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Valve Seeking Wii Project for Kids

02.05.2008

Valve's Doug Lombardi recently spoke on the company's interest in developing a children's game on the Wii.

The company, well known for its gorgeous first-person shooters and the innovative puzzler, Portal, recently spoke to CVG expressing positive prospects for a future Wii project.

There's a lot of people at Valve who are parents and would love to make a game for kids. We all play the Wii a lot and we think that the proper way for Valve to approach the Wii would be to make something cool designed specifically for it.

That said, the company have yet to announce any games for the system, but have expressed "a lot of desire to do something for kids, do something on the Wii."

Should Valve be bringing a game tailored to kids for the system, or would something they're more well known for be a better option?

Thanks to C3 reader Linkyshinks for the tip.

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DaOne 02.05.2008#1

Arent all Wii games for Kids? sorry, had to be said...

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Fenton 02.05.2008#2

As long as its good who cares

Mandown 02.05.2008#3

I think kids is the wrong word for them to use, but who cares this is Valve and they make great games.

Birdo Is A Tranny 02.05.2008#4

what do they mean exactly when they say kids? I presume that means no fps or portal spin-off? pity at least were getting something from valve which will HAVE to be good

JoshSL 02.05.2008#5

Wii is so misunderstood Smilie

If Wii was a person it would be fed up of being patronised by all around it.

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E-Dracon 02.05.2008#6

Ok, i like Valve, but COME ON!!! GIVE US A GOOD GAME THAT ISN"T AIMED AT KIDS JUST BECAUSE IT'S THE Wii!!! (caps lock was definitly needed, no argument.)

Jump_button 02.05.2008#7

i love to hav a wii game from them

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russraine 02.05.2008#8

I suppose Boom Blox could be considered for kids, but it's deep and looking good. If Valve can do the same I would be happy.

Wiill 02.05.2008#9

As long as it's a kid game with depth who cares? I love a good Pixar movie or Studio Ghibli film, they're all for kids too, but they're amazing. When a kid product is made well adults can play it too.

Canyarion 02.05.2008#10

Bad communication. Never call something a kids game. Just like you never call something a girls product. If you do, boys won't buy it.
Now grown-ups have already dismissed the game before they even know what it is.

JoshSL 02.05.2008#11

Canyarion said:
Bad communication. Never call something a kids game. Just like you never call something a girls product. If you do, boys won't buy it.
Now grown-ups have already dismissed the game before they even know what it is.

Amen. I guess.

Just like that Square guy on Final Fantasy: Brain Training though, some companies just have the complete wrong view of Nintendo, and while I blame them, I also can't blame them, because Nintendo have set up this image of themselves.

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Raff 02.05.2008#12

Canyarion said:
Bad communication. Never call something a kids game. Just like you never call something a girls product. If you do, boys won't buy it.
Now grown-ups have already dismissed the game before they even know what it is.

It's not like the people who'd buy it in 2 years time read interviews on CVG.

It's going to be shit and you jolly well know it.

squeek 02.05.2008#13

DaOne said:
Arent all Wii games for Kids? sorry, had to be said...

WiiFit is the most most adult orientated product out at the minute, much more so than any FPS or GTA4. It's funny that people think otherwise because it doesn't have an 18/adult rating, whereas those shooters that do actually appeal to young boys. I don't know many older adults that would think running around assaulting people and shooting them is fun.