MTV has a new interview with Jonathan Bunney, the
Harry Potter video games executive producer, who talks about extending the wizarding world gaming universe beyond the seven books.
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"I think that's a great opportunity," Wiimote-clutching "Harry Potter" executive producer Jonathan Bunney told MTV News last week at an EA summer press event. "Certainly, we've done it with 'Lord of the Rings.' We've extended beyond the movies there. We did it with James Bond for a while. I don't know what we'll do with 'Harry Potter.' It'd be fun to, I think. There's more stories that we can tell."
He also talked about the possibility of re-visiting old stories in order to improve graphics and gameplay.
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"There's an opportunity to go back to the original movie," he said. "The technology has moved on so much. When we were first making those games, we were making it for PlayStation 1, and now we've got, you know, the Wii. I think there's opportunities to [revisit stories].
"We have to figure out whether anyone wants to buy those or not!" he added with a laugh.
He also referenced the
recent statement that EA are interested in the possiblity of a
Harry Potter multi-player RPG.
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"We've talked about it a lot," Bunney said. "The reality is that we're focused on the movie games. I think there could be a fun MMO for 'Harry Potter.' "
Finally he spoke about the opportunity to make 2 games for the last film,
Deathly Hallows.
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"We haven't really thought about what we're going to do yet, but it's going to be really exciting," Bunney said. "Obviously, it's a great opportunity to make two games, but I want to make sure we make two great games. We don't know how close those movies are going to be, how far apart they're going to be and where they're going to cut them in half."