Another Wii story... American site GamerPro has just conducted an interview with Nicolas Eypert, creative director on Red Steel, Ubisoft's forthcoming Wii shooter. During the chat he uttered this ambiguous statement in relation to the game's offline four-player mode:
"In Red Steel, you'll have up to four players [in the multiplayer mode]. If they play together in split screens we can only say that the fight will not be only on screen (grins)."
Now, was this just a bit of a Gallic jape hinting that the game is so physically involving that players will find themselves tussling on the carpet like Alan Bates and Oliver Reed in Women in Love? Or - as Joystiq asks - is this a subtle indication that the Wii controller can actually be pointed at off-screen objects - i.e. other players - and still transmit accurate data to the console?
What do you think? Is Wii about to bring the near-extinct thrills of Lazer Quest and Quasar to our living rooms? Does this mean we will have to employ surly goth teenagers to hang around in our hallways drinking Tango and tutting when we walk past?
Or is too much being read into a throwaway comment? No, surely that couldn't be it...
