Publishers tripping over each other to grab Conduit

[Joelcool7]

azrm2k said:

http://blogs.ign.com/matt-ign

Apparently since the news of Conduit was put out 10 publishers have approached High Voltage about publishing Conduit. Guess not all publishers think the Wii is a toy for non-gamers only.

I really hope this game turns out good and sells really good. Not just so I get to enjoy it but so we can help prove there is definitely a solid base of core gamers on the Wii ready to buy games.

 Well I have to agree with some of the posters, Nintendo should pick up High Voltage games and bring them in first party. High Voltage is one of the very few studios that are actually developing their own graphics engines and physics engines for the Nintendo Wii. While all of the third parties simply recycle old material. Nintendo could really use a new western studio let alone another shooting studio when it would appear theis problems at Retro. Nintendo could also then use the High Voltage engine internally and outsource it to as many new studios as possible.

 If Nintendo themselves don't pick it up my next best bet would be UbiSoft. I think UbiSoft will be quick to pick up High Voltages new graphics engine, publish High Voltages games if not actually look at aquiring the developer. To me High Voltage is doing for the Wii what the Unreal3 engine has done for the 360. UbiSoft just barely said Wii will be the leading console of 2008. Making Conduit a very big prospect for UbiSoft a chance to launch a decent shooter in place of its failed attempts at a high quality shooter (RedSteel).

Then of course EA will be jumping to try and get a new title to deal with UbiSofts increasing grip on the Wii marketplace. EA hasn't released nearly enough high quality Wii titles to make it a major contendor in the marketplace this year. With UbiSoft projecting the Wii to be the leading console this year EA will be racing to get a title to market. EA has been making many hostile take over bids recently and I could see them picking up High Voltage just to spite UbiSoft and prevent it from falling into their hands!

 In short if the developer gets a first party publishing offer from Nintendo I can almost guarantee they will take it. If not I think UbiSoft will make the largest effort to aquiring the publishing rights for Conduit with EAGames possibly trying to aquire the developer hands down!