simulation

by Dave

An article on The Leaky Cauldron has touched on a different issue concerning the Harry Potter videogames: the potential that they might keep making them after Deathly Hallows. The game industry does have a habit of running moneymaking franchises into the ground, especially if they have marketing tie-ins that reach audiences outside of hardcore gamers. And the HP games have found a home on the Wii, which Nintendo markets to the “casual” gamer (a sometimes hotly debated strategy in gaming circles).

As the article makes note, the idea is not without precedent. Electronic Arts is also responsible for developing most of the Lord of the Rings titles, both those taken directly from the films and games simply set within Middle-Earth. And HP already has one spinoff — EA made Quidditch World Cup a few years ago. [click to continue…]

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