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Speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Satchell said of the Wii: “I’m not sure what its long term potential is. It’s a super-strong for Nintendo’s first-party IP, but beyond that?“
Stachell went on to say: “I get that it is getting more developer support and that’s good, but I just don’t know if it’s going to be that compelling.“
The Wii has certainly had a good start, with launch stock selling out in hours and new records being set the world over. The console sold 325,000 units across Europe in just two days, making it the fastest selling home console in history.
The fast start is something Satchell acknowledged: “It’s going to start very fast, it’s a cool thing that’s different, but I’m not sure how big it’s going to be in the long term,” he said.
It’s not just the Wii that Satchell has been questioning; the PS3 has also been on his list of targets.
“I don’t think Sony has the right focus. I’m not even sure, looking at how they execute, that they even think that it’s important,” Satchell said. “Like providing people with tools so that they can be creative; they certainly don’t seem to do it in their professional space, so I don’t really believe they’re going to do it in other spaces.“
Satchell also believes that a PS3 online service equal to that of Xbox Live isn’t something Sony can simply whip out of the bag. He said that it takes “many many years of technology investment and many tens of millions of dollars” to get a service like Xbox Live running.
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