Soriku said:Rare talks Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise, and has an interesting reaction to a Wii questionA portion of a SPOnG interview with Gary Richards, lead designer, and Joe Humfrey, game engineer… SPOnG: How do you feel the DS as a platform fits with Viva Piñata? Gary Richards: I think bringing it to the DS is brilliant, because it gives the game a much broader audience. Especially the more casual people – the guys you see on the train or on the bus. It’s something you can play as you move. SPOnG: I assumed that… So, we’ll never be seeing Viva Piñata on the Wii then? Gary Richards: (Grins). I’m not saying. Isn’t that a strange reaction? Just how badly does Microsoft want Viva Pinata to succeed?
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A well made VP on Wii that is well advertised and has good connectivity would probably sell 2-3M, and I would imagine it would promote pocket paradise enough to make the DS game sell another 200K
