id Software is renowned for its triple-A standard games, such as those in the Doom and Quake series. After hearing of several ‘home-brew’ projects appearing on the DS that are based on id properties, Cubed3 decided to throw a few questions at the company. Below is the result…
Cubed3: At QuakeCon this year, John Carmack stated that certain mobile phone games, such as Doom RPG, could end up on the Nintendo DS. Are these firm plans now, are there any other details you can share with us, and what other mobile titles could be remade on the system?
Todd Hollenshead: There aren’t any firm plans as of now. We’re still evaluating the platform. The primary DS candidate would be Orcs & Elves, but it would be a new title in that game universe and not a port from cell games to the DS.
C3: Nintendo fans were treated to Doom on the SNES, as well as the first two Quake titles on the Nintendo 64. With Nintendo DS homebrew developers already showing how the likes of Doom can work very well on the portable, has id Software considered any plans for Doom, Quake or other such titles on the DS?
TH: Not yet, at least, but it’s not out of the question.
C3: What are your thoughts on the Nintendo Wii in general and how it compares to the XBOX 360 and PlayStation 3?
TH: I don’t know much about the Wii other than just what I’ve read, so it wouldn’t really be fair for me to make comparisons. I think the Wii has a lot of cool potential and Nintendo always makes awesome games for their console, so I bet its going to be successful even if it lacks the raw power of the 360 or PS3.
C3: The unique control system has been stated to be perfect for the FPS genre and downloading via the WiConnect24 online service seems ideal for new maps, upgrades and so on. Could you see id Software properties working well on the system? And have you had chance to try out any tests with the development kit yet?
TH: We don’t have any dev kits that we’re working with so answering at this point would just be speculation, and I’d rather avoid that. If the UI really ends up being an awesome fit for FPS games then we will certainly pay attention to it.
I would like to personally pass on thanks from myself and the rest of the team to Todd for taking part in this quick question and answer session and wish to stress how eager we are to see id’s products back on Nintendo!
