Zoe Mode's Curran: Grand Theft Auto 4 and Wii Fit can co-exist

Posted May 12, 2008 at 2:26AM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 Tags: Rockstar North, Zoe Mode
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Zoe Mode's Curran: Grand Theft Auto 4 and Wii Fit can co-exist - Image 1 It's a fact that Nintendo's Wii Fit and Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) are two of the biggest games for this year. The numbers don't lie. Both games are selling in great numbers.

But even if these games are two giants in the gaming market, both aren't a real threat to each other. In fact, an analyst before said that they won't hurt each other's growth.

In an interview with Games Industry, Zoe Mode's creative director, Ste Curran, said something positive about the situation both games are in. He said that the world has a "huge market." No matter how big a game is, there's always room for others.

He further explained his stand by mentioning that video games before started out big since it was an "accessible medium." It then focused down to this particular "
niche of adolescent boys." Currently, video games are "trying to build its way out of that."

As to what these two games have to offer, Curran said that whatever people think of Wii Fit, "It's selling millions of copies because people want different things from games."

Before the interview ended, he noted something of importance. He said:

I don't have the sales for Wii Fit to hand, but it's selling tremendously well, and you couldn't find a game less similar to GTA - and they're not hurting each other's sales.


If you guys want to read the full interview log, feel free to visit the source link below. We'll keep you guys updated with more on the latest developments on both games.



Via Games Industry

 
 
 

Comments [refresh]

by Super6mix - 2008-05-12 00:18
» ok.. why is this even news???

a wii Game which is only for Wii...

And a GTA 4 for Xbox360 and PS3??

So of course they wont be hurting each others sales..



Really dumb

by 1stcoolkid - 2008-05-12 11:56
» Like WTF

Wii Fit & GTA IV are in two totally different markets. Theres getting exercise and theres killing people and jacking cars.

by The Obsidian - 2008-05-14 04:48
» ...

yeah id go with the exercising >_>

by Mister Common Sense - 2008-05-14 05:48
» more like

There's real exercise then there's Wii fit (imaginary exercise.)

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