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Spielberg Working on Wii Exclusive

Posted by Zonk on from the just-don't-lose-your-grip dept.

GameDaily is reporting on comments made to them by EA Los Angeles General Manager Neil Young, stating that Steven Spielberg is working on a Wii title. Spielberg's relationship to the games giant is well known; we discussed it last year during E3. The site promises a more thorough interview next week, but for now just offers the promise of a Wii title with Spielberg's storytelling magic. "The first one, what I can tell you is what you'd expect, sort of, from a Steven Spielberg production. Steven's stories are intimate stories that take place around huge, world-changing events... sort of, big stories shown through the eyes of a small group. Doug Church is producing it... The second project is something Lou Castle is producing, one of the great producers in this industry, and that's one of the products we're building for the Wii. Very exciting and interesting..."

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  1. The Dig by Devir · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A long lost Speilburg game that was produced and distributed by Lucas Arts. It was a great adventure game with a wonderful story, and really good sound effects/music for its day.

    The tale was about a "killer" asteroid heading to earth, and the space shuttle crew sent to blow it to pieces. It ended up being a ship sending them to a far off planet, where they discover an ancient race that is seemingly extinct.

    The game while short was compelling and well laid out. THe story was well told and it lacked excessive "fluff" to make the story longer than it should be.

  2. Whip with Wii ? by Rastignac · · Score: 4, Interesting

    An Indiana Jones game, using the wiimote as a whip ?

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    -- Rastignac was here.
  3. Tintin? by bmcage · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Could this be related to the news yesterday that Spielberg bought the rights for a Tintin movie (or even a trilogy?), see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tin tin

    Definitely aimed at younger people, people who probably won't buy a PS3/XBOX 360.

  4. Shindlers List? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Interesting

    Use you Wiimote to keep Jews in line. It is like Wii Boxings, just way darker.

    Or you can play as the Jew, beat your guards and attempt to escape the camp before the oven level. Find nourishment where ever possible.

    Also a great multiplayer environment. Choose to be a guard, Dr. Mengele, or rally the Jews in an heroic attempt to escape!

    It would beat ET's ass!!