PlatinumGames is reviving The Wonderful 101, the designer’s 2013 Wii U game, in “remastered” kind for Nintendo Switch. This time, nevertheless, Platinum isn’t working with the game’s former publisher, Nintendo, however is turning to Kickstarter to crowdfund advancement of The Wonderful 101: Remastered– with strategies to bring the game to PlayStation 4 and Windows PC.
The Wonderful 101: Remastered’s Kickstarter campaign released Monday afternoon. The initial campaign requested about $50,000 in crowdfunding to remaster and self-publish the game on Switch, with stretch objectives to bring the game to PC through Steam (at $250,000) and PS4 (at $500,000). Within hours, PlatinumGames quickly met those 2 revealed stretch objectives.
Platinum likewise means extra material coming to The Wonderful 101: Remastered, to be opened through stretch objectives, however information on that material and particular crowdfunding quantities weren’t exposed.
The Kickstarter campaign notes a prolonged quantity of digital and physical benefits. The Wonderful 101: Remastered is prepared to be launched both digitally and physically on Switch, and benefits such as Tee shirts, fashion jewelry, figures, and the game’s soundtrack are readily available. One benefit even ensures being obstructed by game director Hideki Kamiya on Twitter, where he is notoriously irritated.
Helping Platinum in the remaster is Nighthawk Interactive, the designer that assisted bring games like Metal Wolf Turmoil, Killer Queen Black, and Aladdin and The Lion King to numerous platforms.
The Wonderful 101 was initially launched for Wii U in2013 The game’s core conceit has players taking control of a hundred heroes at the same time and integrating their strength into enormous weapons like a sword, whip, or weapon that are summoned utilizing the Wii U’s touchscreen-enabled GamePad. In Polygon’s review of The Wonderful 101, we slammed the game for its undependable gameplay mechanics and its “one-note” humor.
PlatinumGames just recently got financial investment from Chinese web and home entertainment business Tencent. At the time, Platinum CEO Kenichi Sato stated Tencent’s financial investment in the studio would “strengthen our foundation as a business and expand from game development into exploring self-publishing.”
Update: PlatinumGames’ Kickstarter campaign was a fast success and has actually currently raised over $525,000 from more than 8,000 backers, exceeding the 2 revealed stretch objectives. That indicates The Wonderful 101: Remastered is bound for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Windows PC through Steam. This story has actually been upgraded to show that.
