EA Confirms Major Wii Support

Electronic Arts has confirmed they are 100% committed to the Nintendo Wii, reports Gamasutra. The largest game publisher in the U.S. has revealed six games currently in production for the console, which is scheduled to launch sometime in the Fall. From the article: "The EA statement on the matter comments: 'Each title will remain true to the hallmarks of its franchise but is being designed to maximize the power of the Wii hardware and take full advantage of the uniqueness and innovation of its one-of-a-kind controller.'"

Re:"true to its fanchise"?

[twistedsymphony]

If you RTFA you wouldn't have to guess...
you only got half of them right:
The Godfather
Harry Potter
Madden NFL
Need for Speed
SSX
Tiger Woods PGA TOUR

Re:Yay

[Knuckles]

high speed interface with zero lag

Actually IIRC there is significant lag of ca. 0.3-0.5 secs between input reaching your sensory organs and cerebrum reaction. Your brains just pretends to itself that it has zero lag. Reference IIRC somewhere in here [mit.edu],

Re:Did Hell Freeze Over?

[trdrstv]

It's simply Logical. The 'upto 480p' was taken from Nintendo commenting their nextgen standard will remain 480p.

Note: To get Progressive scan you need the proper cables to send the signal. Either Component, DVI, or HDMI. So you can guarentee if Nintendo themselves will do games in 480p then they must produce a cable to support it (and hopefully Monster Cable as well).

The Wii will not be as powerful as the X-Box 360, or the PS3, but it will be more powerful than anything in this generation (most powerful being the original X-Box) so it Stands to reason it CAN do anything (Graphically) that can be done by a machine this generation.

This Gen Starting with the Weakest Machine the Sega Dreamcast - There are a TON of games (per capita) that support 480p and 16:9 widescreen.

The PS2 is the 2nd to weakest system of this generation. - It Supports 480p games, 16:9 widescreen, and GT4 sits alone as the only game capable of at 1080i, but it can do it.

The GameCube is more powerful than the PS2 - and supports 480p and 16:9 widescreen. Widescreen isn't as common, but almost every Nintendo published game (and a number of 3rd party games) support(s) 480p even if it isn't listed on the box. (if it doesn't autodetect the cables hold 'B' as the game loads.)

The Wii is more powerful than the X-Box 1 - Which supports "480p, 720p, and 1080i along with widescreen."

There is no reason to 'assume' that the Wii will be deliberately cut down to not support the higher resolutions if all the hardware is in place. SEGA or Techmo can easily support it if they wish to. (Even if Nintendo themselves don't)