usually I like what Bioware does...dunno.

I played it for like 6 hours and what I was thinking is "when is this game going to start". It never felt like I was playing anything, just like I was pressing a button to continue the story.

I was really unhappy with this game, maybe just something specific to me, everyone else seemed to think it was tits.

BPM [MKWii: 2578 3585 8392] @ Jun 20th 2008 5:00PM

Perhaps it'd be better for everyone if you did give up gaming.

Especially if it meant you'd stop coming to Joystiq.

Spartacus @ Jun 20th 2008 5:22PM

Shag,

Might I suggest you do not even attempt playing MGS4 then, lest your frustration with "not playing a game" escalate to mind numbing proportions.

Mass Effect was a great game IMHO. I'm really looking forward to the trilogy (GET ON IT BIOWARE!).

Dale @ Jun 20th 2008 6:04PM

FAIL.

It had many flaws, but Mass Effect was still a beautifully-made game on the whole. I enjoyed it, inventory system aside.

Shagittarius @ Jun 20th 2008 6:50PM

I'm with L on this one, Snooze Effect was boring.

ThePerfectCompanion @ Jun 20th 2008 7:16PM

Shag I respectfully disagree.

However you're entitled to your opinion. I didn't vote your comment up or down cuz its not that serious.

el serpiente @ Jun 20th 2008 10:30PM

Oh look, the delinquent is trying to be a good boy.

samfish @ Jun 20th 2008 3:34PM

I can't wait to play Mass Effect Sports Party.

Or possibly Mass Effectz.

Taco_Hell @ Jun 20th 2008 3:39PM

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Fernando Rocker @ Jun 20th 2008 3:40PM

I want Body Mass Training Effect, with Balance Board support.

=p

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 20th 2008 3:40PM

Luckily we're not talking about Ubisoft here. Seriously though everyone hates on EA so much, where is the Ubisoft hate for PetZZZ DogZZ pandaZ Imgaine! and all the other worthless stuff they put out?

BPM [MKWii: 2578 3585 8392] @ Jun 20th 2008 5:03PM

Mass Effect: Shepard's Chronicles

Just throwing out another Ubisoft-related joke out there.

samfish @ Jun 20th 2008 5:13PM

You don't think there's any Ubisoft hate?

Hoho! – just go read any Ubisoft thread on a Nintendo news blog, like GoNintendo or one of the smaller ones. The words 'fuck you Ubisoft' comes up a lot (from myself included!)

samfish @ Jun 20th 2008 5:14PM

Oh, also, if it were Ubisoft publishing Bioware's Wii game, it would just be called Shepardz, I imagine.

L @ Jun 20th 2008 4:00PM

Wow! Look how fast i got voted down just for being honest. Come on Joystiq users, you can't take one negetive comment? It's not a troll comment. It's an honest comment. Bioware's games are boring. (to me anyway) Why can't i say that?

My boyfriend tried his hardest to get me into playing western style rpgs.(via bioware)But they're all boring. I love Sonic. But the idea of having Bioware make a Sonic RPG, it bothers me ALOT. There are so many other rpg focused developers out there. Why Bioware?

Taco_Hell @ Jun 20th 2008 4:05PM

It is probably due to the fact that Bioware has warrant many a critical acclaim and sales to go along those claims. If you think western rpgs are boring, you clearly haven't played JRPGs.

Shagittarius @ Jun 20th 2008 4:07PM

"My boyfriend tried his hardest to get me into playing western style rpgs."

Are you gay or a lady?

Think carefully. How you answer may forever determine the type of feedback you receive from other users.

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 20th 2008 4:22PM

I would consider that first comment trolling, you didn't add anything meaningful or thought out to the conversation. All you could come up with was pretty much "BIOWARE suxxx!!!! lol lol SO BORING!" without a reason or anything.

Markez (MKWii 4339-2878-5120) @ Jun 20th 2008 4:32PM

Shag - What a rad uptight homophobe you are!!! Neato! Bioware rocks, and you suck

Markez (MKWii 4339-2878-5120) @ Jun 20th 2008 4:40PM

My comment gets deleted because Shag is an utter homophobe? Explain that one to me.

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 20th 2008 4:54PM

Your comments right above you, you fool.

BPM [MKWii: 2578 3585 8392] @ Jun 20th 2008 5:05PM

Seems as though Joystiq's commenting system has been bugging out lately. After you submit a comment, you may or may not see it immediately. But it will eventually show up. Just be patient.

Markez (MKWii 4339-2878-5120) @ Jun 20th 2008 5:08PM

Yeah I know, but it was up, then taken down for a bit, now it's back. But yes, I'm a fool, you're correct.

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 20th 2008 5:13PM

I'm just kidding;) Something is wrong with it though, if you go to a page and click refresh a few times you will see the comment number go up and down and comments disappear and reappear.

Shagittarius @ Jun 20th 2008 6:49PM

Actually I was thinking you'd get more respect on a gaming blog if you said you were gay.

Cesaria (www.cesariatic.wordpress.com) @ Jun 20th 2008 4:09PM

Hey, since they're developing for the PSP they can port it to the Wii! Oh god, I feel so dirty for saying that!

Slize Kalfer @ Jun 20th 2008 6:11PM

hahahahahahahaha this is the best comment on this blog

L @ Jun 20th 2008 4:41PM

To: Shagittarius
Female, but I'm Bi.

To: Taco_Hell
J-rpgs? I enjoy them. (I love the girly looking men. It gets me hot, lol. j/k-ing.) Persona 3 FES, Lost Odyssey and The World Ends With You is what I'm playing right now. Blue Dragon was cute.(I know there's alot of "Traditional Rpg" haters out there, but whatever. I like them. Not for everyone i guess.)

Next month I'll be playing, Final Fantasy IV on the DS and in August, DISGAEA FUCKING 3! (once again, not for everyone)

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 20th 2008 4:57PM

I think that's a joystiq first. You should probably use the reply button in the bottom right of your first comment though.

BPM [MKWii: 2578 3585 8392] @ Jun 20th 2008 5:10PM

You're right, J-RPGs don't appeal to everyone (I'm not a huge fan, although I am a bit of a Pokémaniac, and Chrono Trigger is one of my favorite games of all time), but likewise, Western RPGs don't appeal to all, either. Both genres have their fans and their haters.

Coming into a post about BioWare (a well known Western RPG developer) and ragging on about how BioWare's games are boring, with little substance to your post, comes off as a trollish flame. Whether or not that was your intent is a different matter.

So, the main thing to get is this, L: think before you post.