Electronic Arts Plays Catch-Up After Shrug-Off of Wii

The reason for the long hours: Earl’s employer, Electronic Arts Inc., like some of its competitors, underestimated demand for the Wii, whose motion-activated wand lets players wield a virtual sword, mimic real golf swings or strangle a victim. Instead, game makers put most of their resources into Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 3, which was released two days earlier in November with a more conventional hand controller.

This is great news for Wii owners… hopefully. If all these titles are coming out of nowhere, we can bet quite a few will not be worth a glance.

Source: Bloomberg