Peter Moore Discusses the Future of the Wii U and Says “Buh Bye” to Offline Gaming

[Gamercide]

“…from the perspective of once again, Nintendo is putting a different spin on things, showing that it’s not all about graphic fidelity and processing power. In the world of sports, our minds are racing as to how we can bring a sports game to life in a unique way.” ~

EA’s Peter Moore in an interview with Gamasutra

Recently, EA’s Sports Division head honcho Peter Moore sat down with Gamastura and discussed the techonology of the Wii U and why offline gaming is a thing of the past.

“My dev teams — their heads are exploding, in a good way and a bad way,” Moore responded when asked about Nintendo’s new entry into the  console war.  “How do we look at this new technology? We don’t just want to bolt this on; this has to be relevant to the sports gamer.”

Moore later discusses his thoughts on offline gaming and why social gaming has exploded in recent years.

“…clearly becoming an industry that’s taking massive franchises and then spreading that experiences across multiple platforms and multiple geographies, anytime, anywhere. There will be no offline games, and it’s very pleasing to see how our industry has embraced connectivity, has changed our business models to react to consumer demands.” ~

EA’s Peter Moore in an interview with Gamasutra

It looks like EA, at least their Sports Division will be abandoning offline gameplay.  What does that mean for the future of single player sports games or other titles from EA’s lineup?  We will have to wait to find out.

via Gamasutra

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[Timber King]

I'll be honest, I only enjoy playing sports games against other people (multiplayer offline and online). The singleplayer stuff bores me.

[Dateranoth]

I haven't liked a sports game since Super Techmo Bowl.