EA: No crappy licensed games from us

Electronic Arts hasn’t always been viewed as a publisher that puts out the greatest licensed games. Its CEO, however, took exception to that. John Riccitiello says their titles are innovative and Metacritic may just be inaccurate in some instances. More after the jump.

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello was recently interviewed by MTV‘s multiplayer blog. In that particular session, he was asked how their company feels about their licensed games getting low review scores on Metacritic. The EA boss responded by denying that their releases are of poor quality and said what they’re doing now is pretty innovative.

“Metacritic isn’t always the best quality measure for some licensed games, but I know a good game when I see it,” said Riccitiello. “My team and our developers know a good game when we see it. The products we’re putting out this year from Hasbro – I don’t know how they’re going to do with Metacritic, but they’re innovative, they’re different.”

The CEO added that his company isn’t in the business of “exploiting other people’s licenses with bad quality games.” He said some of their competitors used to do that or are still doing that, but certainly not them.

“We’ve got the first E-rated shooter with our Nerf game,” he adds. “What we’re doing with our Family Game Night, what we’re doing with Littlest Pet Shop – really cool stuff – what weÂ’re doing with Sims really cool stuff.”

Riccitiello concluded the session by reiterating that EA is not about taking advantage of licenses and selling games which appeal to consumers because of their brands. Do you agree? Tell us what you think.

Via MTV Multiplayer