Game Industry Biz had the opportunity to chat with Thomas Wilson, the creative director of Beenox, in which it has been revealed that the development of the latest James Bond game for the Wii will be handled by his company.
“Right now we’re working on a James Bond Wii title in conjunction with Treyarch and we’re rolling with it because we’re really good at what we’re doing and Activision doesn’t want to send their ports anywhere else,” said Wilson, who’s confident the studio can put its own stamp on the title despite not working on the original content.
“One thing we want to make sure of if we’re making the Wii version is that we absolutely want the controls to be top notch. Although we don’t fully control the original development content because it’s in collaboration with Treyarch, that’s one thing that we can do – make sure we put out a strong Wii title.
Beenox Studio belongs under Activision’s wings and was responsible for porting a numerous amount of the owner’s franchises including Spiderman, Shrek and X-Men to various platforms. This was also the same company who created Bee Movie Game from scratch, which enabled them to strive for more original projects.
The upcoming James Bond game will be released simultaneously with the upcoming Bond 22 movie featuring lead actor Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Jesper Christensen and more. Some of the production staff will also be returning. Bond 22 will be opening in American theaters on November 7, 2008.
Original Source: Game Industry Biz

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