Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has inked a deal with Sony to create Pottermore, a strange hybrid between a website, a game, an online store and an encyclopaedia (Potterpedia?).
There is of course no such thing as a Harry Potter game on the Sega Genesis. The series came about far too late for Sega’s old console. If you thought that would stop Chinese pirates, though, you don’t know Chinese pirates too well.
I watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and, as a fan who has read all the books, I thought it was a bit sucky. This is way better – Harry Potter and the Summer School Spectre, a story told though the awesome medium of a made-up 8-Bit video game.
Many video games have had a “big head mode”. But who calls it “big head mode”? Not Harry Potter. In his next game, he inflates craniums with a spell called “Engorgio Skullus!”
We’re not talking popularity here, but size, physical size – er, scope. Distance! Get your mind out of the gutter.