The Wonderful 101 is returning on Switch thanks to a new Kickstarter campaign. Rather than going with Nintendo or a different publisher, PlatinumGames has decided to fund this project directly.
Speaking with Nintendo Everything, studio head Atsushi Inaba discussed the decision to go down the Kickstarter route – a first for the company. Inaba also mentioned that “Nintendo’s kindness has allowed us to expand to other platforms”, allowing for The Wonderful 101: Remastered to launch on Switch as well as other systems.
Inaba shared the following with us:
It didn’t take long for The Wonderful 101: Remastered to meet its funding goal on Kickstarter. PlatinumGames was asking fans to help raise $50,000, and that target has already reached. The studio was able to generate that revenue in less than 30 minutes.
The Wonderful 101: Remastered still has a significant amount of time left in its Kickstarter campaign. There’s a month remaining, so fans can expect a number of stretch goals to be added soon.
You can contribute to The Wonderful 101: Remastered on Kickstarter here.
Earlier today, PlatinumGames opened an official website known as “Platinum 4”. This appears to be a hub featuring upcoming projects – four in total, naturally.
With The Wonderful 101: Remastered having just been revealed, PlatinumGames updated its website with this upcoming game. There are now three additional slots for other projects.
Unfortunately, there’s absolutely nothing to go on as to what PlatinumGames has in store. We’ll just have to wait for the official reveals in the future.
The Wonderful 101’s return has been teased for what feels like years now. Those teases continued last week, as PlatinumGames posted an image on Twitter featuring director Hideki Kamiya with the time “1:01” on the PC screen behind him. Today, all of those teases have provided tangible results.
PlatinumGames has announced The Wonderful 101: Remastered, a return of the Wii U game through Kickstarter. Rather than going through a publisher, the studio is handling the project directly.
The story-driven action game Ministry of Broadcast will launch physically for Switch on April 28, PM Studios and acttil have announced. Presumably, the digital version will either be out earlier or on the same day.
A special pre-order package was also revealed today known as the “Steelbook Edition”. Reserve the game to receive a customized steelbook packaged in an O-sleeve. Pricing is set at $39.99.
Here’s an overview of Ministry of Broadcast, along with a trailer:
NIS America has announced its lineup for PAX West 2020.
The company will have a few playable games on hand, including The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III, Langrisser I & II, La-Mulana 1 & 2, and Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories. A secret game will also be playable.
PAX East 2020 runs between February 27 and March 1. NIS America will be at booth #26035.
Source: NIS America PR
Spike Chunsoft has kicked off a notable sale on the Switch eShop. Some heavy discounts are now live featuring AI: The Somnium Files, PixelJunk Monsters 2, Steins;Gate, and Yu-No.
Here’s the full lineup of games on sale:
IGN has shared a new video that gives us a look at the first ten minutes of Doom Eternal. Have a look at the gameplay below.
BoomBit Games is putting Bridge Builder Adventure on Switch this week, the developer announced today. A release is planned for February 7 via the eShop.
We have the following overview and trailer for Bridge Builder Adventure:
A new set of rewards have been added to the European My Nintendo website. Five discounts are up for grabs, including Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Ever Oasis, and more.
Here’s the full lineup:
