Buena Vista Announces Nintendo Focused Game Studio

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By Mike Fahey Nov 7, 2006 4:40 PM 580

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Buena Vista Announces Nintendo Focused Game Studio

The Walt Disney Company's Buena Vista Game unit announced today the creation of a new game studio dedicated to creating games for the Nintendo DS, GBA, and Wii. Disney said that Nintendo is the perfect partner as Nintendo gamers are generally closer to their target demographic, a statement that will no doubt be thrown about in forum fanboy 'kiddy' arguments for years to come.

Based in Salt Lake City, Fall Line Studios will primarily produce games based around Disney's existing character, movies, and television properties.

Hopefully this means we'll be some quality titles. Aside from the Kingdom Hearts franchise from Squeenix, Disney's game offerings have been pretty abysmal. I mean, Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure was passable, but Disney's Hide and Sneak and Disney's Pk: Out of the Shadows were complete garbage. It's like they were developed for five year-olds. Michael Fahey

Buena Vista Opens Nintendo-Only Studio [1UP.com]

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