IW: "We don't feel tied to making COD"

By Tom Bramwell Published 4 November, 2009

Plus: Wii not really suitable for MW2.

Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling has said that the studio may go off and do something else once Modern Warfare 2 is out of the way.

"Once this is done, maybe we'll see about doing something new. If we do want to do something else, then we will do it. We don't feel tied to making Call of Duty games," Bowling told Develop (thanks Kotaku).

"We still make Call of Duty games because we're having fun doing it. And when it stops being fun, we'll move onto something else."

Whatever Infinity Ward ends up doing next (apart from riding around on golden superyachts doing handstands), it won't be a Wii version of Modern Warfare 2.

"If we felt like we could deliver the cinematic experience we were going for on other platforms, then we would gladly move to that platform," he explained.

"Right now, we don't think the Wii can deliver the exact experience that we're doing. We like to be very equal across all platforms, and if it's not equal then we won't do it."

Don't worry though, Wii fans. Infinity Ward might not be up for it, but there's every chance publisher Activision will be judging by its decision to have Treyarch port the original Modern Warfare to Wii.

That Wii port and Modern Warfare 2 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 are all due out next Tuesday, 10th November.

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  • Pedrolot #1 2 years ago

    No. They enjoy the big bank balance they recieve once everyone has creamed over it.

  • DaemonSpawn #2 2 years ago

    "Once this is done, maybe we'll see about doing something new."
    Mmm. Modern Warfare 3?

    As if Activision will alloy them to drop off Call Of Duty development. And even if they will, this new game (published not by Activision - that's for sure) won't sell nearly as good as Call Of Duty no matter how good and innovative it will be.

    Most buyers simply don't know shit about developers like Infinity Ward or Treyarch - they (we?) care about title and sometimes publisher.
    Edited by 1 at 04/11/09 @ 08:42

  • Cpt_McOneball #3 2 years ago

    Not a huge deal about the Wii. It may just be my friends, but nobody who owns a Wii and a (proper) console would go for the Wii version. And most who only own a Wii are generally casual gamers, and thats fine. It just means the COD franchise isn't top of their christmas list.

  • HermitArcader #4 2 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:17:39 22-12-2011

  • Eraser #5 2 years ago

    Yes, yes, a great idea, a great idea. A trilogy! Who would've thought of that?

  • woodnotes #6 2 years ago

    I wasn't interested in MW2 until I saw the extreme variety of locations. Finally they've got rid of all the brown and made it far more interesting. Looking forward to this one.

  • BritishBlue1 #7 2 years ago

    I feel sorry for Treyarch, Activision are like a parent who treats IW as the golden child while Treyarch is the runt sibling who gets locked in the cupboard and only let out when some dirty work needs doing.
    Edited by 1 at 04/11/09 @ 09:03

  • evilboo #8 2 years ago

    the nintendo ds however is perfectly capable of running mw2

  • swissorc #9 2 years ago

    32 player online or no buy simple 16 is crap and 8 a joke and wii MW is only getting six! since MOH2 did 32 its shown it's possible. As for my 360 I'm not buying any more FPS unless there are more than 16 online.

  • Xerx3s #10 2 years ago

    "Infinity Ward creative strategist Robert Bowling has said that the studio may go off and do something else once Modern Warfare 2 is out of the way. "

    Yeah, MW3. With this much money to be made, it's not like there actually is a choice.

  • Xerx3s #11 2 years ago

    Just curious, is there a point in porting such games to the wii? I mean, with the other platforms there is a good online pipeline but with the wii...

  • Xerx3s #12 2 years ago

    "32 player online or no buy simple 16 is crap and 8 a joke and wii MW is only getting six!"

    I don't know. Number of players says nothing imo. We only play TH which is 6vs6 and it's the best mode in the game imo. GoW only had 4vs4 and it was brilliant as well. Then again, Frontlines had 32vs32 (and higher) and that was awesome as well.

  • Fab4 #13 2 years ago

    "How very unlike the Activision of today for IW staff to say, wonder if they'll stay together or go their seperate ways at some point in the future."

    The only way they will go their separate ways is if Activision decides to sell them.

  • Fab4 #14 2 years ago

    "There is actually a job title called "Creative strategist"?

    Doesnt that imply that their should be some creativity in their games, somewhere? "

    Well if its anything like what a 'Creative strategist' is in their games, its an elongated way of saying 'camper' ;)

  • Nephirion #15 2 years ago

    "Once this is done, maybe we'll see about doing something new."

    Like adding dedicated server support to MW2

  • KDR_11k #16 2 years ago

    So what's the reasoning behind the DS versions?

  • kongzi #17 2 years ago

    It would be good for the do something different, yeah. Otherwise they're going to be the Call Of Duty guys forever. These guys have to proven to be excellent interactive storytellers, and they aren't afraid to try something fresh or downright controversial, and war stories don't exactly allow a lot of room to play with that.
    I'd be interested to see what they would do with it. After MW2 i'm not going to be interested in another Call of Duty that much. It had a great run, time to leave it.

  • Zomoniac #18 2 years ago

    If we do want to do something else, then we will do it. We don't feel tied to making Call of Duty games

    Try it, I dare you. That doesn't sound like the atmosphere of skepticism, pessimism and fear, or focus on the deep depression that Bobby Kotick demands.

  • markymark22 #19 2 years ago

    I doubt gran, grandad and little tommy are too bothered about no modern warfare on there wii! There all happy balancing on there board and popping balloons with there wiimote.
    As for 360 and ps3...bring on modern warfare 2! Need my fps fix!

  • Mooglepies #20 2 years ago

    IW are very talented and I'd be interested to see what they do after CoD.

    See? I made an entire post in a MW2 article without mentioning the whole dedica-ah shit.

  • Rubarack #21 2 years ago

    I wouldn't be at all surprised if Activision handed off MW3 to some crummy developer to knock out in a year, while IW built up a new franchise they could "exploit" year on year.

  • actionfitz #22 2 years ago

    "We still make Call of Duty games because we're having fun doing it."
    Im sure the fat Activision cheque from the unreasonably inflated price point helps too.
    Don't give a damn if your next game is gaming heaven... if 'Wallet-Rape-ivision' publish it, you can both fuck off.

  • N.A.T.O #23 2 years ago

    So when can I expect my Dreamcast port?

  • KrispyBacon #24 2 years ago

    I expect a new Call of Duty game by Treyarch this time next year...

  • james-mw3-mw3 #25 7 months ago

    I find it funny that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (abbreviated as Call of Duty: MW3 or simply MW3) is currently in development by Infinity Ward with assisted development from Sledgehammer Games and Raven Software co-developing multiplayer development, e.g. weapons, maps, perks, etc. That's a lot of developers making MW3!