Freedom Planet dev on which controllers the game will support on Wii U, 3DS interest, desire to continue the series
Posted on March 10, 2015 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop
Cubed3 recently caught up with Stephen “Strife” DiDuro, one of the leading developers on Freedom Planet. The indie title was just confirmed for Wii U this past weekend.
We’ve picked out a few excerpts from the interview – notably which controllers Freedom Planet will support, 3DS interest, and a desire to keep the series going. You can find all of DiDuro’s comments on those subjects below. For the full interview, head on over here.
Cubed3: It’s great to hear that the game is in the works for Wii U – how do you intend on using the Wii U GamePad controller and hardware?
Stephen: I’d like the game to be compatible with a bunch of controller types – the GamePad Controller, the Wiimote, Wiimote+nunchuk and Pro Controller to be specific – so that players have more of a choice in what they can use. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to pull off anything special with the GamePad screen itself, but at the very least it will duplicate the display from the TV.
Cubed3: Would you consider Nintendo 3DS?
Stephen: For sure! There are some pretty big obstacles, though, considering how much less space there is on the 3DS for running games, so we’d have to compress some things in order to get it to work, and we’d have to think about how to utilize the touch screen and add 3D depth to the background and objects.
Cubed3: What are your plans for the future – do you see Freedom Planet becoming a series?
Stephen: I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t looking forward to continuing the series someday. I still have a few things to do with this game, such as the expansion adding two new characters, but after that, who knows? This is definitely not going to be our last game though!
