Disney opens dev studio for Nintendo consoles
Disney has opened a studio with one exclusive purpose. The studio, which is called Fall Line and is based out of Salt Lake City, Utah, has an exclusive purpose in creating games for nothing but Nintendo consoles. The studio is to be run by Scott Novis, who is responsible for the recent game adaptation of the film Cars. The move to create their own development studio occurred when Disney saw that it was spending a lot more than it wished when it was licensing out characters and content to third-party developers. Disney has spent over $200 million in the past two year acquiring or starting up game development studios, a sum that the company is expecting to double over the next two years.
So why go exclusively with Nintendo? Nintendo, apparently, is a natural partner since its users tend to be a bit on the younger side. Combine that with Nintendo's approach of easing everyone into gaming with their console the Wii and Disney and Nintendo appear to be quite the match made in heaven.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
o0joshua0o @ Nov 7th 2006 3:29PM
I've always said Nintendo is like the Disney of gaming.
pixelator @ Nov 7th 2006 5:37PM
Meanwhile, Nintendo hardcores online lash out against anyone trying to cite a pattern of catering to the kiddie market.
gamerx @ Nov 8th 2006 7:47AM
pixelator,
newsflash: the PS2 has a bigger "kiddie" game library than the GameCube or the Xbox! Does that mean the PS2 is JUST for kids? No. It means the PS2 is for kids as well as older gamers. Just like the DS.
What about that PSP though? Moms sure love to play RIIIIDGEE RAAAACCER on the PSP! Dads sure enjoy playing Tekken with that AMAZING dpad! Incase you didnt figure it out, this is sarcasm.