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ID - Wolfenstein DS, Quake Arena DS being looked into, Doom DS possible, new IPs coming, Orcs and Elves Wii comes closer to reality
Holy crap, it’s the motherload of Nintendo news coming from ID of all third parties. Remember when ID didn’t want anything to do with Nintendo anymore? I don’t blame them after the bastardization of Wolfenstein, among other titles. The thing is, both Wii and DS are big sellers. ID can’t ignore the install base of these platforms.
Katherine Anna Kang and John Carmack sat down with Wired to discuss a ton of projects. I will give you some quick bullet points below, but please make sure to read the entire interview to get the full details.
- ID is working on a cell phone version of Wolfenstein, and they would like to do a simultaneous cell phone/DS release of the game
- When asked if ID has looked into Doom for the DS, both Anna and John said it is being looked into. John is not sure a Mature game can be highly successful on the DS, so they are keeping an eye on the market.
- New IPs are definitely being worked on, but no specific information or platforms were mentioned
- ID is watching the success of Orcs and Elves on the DS. If it does well enough, they will move into a high-end version of the game for Wii and PSP. John actually states that he would like to do the Wii version as the priority, but a PSP port just makes sense. When it comes to the Wii, they can do a lot of things that are new, and realize some ideas that aren’t possible on other platforms.