http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/boom-blox/g-2008020616151551016 en http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-171641.aspx EA CEO John Riccitiello said that Spielberg's Boom Blox was a hit title and he'd love to see a sequel. news Jul 17, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-168565.aspx Destructoid writes: According to gamesetwatch's Vox Populi column, Electronic Arts is looking for more employees to join the team that created Boom Blox. It is an interesting move considering how terrible the sales for Boom Blox were. Will the team be creating a new Boom Blox or will this be an entirely new project altogether? The job posting really does not specify either a new game or a sequel: 'Come join the team that created BOOM BLOX, here at Electronic Arts Los Angeles!...[We're] creating accessible, quick-to-the-fun games for all ages on the Nintendo Wii…Interest or experience with physics gameplay a plus!' Despite the sales, Boom Blox was generally highly received by the media. It's basically the opposite of what Spielburg's Indiana Jones IV has accomplished. Regardless, it appears as if the Boom Blox team is specifically targeting a few new physics guys. That can only mean more blowing things up, knocking things over, and tossing objects around. Personally, I would love to see the team foray into some different genre. A Boom Blox-team FPS would probably be an awesome experience. Can you imagine what floppy-bodies would look like with these guys behind it? What direction do you think the team should go? news Jul 12, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-158503.aspx Responding to May videogame sales data, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello said that Boom Blox - the company's Wii game developed in collaboration with director Steven Spielberg - has met internal expectations. news Jun 17, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-157443.aspx Boom Blox is arguably one of the biggest third-party efforts that has hit the Wii this year. Critics have praised the title wholeheartedly, yet it looks like we have another Okami-esque situation on our hands. Despite positive review scores, Boom Blox only managed to move 60,000 copies in May. It's still really hard for new IP to breakthrough the noise in the market, and there has been a lot of noise so far this year. Between Super Smash Bros. Brawl, GTA IV, Wii Fit, Mario Kart and the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 4 (to name a few), there have been some really high profile game releases. The game was really well reviewed so I'm suspecting the marketing just didn't break through the clutter to the extent that they were hoping for. - Anita Frazier, a NPD analyst news Jun 14, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-145487.aspx The Wii is the bestselling video game machine of the last year, so the companies that sell video game titles must love the Wii, right? Not so much. Electronic Arts (ERTS), which released its earnings yesterday, breaks down how much of its Q4 revenue came from games for each of the major consoles: Playstation 3 (SNE): 15% Xbox 360 (MSFT): 14% Wii: 7% PlayStation 2: 5% Those numbers aren't aberrations, either: With one exception, the Wii has been the least lucrative next-gen console for EA since its debut. It's also not a surprise. Part of it is by design: Nintendo publishes almost all of the best-selling Wii games (Wii Play, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Wii Fit, Super Mario Galaxy, MarioKart Wii) itself -- its one of the things that distinguishes it from rivals Microsoft and Sony. Part of it is that third-party publishers like EA were caught off guard by the Wii's success a couple of years ago, and are still scrambling to create titles for the platform. And part of it is that many blockbuster games, like Halo 3 or GTA IV, don't have Wii versions, for varying reasons. But EA isn't giving up on the WII: Earlier this month it released BoomBlox, which was designed with the help of Steven Spielberg. But we have a feeling it won't be Spielberg's most popular release this summer. news May 14, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-142640.aspx With one of the summer's most anticipated blockbusters - the return of Indiana Jones- due in theaters in less than three weeks, you'd expect producer Steven Spielberg to be all about movies right now. But here he is, enthusiastically chatting up another subject dear to his heart: video games, in particular a cute puzzler called Boom Blox. It's Spielberg's first creation in a collaboration with Electronic Arts, and it's in stores today for Nintendo's Wii. news May 6, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/boom-blox/review/boom-blox/a-20080506111224548027/g-2008020616151551016 Exploding Jenga, Steven Spielberg style review May 6, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-141773.aspx A bit of a slow down compared to last week's bonanza... Highlights this week include Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Game of the Year Edition (PS3) and Boom Blox (Nintendo Wii). Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of May 3, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC! news May 3, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/boom-blox/videos/g-2008020616151551016/v-2008043013156120021 video Apr 30, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-138246.aspx Boom Blox, the upcoming casual game from EA and movie director Steven Spielberg, has the best physics of any game across any console, according to its senior producer. Speaking to VideoGamer.com in an interview at EA's Casual gaming brand event in London yesterday, Amir Rahimi, senior producer on Boom Blox, added that once the Wii version of the game is finished there's definitely the possibility of going to other consoles. news Apr 23, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/boom-blox/videos/g-2008020616151551016/v-20080415111136654082 video Apr 15, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/boom-blox/screenshots/g-2008020616151551016 screenshot Apr 15, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/boom-blox/screenshots/g-2008020616151551016 screenshot Apr 15, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/boom-blox/screenshots/g-2008020616151551016 screenshot Apr 15, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-135229.aspx From the two days that MTV Multiplayer spent with Nintendo, here were their five key takeaways: 1. Rock Band on Wii proved extremely popular. 2. No first-party WiiWare titles on display. 3. Lost Winds was the media's WiiWare favorite. 4. The guys behind World of Goo aren't fans of Electronic Arts. 5. Boom Blox is way better than you think. news Apr 15, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-135019.aspx At the Nintendo Media Summit, Boom Blox senior producer Amir Rahimi confirmed that the final version of the game will lack the head-tracking mode. An email statement noted, Head-tracking was something we considered including as an Easter egg in BOOM BLOX however, we did not end up including it in the final version of the game. ... news Apr 15, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-133697.aspx Steven Spielberg, aside from being one of the most successful movie directors on the planet, is definitely a serious games fan, and his involvement with EA's forthcoming Wii title Boom Blox has been far greater than a line for PR. That's according to Amir Rahimi, senior producer on the Boom Blox project, who spoke to GamesIndustry.biz at a Nintendo media event in San Francisco. I was actually pretty surprised to find out how much of a gamer Steven Spielberg is, said Rahimi. He - regularly, when we meet with him - makes references to games that a lot of us game developers haven't played or haven't played in years. But also recent games, like Crysis, he talks a lot about. news Apr 11, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/boom-blox/preview/boom-blox/a-200803201762782071/g-2008020616151551016 Steven Spielberg meets EA meets Jenga preview Mar 20, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-124155.aspx Slowly building itself up to be what looks to be one of the Nintendo Wii's biggest surprise packages of the year so far, Electronic Arts has confirmed that its upcoming physics-based puzzler, Boom Blox, will arrive in North America and Europe on May 06 and May 09 respectively. news Mar 17, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-114328.aspx Head tracking, a technique that effectively transforms the apparent '2D' image you see on your television screen into an out-of-the-screen virtual reality experience, will feature in Electronic Arts' upcoming Nintendo Wii title, Boom Blox. news Feb 22, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-111140.aspx From nintendowiifanboy.com: We were heavily criticized for our initial (and, okay, harsh) opinions about BOOM BLOX. Even though we softened up to the game after seeing the trailer, we can't say we were behind it all along. Some people were, though, like the notorious Surfer Girl. news Feb 14, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-108974.aspx PAL release schedule for 2008 from EA for PS2, PS3, Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP and Xbox 360. Includes releases for Battlefield: Bad Company, Boom Blox, Ninja Reflex and UEFA EURO 2008. news Feb 8, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/boom-blox/videos/g-2008020616151551016/v-20080207132138672075 video Feb 7, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-108475.aspx Surfer Girl says that the next year's Star Wars MMO, not being developed by BioWare or Sony Online Entertainment, will launch simultaneously for PC and consoles alongside the debut of the first Star Wars TV series in fall 2009, of which the storylines of the game will tie into. According to her, LucasArts already have a second online title planned that has nothing to do with Star Wars. news Feb 7, 2008 http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/boom-blox/news/spielbergs-wii-game-revealed/a-2008020712136890000/g-2008020616151551016 It may not be what you were hoping for, but booming those blox looks like a lot of fun. news Feb 7, 2008 http://www.n4g.com/wii/News-108102.aspx Movie director Steven Spielberg teams up with EA for a new Wii family game... news Feb 6, 2008