EA's Peter Moore - "Don't trust 'anonymous sources'", "Nintendo is a great partner"

[ProfessorAssHat]

[quote]Much has been said about Nintendo and, in particular, the struggles of Wii U, but the claim that Nintendo has been deemed "dead" to Electronic Arts is untrue, according to the publisher's chief operating officer, Peter Moore.

In a recent CVG report looking at the position Nintendo finds itself in -- the company recently slashed sales forecasts for 3DS and Wii U -- an anonymous EA employee had some harsh words to share on the subject. Asked about the level of commitment EA has shown for Wii U, the source said, "Nintendo was dead to us very quickly."

"It became a kids IP platform and we don't really make games for kids. That was pretty true across the other labels too. Even the Mass Effect title on Wii U, which was a solid effort, could never do big business, and EA like Activision is only focused on games that can be big franchises."

Peter Moore responded to this statement on Twitter today, writing, "Don’t trust 'anonymous sources.' Nintendo's a great partner. They never have been, and never will be, 'dead' to EA."

The author of the CVG report, Rob Crossley, then tweeted back at Moore insisting the source "was an EA one," to which Moore replied, "I know where I, as the COO, and my company stands on this relationship, despite the comments of your anonymous source."

EA employees have gone on record before with their negative thoughts regarding Nintendo before. Last year, senior engineer Bob Summerwill called the Wii U both "crap" and an "awful console." Going back even further, Maxis' Chris Hecker infamously blasted the Wii at a GDC panel in 2007, describing it as "two GameCubes stuck together with duct tape."[/quote]

Source (Source is kinda screwing up on me atm. Search "Peter Moore" in the search bar on the site, it should be the first result): [url]http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/01/2...-is-dead-to-ea[/url]

Peter Moore's tweet, along with the discussion between him and Rob Crossley:
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[Wizards Court]

oh boy, i'm gonna find it hilarious if nintendo ever manages to get lightning in a bottle like the wii again and EA tries to come back running. :v:

[sir whoopsalot]

They never have been dead to EA, huh?

Is that why you gave up on the Wii U so quickly?

[RaikohZX]

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[Worldwaker]

Oh dear god, EA telling us who to trust. Has the sky fallen yet or am I dreaming that I've just drowned in irony?