Dean Takahashi of Venture Beat today posted an interview with EA CEO John Riccitiello. In the Q&A, where Riccitiello heaps praise on his company's recent development efforts, he also commented about Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft's console efforts.

"Up until this year, we were tilted more toward the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. We're trying to get to a position where we're not tilted," explained Riccitiello. "We have a lot of content that is strong on the Wii and the DS. We're getting there this year on the Wii. We've got a little more work to do on the DS. I don't think it's a good percentage bet for EA to be in the handicapping business. We're in the business software that takes advantage of the environment. What I've been driving for is to get EA to be neutral."

"There are three strong players in the sector," he added. "They have all got their respective demographics and geographies. Blu-ray on the PS3 trumps DVD on the Xbox 360. Xbox Live trumps the PlayStation Network. The wand controller trumps the traditional controller. They've all got their rock, paper, scissors competition going. The $249 Wii price trumps $349 Xbox 360 price. We are playing all three. We're not trying to avoid your question. Nintendo is pretty happy with its market position.

When probed further about his thoughts on Nintendo, Riccitiello responded, "I want to see more EA successes on all three platforms. Frankly, if you look at Nintendo, it's obvious there is a chance for third-party success. They didn't show a lot of content from Nintendo's first-party group. They got a lot of that out last year. So third-party games will likely do better."

"The Wii MotionPlus is going to be good," he continued. "If I had to pick one thing we suffered from, it was imprecise control on the Wii. That meant certain genres were never going to perform as well on the Wii. There are a couple of franchises in our booth. Go look at Dead Space and imagine playing that game with a wand and a Nunchuk. If they improve the precision, then you could have a good experience. There is no doubt that Wii Speak will appeal to a certain group of people. I thought what was nice is that they created an opportunity for third parties to be more successful."