System 3, a London-based independent developer, had a recent interview with Nintendo Gamer, discussing the definite possibilitiy of creating a racing game for the Wii that shows likeness to the famous driving simulation game, Grand Turismo. CEO and founder, Mark Cale, broke the mold for us:

“The advantage we’ve got with the Wii is there aren’t any great racing games on there,” Cale, a self-proclaimed racing fanatic, began. “Of course, on other consoles it’s a harder challenge. But rest assured that what we want to do is create the Gran Turisomo for the Wii,” he said. “I can confidently say that the [DS version] is graphically and technically better than any other racing game.”

This upcoming racing game will be landing on the Wii and DS along with a PS3 and PSP version.

“We are doing two versions: one’s going to be with a steering wheel and one without. It will feel as good as any other racing game does with a controller.

“Of course, once you have a steering wheel, it’s got a much better feel. We are looking at the option of putting an accelerator and proper steering wheel in for the Wii version, because that’s one of the problems of the Nintendo controller - you either have a very loose system that’s very forgiving but unrealistic, or if you have it realistic and you suddenly flinch or something it could affect the performance. We feel we’ve come up with a very good solution to that.”

For Cale, it matters to him to distinguish the difference between a simluation and an arcade title.

Taking a jab at games like Ridge Racer, he added, “I think it’s ridiculous when you drift and you’re going around corners at 180 miles an hour - that is not what Ferrari’s going to be about. That’s not an experience I enjoy.”

So can System 3’s future simluation title accelerate faster than Grand Turismo? Cale nods saying the new GT will only release on the PS3, and that’ll be a year from now!

We have to aim our quality towards that title to ensure that we’re in a position to be comparable to GT,” he said. “But racing against the clock is not the direction that I think the market is going to go in the future. It’s not our philosophy to sell something just because Ferrari is the most desirable brand for a racing videogame.”

Thanks Aussi-Nintendo