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Square-Enix talks more about Crystal Tools on Wii - hypothetical FXIII on Wii situation
A portion of a 1up interview with Taku Murata, Square Enix’s general manager of research and development…
1UP: You mentioned at the panel that Nintendo’s Wii is partially supported by Crystal Tools, but not completely. Why is Wii development lagging so far behind?
TM: The differences between Wii and 360, PS3 and PC are much bigger, and we’re just not at the point in development where Wii support is completely ready.
1UP: Well, contrast Crystal Tools with Mr. Tsuchida’s WiiWare team — do you think what they’re doing with Crystal Chronicles, using NintendoWare and third-party scripts, is a better fit for the platform?
TM: It really all comes down to the title in question and what you’re doing with it. For instance, hypothetically — don’t take this seriously! — if you wanted to create Final Fantasy XIII for PS3, Xbox 360, PC and Wii simultaneously, you’d need to use Crystal Tools.