Sims creator talks Rev

By Ellie Gibson Published 17 November, 2005

He's rather keen on it.

Sims creator Will Wright has gone on record to express his interest in the Nintendo Revolution's "freestyle" controller.

In an interview with Shacknews, Wright said: "I'm really interested in the Revolution, to see how the controller works out.

"That looks pretty cool. It looks very interesting to me. I like the idea of taking the games more outside the box and more into that close-body kind of space."

Wright didn't go as far as to say he's considering developing for the Revolution, but he did also express interest in one of Nintendo's other platforms.

"The handheld space is interesting, how that's developing with the DS in particular," Wright said.

As for what else he's looking forward to: "The computer gaming side seems more about evolution and polish, but there's still something to be said for that. Civ IV, which I'm looking forward to playing, I'm sure is a really excellent game. I haven't played it yet, but I can't wait to."

So what of Spore, Wright's crazy new "Sim Everything" title which sees you guiding a single-celled organism through the evolutionary process?

Apparently it's "going well," according to Wright, despite the challenges involved.

"I've got an amazing team on it, and I'm actually very satisfied with where it's going," he said.

"I think we're going to pull it off."

There's no word on a release date as yet, but it has been confirmed that Spore is in development for the PC - and rumour has it that an Xbox 360 version is also in the works. Who knows, maybe we'll even get a Revolution version, too...

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About Ellie Gibson

Since joining Eurogamer in the mid 2000s, Ellie has written about subjects as diverse as the fall of Gizmondo, the rise of Hollyoaks actresses in Red Alert games and the noise a bear makes under NSFW circumstances.

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Comments (15) Latest comment 7 years ago

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  • Chtulie #1 7 years ago

    Oh please to god make a revo version of spore, just imagining how shaping and molding the creatures, vehicles, buildings and such would be like with the revo controller is just making me feel all tingly.

  • Pho-Zoon #2 7 years ago

    The concept behind that 'Spore' game sounds amazing.

  • ecureuil #3 7 years ago

    Spore sounds really promising, I hope they don't blow it..

  • Shadar #4 7 years ago

    The most likeable man in the industry today speaks. My, how I admire this guy. I would love to get his stuff on the Revo, although I somehow doubt that he'll be doing any of that stuff on EA's funding unless Nintendo really does well within the first six months.

    How I wish for that.

  • Khab #5 7 years ago

    The designer of the most successful game series ever likes the Rev? That's nice. :)

    /hopes Ninty gets it right - it'd be a treat to see Sony and MS realise they've gone off in the wrong direction and need to play catch-up again. :) Sony especially are getting a wee bit too comfortable as industry leader.

  • Bidermaier #6 7 years ago

    We are Eurogamer readers, we are suposed to know who Will Wright is. :)

  • Sko #7 7 years ago

    He's the guy who keep pimping his new set of minigames, isn't he? ;)

  • Planet #8 7 years ago

    "more into that close-body kind of space"? More into than The Sims?

    Only on Revolution: Sim Pocket! Cram things in, clean out fuzzes, scratch you balls the hidden way - all using the revolitionary Controller. :D

  • w00t #9 7 years ago

    Anyone heard anything about Spore since GDC? I signed up for the newsletter on the official site about 3 months ago and haven't heard diddly.

  • #10 7 years ago

    OMG! The DS and CivIV mentioned in the same article!

    pleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleaseplease! ^_^

  • kangarootoo #11 7 years ago

    That would work really well I think. Civ is exactly the sort of game you can hop in and out of as you bus across town to work.

  • DWJE_216 #12 7 years ago

    It is great to see one of the best game creators praising Nintendo on the DS and Revolution. Also, How can anyone (MGSfan) say one of the bestselling games in the world, is "cack"!

    I hope Spore will be as good as all Will Wright's other games.

  • admir #13 7 years ago

    people who play The sims
    get a life

  • Shadar #14 7 years ago

    People who troll perfectly good comment threads ...
    Get a life.

  • kangarootoo #15 7 years ago

    @admir

    Dammit, you've forced me to break my 2 days of not bitching at someone. That "get a life" comment is beyond childish dude. If you are aged over 16 you need to be bloody embarassed with yourself.

    Everyone who writes on this board (including me of course) is a complete geek in the eyes of many of tyhe non-gamer public. Now you can try and subdivide the levels of sadness so that you, even though you are a geek, are not quite as geeky as someone who plays The Sims (which I don't, just so you know this isn't personal).

    Or you could just realise that telling other poeple to "get a life" because somehow you have deemed thier hobby to not be as cool as yours is perhaps one of the saddest and most geeky things you could do. The final choice is yours I guess.

    Now for some lovely food, to restore my cool.