Madden Coming to Revolution From EA

"Electronic Arts revealed today that a new version of its lucrative football franchise, Madden NFL, is in development for Nintendo's new generation console. The game is -- in a first for the studio -- being developed outside of Tiburon by a new team at EA Canada formed for the purpose of creating Revolution games. Madden NFL for Revolution will be shown at E3 2006 this May.

"EA senior vice president John Schappert recently revealed some specifics about the Nintendo build of the game. He said that EA didn't believe in porting games to Nintendo's console, which is why it formed a dedicated group to focus on the machine. "The approach we took is, okay, we're making Madden for Revolution. Forget what the control scheme was before, what should it be?" he told game developer publication Gamasutra.

"More interesting, though, is that Schappert also illustrated some of the game mechanics that will separate Madden for Nintendo's new console. To hike a ball in the version, gamers will simply pull up the controller. To throw a ball, they will gesture with a throwing motion. Hard, fast gestures may result in bullet passes while more relaxed gestures could effect lob passes, he said. Meanwhile, to kick, players would "... take the controller as if it were your foot and swing up on it." Apparently, the straighter the motion, the more likely that the ball will fly true.

"Schappert also noted that more titles for Nintendo's system are already in development by EA and will be revealed at a later date."

Source: http://revolution.ign.com/articles/703/703501p1.html
Original Interview: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6148455.html

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