Spector: Sci-fi RPG pitch became Epic Mickey
Disney pitched Epic Mickey to Deus Ex creator
Development legend Warren Spector has been talking about how his latest title Epic Mickey came to be.
Spector confessed to Develop Online that he had originally pitched a sci-fi RPG game but Disney ended up pitching to him instead.
He said: "I remember telling my agent before the Disney meeting that I knew they're not going to be interested in this stuff. I went into the meeting room, pitched them my stuff, and sure enough I was right. The guys started texting in the middle of the meeting. I was convinced they were not interested."
He continued: "I was standing there and they were actually texting to each other saying 'should we ask him about the Mickey game?' I really thought I was losing them. So they said to me, 'we have a concept' - and they were kind of embarrassed - 'we have a concept for Mickey, we want to show you our idea'. And they gave me this pitch. I mean, Disney pitching to me? That was kinda cool."
