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E3 2011: Mass Effect and Wii U a 'really nice fit' - EA

By Eddie Makuch

EA Games boss Frank Gibeau won't say if Mass Effect 3 is coming to Nintendo's new console, but did tease that a game set in the space RPG universe might be in the pipeline.

LOS ANGELES--Earlier this week at Microsoft's E3 2011 media briefing BioWare confirmed rumors that Mass Effect 3 would adopt Kinect controls. Today, publisher Electronic Arts is speaking about the possibility of bringing the Mass Effect universe to another console, Nintendo's just-announced Wii U.

The war is coming to London in Mass Effect 3, but is it also coming to the Wii U?

The war is coming to London in Mass Effect 3, but is it also coming to the Wii U?

In an interview with GameTrailers, EA Games top man Frank Gibeau fielded fan questions about the publisher's library of titles, one of which asked if Mass Effect 3 was planned for the Wii U. Gibeau did not flatly reject the notion, instead saying a game set in the space-bound role-playing game series was possible.

"I can't say that we are going to do [Mass Effect 3] on the Wii U, but you can imagine what we could (emphasis added) do with that controller in the Mass Effect universe," he said. "It feels like it's a really nice fit. But we'll announce that when it's ready."

As for Mass Effect 3, it is due out for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC on March 6, 2012. Players will once again take on the role of Commander Shepard, a hardened space marine who is now on the run from the shadowy pro-human organization Cerberus. To save Earth, Shepard must travel the galaxy trying to rally support from alien civilizations with varying degrees of sympathy.

For more on the title, check out GameSpot's E3 2011 stage demo of Mass Effect 3 with BioWare's Casey Hudson, embedded below.

70 Comments

  • MajinSquall

    Posted Jun 22, 2011 2:04 am GMT

    @Naedeslus i would love that the problem is the first game was published by Microsoft and they own the rights that's why it's not on the PS3 i would love the whole trilogy on all the consoles but i don't think it would happen

  • newbie4lyfe

    Posted Jun 19, 2011 10:38 am GMT

    bioware should make a wii u exclusive... start from scratch.

  • Naedeslus

    Posted Jun 14, 2011 7:57 am GMT

    I think they should remaster the first game and port 2 and 3 for the WiiU so they can experience the trilogy.

  • corrus

    Posted Jun 13, 2011 2:41 pm GMT

    When Wii U is better than PS3 Why Nintendo not makes something like Heavy Rain for they new console Even XBOX360 Can't run that game.

  • eynonz

    Posted Jun 13, 2011 10:04 am GMT

    Dont really mind, more platforms = more money for game developers, which should hopefully mean better production values on games........

  • Mr_arizona

    Posted Jun 12, 2011 9:53 pm GMT

    Do WIIu owners get ME2 or a second comic to sit through?

  • zeebenzene

    Posted Jun 12, 2011 4:16 pm GMT

    @gregpfunk that is possibly the most overdone joke in gaming history.

  • minhas27

    Posted Jun 12, 2011 3:38 pm GMT

    Wii u is better than ps3

  • Jinjuri

    Posted Jun 12, 2011 11:27 am GMT

    IMPOSSIBRU!!!

  • lostn

    Posted Jun 12, 2011 9:28 am GMT

    Can't wait to get up Ashley's skirt again...

  • gregpfunk

    Posted Jun 12, 2011 6:36 am GMT

    @sonicman12 You COULD think about doing that, but the cake is a lie sir. Thus rendering that concept fully impossible

  • xApollo posted Jun 12, 2011 3:45 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    xApollo

    Posted Jun 12, 2011 3:45 am GMT (hide)

    Since when did everyone become so obsessed with the Mass Effect series? Back when ME1 was released, there were not that many fans... Anyway, I hope Bioware doesn't dumb down the final game for casual gamers because they will completely ruin it.

  • sonicman12

    Posted Jun 11, 2011 9:59 pm GMT

    "I COULD also take my nose, and put it in a cake. But. That's just speculation. Why would I say anything that would make people assume things, right?"

  • mariokart64fan

    Posted Jun 11, 2011 6:43 pm GMT

    great now i can play me on a better console thanks!

  • BlackWaltz_No_3 posted Jun 11, 2011 4:59 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    BlackWaltz_No_3

    Posted Jun 11, 2011 4:59 pm GMT (hide)

    So the BioWare is going even more mainstream? They really did sell their souls to EA.

  • dapman418

    Posted Jun 11, 2011 3:34 pm GMT

    That sounds pretty awesome.

  • superxtreme101

    Posted Jun 11, 2011 10:54 am GMT

    @Tsuanthony
    Well actually I think an incredible game like Mass Effect would appeal to anyone regardless of was console he or she owns. You are right there is a large gap but Nintendo gamers such as myself would get the game on WiiU and I think that they can add a lot of extra features to the game released on WiiU because of it's new controller like how the game responds to voice on the Kinect while it can not on other consoles. Let's just hope.

  • LupusKiba

    Posted Jun 11, 2011 9:32 am GMT

    Bioware will need to be more focuse on story and gameplay, not kinekt and Wii u. Now the game look more like DLC to ME2, not ME3.

  • mario-nin-freak

    Posted Jun 11, 2011 8:55 am GMT

    Atleast it would get more 3rd party support.

  • Tsuanthony posted Jun 11, 2011 7:32 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Tsuanthony

    Posted Jun 11, 2011 7:32 am GMT (hide)

    Why bother releasing it for the wiiu?
    such a large gap and will it really appeal to Wii gamers?