Dodece said:
@Joelcool7
You are somewhat overly ambitious. Perhaps expecting far too much. I suspect they will market to the online services. No particular reason for exclusivity unless they are paid, and then market the exclusivity of a big project banking on that properties name recognition. In which case it is less likely it will be for the Wii. Microsoft or Sony may front the capitol which is what they probably want. Low risk high reward. |
Am I?
Take a look at all the other small publishers Majesco , Atari , Global Star Software, DSI , Crave and then look at other publishers like CodeMasters who developes all of their Wii titles exclusively for Wii. Interplay has an over all networth of only 6-million USD.
Based on that information we know they do not have the budget to develope a PS3/360 multiplatform title. Its fiscally impossible with only 6-mill. Even if their games were LiveArcade/PSN/WiiWare it would still be difficult for them to support the PS3/360. That is if they plan to hit a massive market which they appear to be targetting.
Nintendo Wii titles are the cheapest by far to develope and if Interplay wanted they could develope up to three low budget Wii games. Considering a low budget game usually goes for about 2-mill on the Wii, a really low budget 360 title is also possible but porting it to the PS3 sounds pretty expensive.
Low risk, Nintendo's Wii has the largest market share of all the consoles and the highest success rate for independant studios and publishers. If Interplay plans on capitalizing on its EarthWorm Jim franchise then a Wii title would make the most plausable sense. Maybe even a DS title to go along with the Wii version they could both be made for cheaper then a single 360 title.
In the end I see online systems like WiiWare/X-BoxLiveArcade/PSN as highly unlikely for the launch of a major franchise. If Interplay plans on reviving franchises like EarthWorm Jim then the Wii is most likely their first choice.
Lastly Interplays capabilities. In less then half a decade we have seen tons of new publishers immerge the likes of Ignition , Crave ...etc...etc... fact is these publishers have all over performed in my opinion based on the fact that they were non-existant only a few years ago. With its classic IP's going to sell well on VirtualConsole I think a stable flow of income can be expected. That stable flow of income could keep Interplay out of the red, also the company is going public with its stock meaning that funds should begin to pour in.
Once EarthWorm Jim and FallOut have both been used I think Interplay will have the capitol to make themselves a very real publisher again in the near future. I'd suspect sales of up to a million copies of EarthWorm Jim (Wii/DS) and I suspect FallOut will turn a profit too. I bet Interplay will become a major player on the Wii because of its lower costing development proccess , large market share and low software failure rate.
