In honor of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon's release on the Wii, a new interview has appeared with Ed Boon on The Wire, a section found on a gaming review and preview site called Riottt.com. While the interview is mostly conducted with questions concerning the new release of MKA on the Wii, there are a few new details Boon shares in this interview. Most notable is the mention of possibly releasing a classic 2D MK game on the Wii's virtual console.

WAS THERE ANY THOUGHT OF HAVING THE GAME PLAY MORE LIKE THE BOXING PART OF “WII SPORTS,” WITH PEOPLE MAKING PUNCHING MOVES WITH THE CONTROLLER?

Yes, we thought about it for about five minutes and realized that it would be way too exhausting for people. In addition, players need that “twitch control” for throwing basic punches and kicks that can’t be fired off effectively with motions. We found the best use of the Wii-controls was for special moves and fatalities.

DID ADAPTING “MORTAL KOMBAT ARMAGEDDON” FOR THE WII GIVE YOU ANY IDEAS FOR THE NEXT GAME IN THE SERIES, OR MAYBE IDEAS FOR A WII-SPECIFIC “MORTAL KOMBAT”?

Sure. Whenever you work with something so dramatically different that you’ve been using before, the new ideas come pouring out. We’ve talked quite a bit about possible future games and features, but we aren’t ready to talk specifics are the moment.

HAS THERE BEEN ANY TALK ABOUT ADAPTING ANY OTHER “MORTAL KOMBAT” GAMES FOR THE WII?

There has been talk of bringing back one of the older classic 2D “M.K.” games for the Virtual console. I think that could be a lot of fun.

To read the remainder of the interview, click here.

Thanks to Riottt.com's own Paul Semel for sending us the news!