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NHL Slapshot Interview (OS)

06:19 PM - July 28, 2010 by Steve_OS

We have just posted our interview with Joe Nickolls, Producer of NHL Slapshot.

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	Operation Sports: "Given the Wii's stigma of a "casual" sports gaming console, what was the draw to develop what appears to be a very deep and engaging hockey game for the hardcore sports gamer on Nintendo's console?" Joe Nickolls: "Without a doubt, the most common question I get outside of work is �when are you going to do NHL on the Wii�? There are millions of families that have Wii consoles that have wanted to play hockey, but either didn�t have a PS3 or X360. And there�s no shortage of �compilation sports� packages on the market for the Wii � so it was really a no-brainer to make a hockey game that could appeal to both the casual gamer and the hockey fan. I consider myself a pretty hardcore gamer, but that doesn�t mean I don�t like playing games on the Wii. Grand Slam Tennis for example is a great game made even better by playing on the Wii. There are also a lot of gamers that are hard core hockey fans, but aren�t necessarily hard core gamers � so we�ve tried to make a game that appeals to everyone. We don�t expect people to stop playing NHL 11 on the next gen consoles, this is a different experience for sure, but for many gamers, the Wii is their console of choice, and we shouldn�t keep them from playing a great hockey game because they chose to go with a Wii."

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# 1 Bumble14 @ 07/28/10 08:47 PM

A big thank you to Joe for answering Chase and my questions. Great read that has me very excited for this game.

# 2 onlybygrace @ 07/28/10 10:00 PM

So long as the controls are responsive, and I'm sure they are as EA has a reputation for doing things well, this game looks to be a lot of fun, actually. Taking it for what it is.

# 3 Splitter77 @ 07/29/10 02:23 PM

so am i correct that if you use the controller only, you cant control the skating???

# 4 ChaseB @ 07/29/10 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Splitter77


	so am i correct that if you use the controller only, you cant control the skating???

As in the Wii remote? Yes. If you use it with the Nunchuk you can skate.

# 5 MiNiDiTkA @ 07/29/10 07:21 PM

This looks like it could be a fun game but 2K11 appears to be the deeper game (modes,control options)at a cheaper price so thats probably the game I'll get. I'll definitely give this game a rent though.

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