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Take-Two eyes Wii baseball

By Tim Surette, GameSpotPosted Jun 9, 2006 1:25 pm PT

Company CFO Karl Winters sees Nintendo's next-gen console as destination for its MLB 2K series, other sports games.

After the Nintendo Wii's impressive showing at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, more companies are looking at the machine as a viable platform for their products. The latest to jump on the bandwiigon is Take-Two Interactive, publisher of games such as the Grand Theft Auto and Civilization series.

In a postearnings conference call with investors and analysts, Take-Two CFO Karl Winters fielded a question with regards to the company's plans for the Wii.

"The reception this platform received at the E3 show, you know, is one that makes us take a real strong look at it," he said. "And as we grow our sports business, there are opportunities with our sports games to extend them to the Wii system, particularly if you look at baseball where we have exclusive arrangement, as well as, you know, some of the other sports games, which would play extremely well on the Wii product, the nonlicensed league ones."

He went on to say that the appearance of 2K Sports games on the Wii would likely happen in late 2007 or 2008. The company's MLB 2K franchise is, as Winters mentioned, a likely candidate to appear on the Wii. Take-Two currently owns the third-party rights to make MLB-licensed games.

Aside from the baseball portion of Wii Sports, Nintendo has not yet announced a first-party baseball game for the Wii. The company did have a baseball game in the works for the GameCube, titled Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball, but eventually canceled it. Some presumed it was canceled to develop that series on Nintendo's next-gen console.

89 Comments

  • squid360

    Posted Jan 27, 2007 4:45 pm PT

    nice.

  • dandoc2

    Posted Jan 6, 2007 1:42 pm PT

    why is baseball only in the usa --- why should i have to miss out cos not many ppl like it -------nhl sucks but they make games over here i want wii baseball or xbox 360 baseball

  • Brutalus7

    Posted Sep 21, 2006 10:50 am PT

    NIntendo may not have the power to compete with the 360 and PS2, but their game library continues to impress me. I wouldn't be surprised if the Wii outsells either the 360 or the PS3, it's in an interesting cross-market that will attract both high-end users and casual gamers.

  • MikeV192

    Posted Sep 15, 2006 12:23 am PT

    I love baseball games they are so fun

  • critter171

    Posted Aug 16, 2006 10:16 pm PT


    Willy105
    no it dosent

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Pennant_Chase_Baseball

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Baseball

  • Sandman100

    Posted Jul 20, 2006 11:18 am PT

    Take-Two very late to the Wii bandwagon. But seeing a Wii baseball game with the controller would be cool. But they need to bring the Grand Theft Auto series to the Wii. That would be very interesting. That would tell everybody that the Wii is not just for kids. It for everybody. Take-Two would make even more money if that happen.

  • juanfraino

    Posted Jul 19, 2006 12:43 pm PT

    theres still no more news about this game yet huh? i just hope it`s in development by now.

  • Kbs64

    Posted Jun 18, 2006 10:33 pm PT

    This is very possible since the Wii would expand on newer ways to play games. If Take-Two decides otherwise then chances are that they will later. If they don't at all... they'll miss out.

  • mackdaddy1342

    Posted Jun 17, 2006 9:27 pm PT

    The Nintendo Wii is going to be the best video game console ever released on earth!! I can't wait to get my hands on the Wii

  • monkkito

    Posted Jun 14, 2006 11:37 pm PT

    The more the merrier!!!

  • FFrockzmysocks

    Posted Jun 14, 2006 9:48 am PT

    Actually,FYI gamespot. Wii Sports is first party and has baseball, doofus.

  • Disgaeamad

    Posted Jun 13, 2006 2:29 pm PT

    A Wii baseball game would be interesting. Knowing me I'll end up hitting something in my room and breaking it...>_>

  • Kwiksilva

    Posted Jun 12, 2006 4:20 pm PT

    Nintendo is for sure gunna be ready for the comsole war this go around.

  • basketcasetct

    Posted Jun 12, 2006 1:44 pm PT

    cool

  • phinsfan

    Posted Jun 12, 2006 12:54 pm PT

    I don't want TakeTwo polluting my system.

  • darkdaej

    Posted Jun 12, 2006 5:48 am PT

    wasn't Pennant Chase Baseball turned into that Mario SuperStar Baseball game?

  • skitzocyko

    Posted Jun 12, 2006 5:32 am PT

    cool

  • Doolum

    Posted Jun 12, 2006 2:28 am PT

    Hurray for future Wii owners....

  • bulldog7

    Posted Jun 11, 2006 10:41 pm PT

    I hope they get more like this

  • rbarahona

    Posted Jun 11, 2006 5:54 pm PT

    It's good to read that Take Two will release some games for the Wii. I hope that as they are more comfortable with the console (and hopefully great sales numbers for the console) they could start putting some of their other franchises into the console. That would be really sweet.

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