Madden NFL has finally hit its stride on the Wii. EA has been messing around with the formula pretty much since the Wii launch, making big changes such as the failed throwing motion pass system and the recent stylized look of the players. Madden NFL 12 doesn’t bring any drastic changes around, it just tightens up what’s already there and offers a few new options, creating the best Madden the Wii has ever seen.

There are huge changes going on EA Tiburon, the studio responsible for developing Madden NFL.

Madden NFL creative director Ian Cummings and EA Sports Chief Technology Officer Richard Wifall have both tendered their resignations. Cummings confirmed his departure on the official Madden blog. He had worked at EA for 11 years. Cummings’ blog said he decided to “seek opportunities elsewhere.” Sites including Joystiq are reporting that those opportunities will take Cummings to Row Sham Bow, a new social game studio started by former EA Tiburon General Manager Phillip Holt.

EA kind of has the right idea with Madden NFL 10 for Wii, even if you don’t agree with the results. It simply can’t look as good as it does on the Xbox 360 or PlayStation, so why bother trying? Instead, they’ve rebuilt the game from the ground up to give it a new, stylized look. I’m okay with this. In fact, I like it a lot, but keep in mind that I come from time when a medieval warrior was depicted by a block carrying around an emoticon. Things that don’t look real can still look good, after all, as long as the design is sharp. It is, straight through to the new menu navigation system.

While thumbing through the same January 2009 issue of Delta’s Sky magazine with the “Chick Click” article, I almost missed a small article about EA Tiburon before tossing it into the recycling bin.

The sidebar, titled “Serious Game Playing,” (by “GB,” p. 67), is part of the magazine’s portrait of Orlando, Florida (USA), and specifically accompanies the “Partners in Progress” section of the series by Lisa Roberts.

According to the brief article, Phil Holt, EA Tiburon’s General Manager, revealed that EA “combs Madden Internet forums for player comments” and the company invites local residents and…