Nintendo to Develop Doctor Who Game?

Doctor Who, the quirky British science fiction series about a time-traveling drifter and his human companions, is pretty much my favorite thing on television. I’ve always loved its characters, humor, and brains – it isn’t a show about shooting aliens, and I kind of appreciate that from time to time. Ever since the rumor popped up that Telltale was seeking the license, I’ve been craving the chance to play an adventure game based on The Doctor’s travels.

Well, it looks like a game is coming out and, while Telltale isn’t on the case, the BBC might have found an even better caretaker. According to an article published today in The Sun, Nintendo has signed a £10 million deal to develop a Doctor Who game for the Wii.

Don’t expect a shooting fest from the deal, according to the showrunners, they want a game that captures the Doctor’s more cerebral style. As former Doctor, David Tennant put it:

“The video game was quite actively developed, but it’s difficult to nail as the Doctor doesn’t blow things up. He’s not Batman, who goes around smacking people in the head.”

No screenshots have been spotted yet, and Nintendo has yet to officially confirm that the game is in development. In fact, I’m still expecting that the newspaper was confused and that a 3rd party is working on the game, and that it will just happen to be on the Wii.

The article states that the game is being aimed at a Christmas release in the UK. I’m praying that BBC America can bribe Nintendo into bringing it out here. We’ll give you guys an update when this either confirmed or busted.

source: The Sun