Where EA Sports' Wii titles are concerned, Metacritic no longer matters. Such is the opinion of the label's president, Peter Moore. Rather than use that as the benchmark of quality, he says that user reviews are what's key. But why? He tells Gamasutra "We're not going to Kotaku or Operation Sports on this one, we're going to Amazon."
An interesting comment came from EA Sports President Peter Moore at the MI6 conference, according to Dpad. It is there that he spoke of how creating games for the Wii has to be a "from the ground up" experience. "You simply can't take what you're doing on the Ps3 and Xbox and port - thats a dirty word- down to the Wii," he says, noting that EA has "learned their lesson," and are now striving to correct this mistake. I guess it's a different time; I remember when games were ported down all the time, and we still loved them. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game, anyone? Killer Instinct for Super NES? Heck, in cases like KI, I had more fun with the ported-down versions. Of course, on the other hand, I always wanted a more arcade-accurate TMNT, too, so I guess it can be described as a mixed bag at best.
It's not often one hears about a dishwasher immortalizing anything or anyone, but here we are. The developers of The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, last week's addition to the Xbox LIVE Arcade roster, chose to pay tribute to former Xbox boss and current EA Sports boss Peter Moore by naming one of their very own Achievements after him.
When the Wii first came out, those who played it soon divided into two types of gamer: Those who would stand up and really get into the action of swinging a tennis racket, and those who figured out that they could achieve the same success by keeping their butts on the sofa and just flicking their wrist. However, it would seem that the Wii MotionPlus is poised to change all of that, as its 1:1 movement tracking sounds as though it will require a much more involved physical effort in order to achieve the desired results. And who better than Peter Moore, President of EA Sports (who one might expect would want their players to be more active), to tell us about the difference?
It's almost like a second coming for World of Goo today; first with the free soundtrack, and now with the respect of Peter Moore. Yes, Peter Moore, the former frontman for Xbox 360 and present head of EA Sports, who voiced his disbelief publicly at the game ranking on Eurogamer's Top 50 games of the year, while his own baby FIFA '09 never warranted so much as a mention.
Peter Moore is one of the most outspoken personalities in the video game industry and that's why over the years everyone has come to like him so much. He says what he wants, when he wants, and he doesn't really care whose toes he steps on. A few days ago in his blog, Moore decided to target the virtual toes of UK publication Eurogamer over the exemption of FIFA 09 from their annual Eurogamer Top 50. Turn the page to see what the EA exec had to say.
Last week's interview with Peter Moore, which was run throughout the week by the UK's The Guardian website, was both revealing and interesting in many ways. And as it is revealed today, there's a good reason for that:I didn't tell EA or Peter that I was planning to run the transcript in its entirety on this site - I'm sure you can guess the reasons. EA have reacted very favourably and with considerable understanding. However, Peter has asked if I run a final word from him, which I think - under the circumstances - is entirely fair. -- Keith Stuart, The GuardianWell, that would certainly explain a few things. And as promised, here are Peter Moore's words to close out the interview, which you can find after the cut.
Ok, I'll admit-- maybe the image is a little bad. But compared to the first draft, this is actually damn near classy. And I've enough respect for the guy that using the other wasn't a good idea to me. Anyway, as for what this is all about, EA Sports President and former Microsoft Tattoo Model Peter Moore spoke to GamesIndustry.Biz about leaving Microsoft a move that "broke his heart." Though he left just days after the E3 2007 press conference, he insists it had nothing to do with the prospects of the Xbox business. "I thoroughly enjoyed working at Microsoft, [but] there was a real yearning for getting back to what we as Brits living in America call home, which is the San Francisco Bay area," he said. "And you get to the point in your life where you say, do I live where I work, or do I work where I live? For me, I would rather live in the Bay area - nothing against Seattle - and there's only really one job I would have taken to leave Xbox and that's president of EA Sports."
After declaring that they need to do better on Wii, EA Sports President and former phys-ed instructor Peter Moore recently revealed a more casual-oriented sports lineup called "Freestyle" that everyone can play, and it would seem that a part of that initiative involves the use of the Wii Balance Board which is included in Wii Fit. This new game, he says, will instead focus on "western" cardio workouts, rather than the "eastern holistic fitness" provided by Wii Fit. He goes on to tell Eurogamer that their version of the game is intended to make people sweat, while still having fun. Moore didn't delve into specifics, but did reveal that the key to their plan is to distract the player by making them have so much fun that they don't realize they're also getting a workout. "It can't feel like a workout," he says. ""The team has to figure out, how do I smile while I'm doing this? You play soccer for 90 minutes; if I say you're going to run five miles you're not gonna want to do that. But you run for five miles playing soccer and you've had a good time." "The difference is you're distracted. We need to distract people and not make this exercise feel like work, but like they're having fun. So mini-games, things where you're actually laughing out loud, that's the stuff we're working on. It's something I've always been passionate about, and who better than us to go and play in that market?"
Oh, Peter Moore... things just haven't been the same without you at Microsoft to exchange barbs with Sony. Lucky for us, it seems you're still comfortable doing that from your new chair over at EA Sports. For old times' sake, Moore took a shot this past week at Sony, specifically their oft delayed but seldom played Home project, the Second Life-ish application they've been touting as a key feature of the PlayStation 3 for going on 2 years now. Moore's comments came shortly after Hirai apologized once again for delays to Sony's Home-coming, stating that "We've been testing Home for some time and I simply feel that as great as Home currently is, it needs a little bit more time before it's ready for the wider public - something we firmly believe we can provide in the autumn." Eurogamer asked Moore if he was interested in working with the one-time rival's Home project, prompting him to say, "Yeah; I just wish it would ship. I [previously] questioned it a little bit, whether I'd want to wander around there. Phil Harrison showed me a demo - it's very cool, but let's go already. And so I'm disappointed that it's been pushed back a little bit again." "But I really hope it gets going and becomes that portal to the PlayStation Network and we can utilise it. But boy, I just wish we'd get going."
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