Custom Robo dev considering series’ future, not sure “when or in what form something will appear”
Posted on January 29, 2013 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News
Noise has been fairly quiet since releasing Custom Robo Arena in 2009. Similarly, Nintendo hasn’t announced anything new for the series following the DS game’s launch.
It sounds like there’s still quite a bit of interest in the IP, as noted on Noise’s official blog. In a new post, the studio wrote that it often receives emails asking about future Custom Robo titles, but “with the changes around the game industry, I felt that it would be difficult to continue to create these games exactly as they had been in the past.”
Noise is currently mulling over “in what form we could use this important property.” But for now, the team “cannot say when or in what form something will appear.” Noise additionally thanked fans of the series and noted: “I hope that one day I will have something good to report for you.”
Read on below for Noise’s fully translated blog post concerning Custom Robo.
A Story About Custom Robo
At our company, we often receive e-mails that say“Aren’t you going to make Custom Robo any more?”
Or, “I’m waiting for a new game”
Sometimes, we even receive them from overseas.
I’m grateful for this, as it has been over ten years since the first game was released.
Actually, Custom Robo V2 is available for download on the Wii Virtual Console, and
I’m surprised to find that each month it has been downloaded quite a few times.
When I speak with people from other companies,
I often hear, “It’s such a waste to have such a good franchise and do nothing with it.”
Regarding this series, it’s just that we’ve already made 5 games,
and with the changes around the game industry,
I felt that it would be difficult to continue to create these games
exactly as they had been in the past. There were also more concrete problems.
Quite a bit of time has passed since “Rumble! Custom Robo” on the DS.
If this is something that the players of Custom Robo need,
then I do feel like I would like to revive the series.
I am already considering in what form we could use this important property.
Naturally, it comes up in conversation at work more often than not.
However, at this stage,
I cannot say when or in what form something will appear.
I would like to express my deep thanks for all the fans
who have graciously supported Custom Robo.
I hope that one day I will have something good to report for you.
