I'm pretty certain its fake. The major plothole in his story is the fact that he mentions "gritty stories."
Obviously he couldn't add a gritty story to this, apparently his first industry game.
Another thing, if he's just starting out in the industry, he wouldn't be privy to those review meetings, nor would he be making decisions about the game.
Also, games are planned out on the drawing board. The development team he was working with would have already know the game was going to be at least slightly casual focused entering into the project. He's acting like it was a surprise.
Finally, the text is poorly written, and seems very similar to a lot of message board text I read often, which means, developer or not, this guy is a semi-experienced gaming forum user, which would point to a more likely suspect, stealth-troll.
In the end, what he says I'm sure is true in lots of studios around the gaming industry. However, I think it's fairly obvious that this actual story is fake as is the troll posting it.
If it is somehow real, and I'd have to guess, American dialect, "fairly big Wii game," "gritty story" disallowed, that would be either Deadly Creatures, or Red Steel 2.
I don't need your console war.
It feeds the rich while it buries the poor.
You're power hungry, spinnin' stories, and bein' graphics whores.
I don't need your console war.
NO NO, NO NO NO.
