During Take-Two’s disappointing Q4 earnings call, CEO Ben Feder told investors that the company will be pushing forward with “mature-content” for the Nintendo Wii. “Even though we think M-rated content is much more appropriate for the PS3 or 360, we have to look at the Wii as a viable platform across all our labels,” Feder said. “We have to, because we can’t ignore the installed base. You just can’t.” Take-Two has been noticeably absent from the Wii, releasing few, if any, marquee titles for
The Mature Wii(Credit: Nintendo of America) Take-Two Interactive Software, the video game developer behind Bioshock and the Grand Theft Auto series, posted a quarterly loss Wednesday and forecast less than ideal performance, going forward. But the real shocker came from the company's CEO, Ben Feder, who had some interesting things to say about Nintendo's Wii console and Mature-rated games. Speaking to shareholders, Feder said that although he believes his company's "M-rated content...is much
Although it acknowledges that some of its brands are "not appropriate" for the Wii, Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two is encouraged by the relationship it's built with Nintendo and hopes to continue efforts to address the Wii's significant install base. As part of the company's fourth quarter financial results call, CEO Ben Feder specifically highlighted the success of Take-Two's Wii title ...
Filed under: Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii, Action Saying just a wee bit more on the topic than Take-Two CEO Ben Feder was previously willing to, Rockstar boss Dan Houser tells Nintendo Power that Wii "didn't feel natural" for the franchise ... but DS did. Houser explains that, "It really was that the DS felt like it had a lot of interesting challenges that would be totally different from what we'd done in the past," adding, "The stylus and the chance to use minigames in that way was really int
Take-Two may be thinking about bringing Grand Theft Auto to the Nintendo Wii, reports MCV. At an earnings call, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder commented on the close relationship the company has garnered with Nintendo in the development of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
Take-Two CEO Ben Feder enjoys relationship with Nintendo. "Intend to continue to grow that relationship." GTA-Wii babies may follow.
With recent details dropping about the DS game, GTA: Chinatown Wars , the relationship between Take-Two and Rockstar with Nintendo was on the mind of the press. Take-Two CEO, Ben Feder, addressed the idea of Rockstar and its publisher bringing something to the Wii, namely its big franchise, Grand Theft Auto...