Nintendo News | Yasumi Matsuno Loves Playing With Wii

Hidden deep in the barrage of Wii information are some interesting quotes from, Yasumi Matsuno, the (ex) director of Final Fantasy XII, Tactics and Ogre Battle, who confirmed in Tokyo that he is working on the Wii, expressing his love for Nintendo's innovative platform.

According to 1-Up, the developer stated that he has recently been converted to Nintendo's Wii after having a quick sample (ooh-er). Initially, he questioned whether the Wii's interface would work with the genres he typical works with - "The Wii controller makes total sense when you think about FPS-like games, but my question was, will the controls fit other existing games?"
After sampling Nintendo's new take on Mario, he certainly changed his tune: "Graphics (these days) have evolved, and there are many games claiming that this generates a more realistic atmosphere. However, there are very few games that have a control interface that lives up to this atmosphere. With the Wii controller you can actually feel like you're touching or living in this atmosphere."

He also agrees with Nintendo's "gameplay over graphics" philosophy that the company have been continually stating "Graphics (these days) have evolved, and there are many games claiming that this generates a more realistic atmosphere. However, there are very few games that have a control interface that lives up to this atmosphere. With the Wii controller you can actually feel like you're touching or living in this atmosphere."

Matsuno recently quit Square-Enix after having a breakdown during the development of Final Fantasy XII and is currently working on a few Wii ideas with a new developer.

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