Retelling our Canon on Video Game Consoles

I am going to admit that I am a bit of a skeptic when it comes to the Electronic Literature movement-- I am all for expanding literary studies to include works produced entirely for and by our new media technologies, but titles like Star Wars One Letter at a Time don't exactly help the credibility of the new art form.  The reason I bring this up is because I really don't want to talk about Electronic Literature at all (does this mean I should delete the previous sentences up to this point?)  I want to stress that I am only looking at only video games, with just one exception:  Scottish-based TernTV's digital adaptations of literary classics to be "played through" on video game consoles.  I liken this to more of a piece of electronic literature than a video game, as the player acts more like an observer who is unable to affect the outcome of the events of the story, but can fully explore different settings within such classics as Wuthering Heights and Crime and Punishment.  Although these adaptations have not been released just yet, they will offer a completely different way to consume the stories that the books tell.

Personally, I have a difficult time seeing how these will sell, especially if the company is focusing on literary classics right away.  Who does this company think the "new, wider" audience is going to be if these adaptations are "played" on video game consoles instead of DVD players or personal computers?  It's not too hard to think that teenagers would be the one to pick up this format, although I again point at the book selection as questionable.  I think it is a great way to make difficult content much more accessible-- "playing through" Crime and Punishment just sounds like a paradox to me, as there usually isn't anything fun about reading through it.  But if a student can play this on his or her own, or if a teacher utilizes this digital adaptation in the classroom to assist in reading through the book, it has potential to serve as a great educational tool in literacy. 

However, if TernTV really wanted the new audience to play these adaptations for enjoyment purposes, why not go for the titles that most video game players (aka adolescents, children, young adults) enjoy most?  Why not start with Harry Potter, Twilight, and other popular young adult novels to get them interested right away? I think these books that are not as recognized as academic works could eventually lead to the more serious adolescent titles.  I have an image in my head of just how amazing a digital adaptation of the book Speak could be, with players exploring Melinda's closet space in the school, studying her art project as it is made, and seeing and hearing the various high school Clans for themselves.  I feel like her voice would not be lost in this medium, unlike the Lifetime movie version which just did not translate well at all.  Am I alone in thinking that this has potential, but the company is a little misguided in their approach?