You guys need to stop hating on EA's Wii support. It's among the best. Not only are they putting many high profile franchises on the Wii, but they're actually using the motion controls well, and were among the first to get how to develop Wii games properly.
The Godfather Blackhand Edition was the definitive version of a game that also saw release on PS2 and PS3. Yes EA supported Wii better than PS3 with The Godfather. It used good motion controls to simulate brawling, and was praised for it. Wii is also getting the sequel when it comes out in 08 or 09.
Boom Blox is just an exciting release that is coming off the visionary mind of a legendary film director and going Wii exclusive. It's using not only the motion controls well, but it'll be the first console release to support head tracking as a hidden bonus for those in the know.
Medal of Honor Heroes 2, while being a PSP port still managed to do two things right despite it's shortcomings as a game. They learned from Nintendo's Retro team on how to make proper FPS controls instead of going the lazy route of every other developer that plopped an FPS on the console. The controls were almost unanimously said to actually be an improvement over Metroid Prime 3, which is a feat unto itself. Also EA decided to use their own online which is a welcome change to the infinite friend code system Nintendo loves sticking us with.
There were also games that had noteworthy efforts made towards implementing motion controls effectively that weren't so groundbreaking, but still a fun change of pace from the norm, like Madden 07-08, SSX Blur and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07-08, My Sims and Ninja Reflex.
This doesn't in any way excuse EA from the Rock Band debacle, as I'm absolutely furious at all parties involved concerning that. I just thought a little more respect should go to EA, whom have given a very valiant effort since the Wii's first days on changing their games around to play towards the Wii's strengths and also by giving the support of their largest franchises and some new IPs while never questioning the Wii's position in the console race. In other words, even though many analysts and developers thought the Wii would fail, EA still put solid support behind them and that's something most developers will never be able to say.
Tag: Became a freaking mod and a complete douche, coincidentally, at the same time.
