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| BY Ashutosh Chhibbar Aug. 6th, 2008 | More on: |
Oboro Muramasa Youtoden
Vanillaware have gained a strong reputation within the hardcore community with their commitment to beautifully hand drawn 2D visuals and innovation within the RPG genre. When they announced a new title for the Wii, gamers saw an example of what Nintendo had been promising from the very beginning: that the Wii would be home to quality niche titles as well as platinum-selling accessible ones. The gorgeous screens that accompanied the news only enhanced its reputation. Then the rumors started; Vanillaware were experiencing financial troubles, and development of Oboro Muramasa Youtoden was in jeopardy.
Recently Siliconera interviewed Marvelous Interactive’s president Yasuhiro Wada, and managed to ask about the status of the game. His response was that we could judge for ourselves when the game is demonstrated at TGS 08. It seems the development of the game is on track after all, and that the rumors were just that; rumors. Seeing the game alive and well at TGS will surely bring sighs of relief to snooty import gamers and 2D afficiendos everywhere.
Chances of Release: 80%
August 7th, 2008
at 12:22 am
Brought up things I haven’t thought of before, very interesting. Wii Motor Sports and Katamari I could live without (the latter will probably come as a different version) but it would be a shame if the other ones didn’t hit the shelves.
August 7th, 2008
at 9:04 am
You left out Sadness!
I kid I kid. I don’t consider concept art a game either.
August 7th, 2008
at 9:32 am
You forgot to mention that the island used for Airplane was also the same island that’s in Wii Fit and presumably the same island in Resort
August 7th, 2008
at 5:01 pm
@JDW
I never realized that. Nice observation
August 7th, 2008
at 9:48 pm
It’s disappointing…Nintendo is the Godfather of video gaming. Even with these new companies emerging…XBox, Playstation, etc. you’d think the developers at Nintendo could keep up, but it doesn’t seem as though they can. Or maybe it’s because they want to appeal to the family aspect of gaming, which is where most of the games seem to be directed. Look at the basic Wii Sports, Wii Play, even Mario Kart. Either way, the Wii is a great new approach to gaming and I just hope they can get some new games so it continues to thrive.