Epic Mickey originally intended for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC
Did you know that before Warren Spector and Disney Interactive Studios decided on the Wii as the platform of Epic Mickey, it was originally intended to be a multiplatform game? Yeah, that’s right. Had the wind blown a different direction, we might have seen this game on the PS3, Xbox 360 and the PC as well. So why did it not happen? Find out after the jump. There are also some new screenshots for you to enjoy!
Did you know that before Warren Spector and Disney Interactive Studios decided on the Wii as the platform of Epic Mickey, it was originally intended to be a multiplatform game? Yeah, that’s right. Had the wind blown a different direction, we might have seen this game on the PS3, Xbox 360 and the PC as well. So why did it not happen?
Spector answers that question in an interview with the Official Nintendo Magazine’s (ONM) 50th issue, saying that Disney let him concentrate on the Wii platform so he can make the very best game he could. Was there pressure to bring it to other formats? “The reality is that we started Wii development in 2008, but before that we were a PC, PS3 and 360 title,” he revealed.
It’s burned in my brain – Graham Hopper [Disney Interactive boss] pulled me into my office one day and said, ‘What does it take to deliver on the goals we have for this product?’ And I said, ‘Well, you need enough time and enough money to be competitive. And it’d be awfully nice if we could focus on one platform.’
At that time we were talking about a Wii port and I was begging people – no, we can’t just port to the Wii, it’s not going to work. It needs to be its own game. A lot of the design ideas just won’t work on the Wii, we need to give the Wii its dues. Graham looked at me and said, ‘What do you think about a Wii exclusive?’ and I went, ‘Holy cow – yeah!’
And so it came to pass that the Wii version of the game trumped out all the other platforms for the fulfillment of Epic Mickey.
If you want to get more juicy info on this up and coming game, check out ONM’s 50th issue, going on sale on November 20, 2009. In the meantime, enjoy the cool new screenshots for the game that we have here.
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