Nintendo: It's not our goal to have the best online.

[Roma]

"Moore: For sports games in which plays are involved, how do we utilize the controller? Madden being the most obvious example: masking you intentions against your competitor that sat on the couch who could see what plays you're calling. Secondly we're delighted that it's high-def, which is important to sports games. The fidelity of the imagery is important. Lastly, with online, Nintendo is very committed to having a powerful online, both with infrastructure and building a community, which is very important to us at EA Sports, and so it all comes together very nicely."

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