In an interview that focuses largely on his return to Twisted Metal, Eat Sleep Play's David Jaffe also took some time to talk about his views of the competition. He actually thinks the Call of Duty franchise could be one of the top competitors for Twisted Metal Online.
"We are an action, shooter, and online game. You immediately think the elephant in the room is Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, which people are still playing. The trick is we have our fans. If we treat them well, they will show up. We are trying to get new fans as well. I think other shooters and action games are competition," he told VentureBeat.
It was his comments on Nintendo that were perhaps even more interesting, however.
"I thought about Nintendo would say about how they had no direct competition for what they were trying to do. I always thought that was such bullsh*t. That is corporate spin bullsh*t. But the more I do this job, the more I understand what they are saying," he acknowledged. "I can’t worry what others are doing. You have to compete against yourself. Otherwise, you are chasing a phantom. Even if you catch it, then your only goal is making money. If that’s your only goal, then you won’t succeed. Most things that do well have some internal inspiration behind them. In terms of pure car combat, we are the only game on the block right now. We still feel there is a lot of life in this genre and it is wide open for us."
