“Centi Men” was considered as a name for The Wonderful 101, Platinum’s focus on high-quality games
The Wonderful 101 could have been called “Centi Men”, according to director Hideki Kamiya. That was one of a few names that had been considered early on in development.
Kamiya revealed to NintendoWorldReport in an interview:
“Before Wonderful 101, and actually before Wonderful 100 was an idea, there were a lot of ideas. One of those ideas was “Centi Men”. So, on one hand, based on the characters in the game there’s wordplay with sentinels, and also because of the visual design that aesthetic lends to the idea of these little figures, which was suitable for that name, Centi Men. So at that point we had even made designs with the chest pattern, but that was sort of one stop on a road that went through a lot of different ideas, which is pretty typical.”
Later in the interview, Kamiya was asked about The Wonderful 101’s slow start in Japan and whether the game’s poor sales could potentially impact future development. Kamiya responded my speaking about Platinum’s committment to making high-quality games:
“A really important philosophy at Platinum Games is that we absolutely do not want to compromise on quality, and if the quality is there then we gain a trust from fans and if we get trust from fans then that will ultimately result in a satisfying response from users. So, that’s a number one priority and as long as we maintain that high standard for quality and respect and garnered trust from users, then, from Platinum Games’ perspective, that’s something that will allow us to continue forward uninhibited.”
