Spore could spawn movie and TV spin-offs

Wright admits considerations beyond gaming

Speaking to Reuters, Spore mastermind Will Wright has revealed that publisher EA are considering Spore beyond the gaming 'space'. He said TV shows and movies are possible.

Wright was speaking at a promotional event in Singapore, telling the news agency: "With Spore, we’re looking way outside the game space, such as TV, movies, etc.," he enthused.

"We’re basically planting the seeds to spread Spore out to a much wider group of people than would ever play a computer game."

He admits mistakes may also have been made with The Sims; with regard to reaching audiences beyond gaming: "We’re going to be much more intelligent about harvesting other market opportunities for Spore than we were with The Sims, which as big as it was in the game space, pretty much remains in the game space."

By Luke Guttridge