EA Games Speaks!

Well, Perhaps not EA Games themselves, but the CEO of Electronic Arts, John Riccitello, has had a lot to say at recent intervies, conventions, and stock holder meetings. Of note he has commented that he believes 3D does not appear to be in our near future.



While consumer electronics (TV) companies are quick to push this new technology on us, we don't seem to be buying it, and neither is he. It takes more than fancy whirligig to get and hold people's attention. It has to somehow enrich their lives, and that enrichment must be worth the money spent on it. With the high price tag of 3DTV sets, the fact that it causes eyestrain and headaches, and the novelty of there being no real content for it - many years could pass before the average consumer is duped into buying one. Especially since we just dolled out (in some cases entire) paychecks to buy an HDTV to replace a set that was working perfectly fine before the FCC pushed Digital Television down our throats.



Riccitello also made mention that he thought "Social Games" like the Sims are on the rise. Is it any wonder? More people are stuck inside the house working on computers and playing video games. Computers may be wired for that - but we are not. We need social interaction and word play to keep our minds and bodies sharp. Electronics baseball games may be fun for a bit, but there is nothing like the thrill of cracking a bat with a ball ourselves,' or at least sitting in a crowd of people watching someone else do it!



Another comment he made had to do with mobile gaming gaining ground. It seems that the iPad is the fastest moving platform for video games these days. Wull gee - I can recall the thrill of "mobile games" when I was young. I had this Mattell Electric Football game with a stadium shaped housing and a 9-yard screen. There were 6 buttons, and LED's that flashed across the screen. It didn't matter what line I was standing in, I wasn't as bored as the other people standing in line. Of course it was somewhat addicting, and I played it in places where I shouldn't. The Sunday school teacher didn't think it was quite as entertaining as I did when I scored a touchdown, and soon it disappeared. Nowdays, the iPad seems to be the Jeu de jour, and EA Games plans to be right on the top of that barrel, and we're not just talking Tetris (although that is one of them). Alice, Coconut Dodge, Shift 2, Transformers, Ultimate Mortal Combat 3 (the first one wasn't ultimate enough?) and Battlefield Bad Company 2 are just the beginning.



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