Take-Two excited about Wii, mum on GTA for the system
by Randy Nelson 
{ Jul 29th 2008 at 4:45PM }
Something about another of Feder's comments seemed vaguely familiar when compared to those of Nintendo's Fils-Amie, who's said he'd welcome a GTA game on Wii as long as it's developed specifically for the platform. "Our goal is to be the most creative and innovative company in the industry," Feder said, further explaining, "You don't get there by just porting and dumping games on the shelves. You get there by looking at the platform and creating games specifically for that platform." Sure sounds like what Reggie's asking for to us.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Beatz @ Jul 29th 2008 4:50PM
Strip-club on the Wii. Imagine the possibilities!
Vol @ Jul 29th 2008 5:26PM
That's why Nintendo came out with the silicon covers.
mr mobius @ Jul 29th 2008 4:57PM
Doesn't sound like there is any problem here. It'll happen. No way will they forget the most popular console in Europe and America.
4MyFriends @ Jul 29th 2008 4:57PM
Just go the lazy route and just port over the 3 GTA games from last gen with waggle or something, just don't forget the IR aiming. It worked for RE4.
Rubix42 @ Jul 29th 2008 4:59PM
Wait, wait wait. Reggie said this? You don't get there by just porting and dumping games on the shelves."
Isn't that exactly what the vast majority of Wii games are? Crappy dumped ports reign supreme on this system.
Mr Khan @ Jul 29th 2008 5:20PM
Feder said that, and Reggie echoed his concerns earlier
Doesn't stop either from being wrong, however.
Foetoid @ Jul 30th 2008 5:37AM
Reggie was having a direct stab at the 3rd parties dumping last gen games without any effort. Games like Zelda and RE4 at least had upgraded controls and graphics, but 99% are crap. I've still managed to find 11 excellent Wii games to own without buying Galaxy, Mario Kart, SSBB, Geometry Wars, No More Heroes and Battalion Wars, on top of my 12 downloaded games and 13 GC games. I'm very picky on my game quality and i dont buy minigame compilations so i think there are plenty of excellent Wii games, but for some reason most gamers can't see it.
koehler83 @ Jul 29th 2008 5:20PM
Did everyone forget about Manhunt 2 already?
samfish @ Jul 29th 2008 5:26PM
We're gettin' there. Something that bad takes a while to fade.
CJLopez @ Jul 29th 2008 5:30PM
Or Scarface, The Godfather, Bully, No More Heroes (yes, this one is considered a sandbox)
playwhutyalike @ Jul 29th 2008 6:06PM
I didn't MIND Manhunt 2, but, it could have been graphically better.
Eric @ Jul 29th 2008 5:22PM
I just beat GTA4 lst night. Last mission was really not that tough. But the end was still pretty sweet.
CJLopez @ Jul 29th 2008 5:31PM
Multiplayer game using Mii's!!!!!!!
Sora @ Jul 29th 2008 6:17PM
Dude, GTA with Miis...that'd kick ASS.
j.howlett @ Jul 29th 2008 5:31PM
Do it!
Admiral_Mike @ Jul 29th 2008 5:38PM
Make it look like the cartoony box art all the GTA games have and I'll buy it.
Iridium @ Jul 29th 2008 5:41PM
Ok carjack car, unplug nunchuck and attach WiiWheel.
Drive car and then hop out, remove WiiWheel and then pick up baseball bat in the game. Add WiiMotionPlus for 1:1 baseball bat control.
Oops picked up an assault rifle, unplug MotionPlus and attach WiiMote to Zapper for good ol' gunplay.
Oh yeah, don't forget about the hidden sex minigame that makes great use of the BalanceBoard.
Iridium @ Jul 29th 2008 5:41PM
Ok carjack car, unplug nunchuck and attach WiiWheel.
Drive car and then hop out, remove WiiWheel and then pick up baseball bat in the game. Add WiiMotionPlus for 1:1 baseball bat control.
Oops picked up an assault rifle, unplug MotionPlus and attach WiiMote to Zapper for good ol' gunplay.
Oh yeah, don't forget about the hidden sex minigame that makes great use of the BalanceBoard.
fred @ Jul 29th 2008 8:24PM
That would be the most exhausting game ever.
gameplayFanBoy @ Jul 29th 2008 6:02PM
I shudder to think what Rockstar would have to axe graphically to make this even close to playable on the Wii.
playwhutyalike @ Jul 29th 2008 6:07PM
They aren't talking about GTA IV, Reggie wants an original story, not a port.
gameplayFanBoy @ Jul 29th 2008 6:21PM
Ah, thats what I get for not RTFA. Still...it would take some artistic and technical pizazz to pull off a sandbox game on Wii just based on previous attempts.
The Fatass of Kickassness @ Jul 29th 2008 8:58PM
In terms of power, Wii > Xbox, and the Xbox did the GTA sandboxes very well. (Didn't say PS2 because while the PS2 did do them well too, the Xbox versions had better draw distance and everything)
Tez (PSN: Tezasaurus) @ Jul 29th 2008 6:10PM
"You don't get there by just porting and dumping games on the shelves."
How ironic.
j.howlett @ Jul 29th 2008 7:32PM
the wii is no just some truck you dump your stuff on
reign-♥-of-♥-love @ Jul 30th 2008 12:49AM
i think feder forgot about all those gta: --- stories they pumped out, then porting the same game to the ps2...
rockstar isnt always innovative when it comes to hardware. i call bullshit