No Oblivion for Wii Due to Lack of Power
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has been one of the most popular RPGs in
recent memory; the Xbox 360 and PC versions each have taken home
numerous awards and high praise for the game's involving storyline,
gameplay, and graphics. Developer Bethesda has revealed in an interview
with ShackNews that it considered releasing Oblivion on the Wii, but
decided not to because of the system's limitations in graphics and
processing power.
Peter Hines, Vice President of Marketing for Epic Games, said, "This
time around we did Oblivion and again we designed a game that's really
going to push some limits and would do the things we thought next-gen
consoles might be able to do. When 360 dev kits were available, we did
it on them because it was available. It's not really going to run on a
Wii for example, but if it could we would put it there. Our philosophy
is to make a game and make it available to as many people as possible.
We're not looking to limit who can play a game. We want to make
something that's fun and we want as many people as possible to play it."
The Wii's popularity is unquestioned, as sales figures continue to
confirm that it's a tremendous hit with the public. But the Wii's
simplicity--and lack of power--may limit some game publishers from
developing more complex games for it. So while more casual games are the
bread and butter of the Wii at the moment, the lack of "deep" games may,
in the long run, make a difference with the hardcore gaming community.
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