In an interview with Newsweek, Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime has stated that despite Take 2’s decision to bring Manhunt 2 to Wii, in the future he expects a bigger commitment to Nintendo formats from the publisher.

“We need EA, Rockstar, all of the various entities, because they bring content that we just don't do,” Fils-Aime stated. “In the case of Take 2 and Rockstar, it was a series of conversations, predominantly with Paul Eibeler, around what made sense for them, what makes sense for us, and frankly, those conversations continue.

“I fully expect we will see even more support out of Take 2 in total. They have fantastic capabilities in sports - sports other than the Mario genre of sports Nintendo doesn't do - so it's a match that needs to happen.”