Hideo Kojima wants to run away from MGS4 to work for Wii

[Teuthida]

CVG: What are your impressions of Nintendo Wii and how did Snake appear in Smash Brothers?

Kojima: I’ve played Tennis, Zelda and Mario on Wii. I find Tennis very interesting. I played the early version but the E3 version is far more advanced. As a game designer, I’m very interested in creating something for the Wii. I’d like to run away from MGS 4 creation and create something for the Wii but unfortunately, I don’t have anything that I can announce at the moment. I have lots of ideas for Wii but I have a heavy schedule with MGS 4 and Metal Gear Online. Concerning Snake’s appearance on Wii in Smash Brothers, I’m friends with the designer of the game and I thought it would be nice if you could play as Snake - when I heard about the new game last year, I contacted the designer and we started working together.

http://www.nwiizone.com/nintendo-wii...-work-for-wii/

[KillerGremlin]

That is incredibly awesome. First hand testimony that developers want to make things for the Wii, opposed to being turned off by it's awkward setup in reference to the 360 and PS3.

If this is an early indication that developers are excited to jump on the Wii-wagon then Nintendo is in good shape. It’ll be interesting to see how multiplatform titles shape out with the wii/ps3/360.

[GameMaster]

It's a really good sign when people want to forget about MGS4 and develop for Wii instead. Score!

[Bube]

Wow.. "Run away from MGS4" Those are strong words. I wonder if he really means it..?

[Teuthida]

It just most likely gets tedious after a while. A simple Wii game would probably be a nice change of pace for him.

[Dyne]

Well he did play Pokemon Crystal during the entire development of MGS2.