As part of a lengthy sit-down interview with BioWare heads Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, GameDaily BIZ asked about the future of video games and if storytelling/narrative really will be the driving force to elevate games as a medium.

As a developer that strives to create epic adventures like Mass Effect, naturally narrative is something the company is going to focus on. But what about the Wii? Many of the more casual Wii titles lack narrative in the traditional sense.

"...those kinds of experiences are much more like a toy experience. They're playing, together or not, but you're not 'gaming' anymore," argued Zeschuk. "If gaming is defined by story, then generally Wii may not be."

Muzyka on the other hand thinks Wii games are very much gaming. "When you look at a moment to moment experience what a player does on a Wii game, it's different, lighter, and more toy-like. But there's also a narrative between the players outside the game and kind of fulfills the same things games do. Games are 'toys' in the sense that they're fun," he said.

With BioWare working on its first DS game, a Sonic RPG, will the developer soon look to the Wii as well? Ray and Greg were coy about it, but Ray noted that "We'll only deliver something if we feel it's really quality, that's the key."

The rest of the interview delves into games as art, the mainstream press in the wake of the Mass Effect debacle, BioWare Austin's approach to the MMO market, among other things. We highly recommend that you check it out.