Wii | Jonathan Smith Talks Wizards and Hogwarts

Q&A: The head of production at TT Games tells us all about working on Lego Harry Potter, flying broomsticks, and joining the Warner Bros. group.

After releasing a string of successful Lego-themed games, including Lego Star Wars, Lego Indiana Jones, Lego Batman, and Lego Rock Band, the development team at Traveller's Tales has set its sights on the world of Harry Potter. Following the success of its block-based forbears, the upcoming Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 will focus on the boy wizard's formative years at Hogwarts. It will also feature plenty of wand-waving, spellcasting, puzzle-solving and broom-flying. We recently caught up with Jonathan Smith of TT Games to find out more about the game.

GameSpot UK: Why did TT Games decide to do Lego Harry Potter: Years 1 - 4?

Jonathan Smith: Lego Harry Potter is the most natural fit together. The world of Lego--of surprise and humour--with the world of Harry Potter--full of magic and these amazing characters and great drama--has bonded in the game incredibly naturally and it has been great fun. We started working with Warner Bros. originally on Lego Batman, and they were such fantastic creative partners that they did make it very easy for us to take the steps toward Lego Harry Potter.

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Source: http://www.gamespot.com/wii/adventure/legoharrypotteryears14/news.html?sid=6252443