Peter Moore blames Wii for EA Sports staff exodus

[Words Of Wisdom]

HappySqurriel said:

Words Of Wisdom said:

superchunk said:
Well that was stupid of them. Instead of making a great game that is slightly not what your dream game is, just quit. ... during a recession, when every job is being attacked by 40+ people; many of which have years of experience.

Unless they make their own studio.

New studios are lucky if they can produce a demo of a game that is good enough to get support from a publisher to turn it into a Nintendo DS game ... After several years of hard work and developing a track record of success the new developer might be able to get enough funding from a third party publisher to make a Wii game.

Basically, only the developers who have demonstrated an ability to produce a game on time and budget that easily made a profit on the previous generation hardware (or PC) are given the opportunity to develop HD games because you can't risk $20+ Million on an unknown developer.

We live in an era where 1-2 people can make a game by themselves and become filthy rich via online markets such as XBLA, PSN, WiiWare, and iPhone App Store.

Skilled developers aren't as limited as they were in the past.