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perpride on 02 September 2008

I have been hearing a lot of great things about Spore. Unfortunately, I do not have a computer that is good enough to handle the game. I'm also obviousley aware of the fact that the Wii version of the game will not be the same thing as the PC version... but will it just be another really bad Wii port? EA has been known for flopping out on the Wii...but the concept of Spore on Nintendo's console seems meant to be.

My question to you guys is whether or not you think the Wii version will be any good considering it is most likely the version that I will end up purchasing.

Edit - I realize the game's title has an E at the end...but cut me some slack, this is the first thread I've started here ;)



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trestres on 02 September 2008

How could a mainstream game like Spore flop on the Wii? Why would it be a a bad port, I thought Wii was getting its own version. Sigh...

Besides EA hasn't been "flopping out" on the Wii as of late. Name me a recent EA game that sold badly.



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shio on 02 September 2008

It most likely won't get anywhere near the success the PC/MAC version will have, but I don't think it will flop since it has cuteness, brand recognition and casual appeal (things that will help sell on Wii)



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theRepublic on 02 September 2008

Is there even a release date for the Wii version? Last I checked it was still TBA and the project seemed to be on hold.

Since this is such a big game for EA (there was a color picture and an article on page B1 of the Wall Street Journal today), I believe that they will be putting a lot of effort into all versions of the game.

I'm hoping the Wii version is very similar to the PC version, but I haven't really looked into it that much.



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Resident_Hazard on 02 September 2008

Spore won't flop.

There's just no way in hell.



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celine on 02 September 2008

Will Wright/EA declarations are that every version of Spore will be based on the single strenght of the platform where it will be release.
So for example Spore Creatures for DS is different from the PC/Mac version.



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Gamerace on 02 September 2008

Since Wii Wright is a huge Wii supporter as is EA I expect Spore on Wii to be a top notch effort. It should be almost exactly like the PC version. I expect EA will use their own online solution and not use Nintendo's.



 

akuma587 on 02 September 2008

How much different is it supposed to be? And how long of a gap will there be between the releases? That will probably answer the question.



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arsenal009 on 02 September 2008
trestres said:
How could a mainstream game like Spore flop on the Wii? Why would it be a a bad port, I thought Wii was getting its own version. Sigh...

Besides EA hasn't been "flopping out" on the Wii as of late. Name me a recent EA game that sold badly.

 

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