Today Electronic Arts finally ships Will Wright's latest game, Spore, to stores in the US. It's a title that has garnered almost mythical status since it was first revealed (partially because of its many development delays) but now that's its out in the wild Wright seems eager to see what others think of his alien evolution sim.

In a new interview with Venture Beat, Wright comments on the early reviews of the game, some of which have not been kind to Spore. Wright states, "We're taking some hits in the press for the depth of levels. Shallow or not. That was pretty much intentional." He added that he would rather have a game that is lower on the Metacritic score but still sold well, saying, "Intentionally, if you go after a lot of people who don't play games at all, you will take hits among the hardcore gamers." After working on the game for seven years, Wright will certainly move on to his next game, saying, "I'm working on a couple of projects like I always do. I'm going to take a breather. I'll decide which one to run with pretty soon."