A portion of an NWR interview with Jools Watsham...
NWR: Ignition is making the decision to publish Planet Crashers 3D on the eShop. How do you feel about the game's chance on the eShop compared to retail?
JW: Yeah, I think releasing Planet Crashers as an eShop game is a wise and bold decision. Like I said earlier, asking $30 or $40 for an original game is very difficult these days if it doesn't have the backing of a huge advertising campaign. Most companies can't afford to go gangbusters with every game they release, so it ends up making every release very delicate and risky. I don't know how much Planet Crashers will sell for, but I expect it will be a fraction of what the retail price would have been, which is awesome for the player!
NWR: What are the release plans for Bomb Monkey?
JW: We hope to complete the development of Bomb Monkey in the next few weeks, so we should be submitting the game to Nintendo for final approval in about a month if everything goes to plan. It will be priced at approximately $4.99 / 5 Euro.
NWR: Do you believe there is a hope for a follow-up to Dementium or Moon? How about Son of the Dragon? Could any of those games have a future on the eShop?
JW: I think there is a small chance for follow-ups to Dementium and Moon. We at Renegade Kid would start development of either one or both in a heartbeat! But, this gets back to the issue of relying on publishing partners and retail, etc. One dream that I have is for us to develop a new FPS original IP and self-publish it on eShop. That way we retain complete control and can release as many sequels and spin-offs as we like without having to convince the bean-counters to fund it. Son of the Dragon could happen some day, sure, but that is a big-budget title so it may be a little while before we have enough cash to make that happen.
Full interview here
NWR: Ignition is making the decision to publish Planet Crashers 3D on the eShop. How do you feel about the game's chance on the eShop compared to retail?
JW: Yeah, I think releasing Planet Crashers as an eShop game is a wise and bold decision. Like I said earlier, asking $30 or $40 for an original game is very difficult these days if it doesn't have the backing of a huge advertising campaign. Most companies can't afford to go gangbusters with every game they release, so it ends up making every release very delicate and risky. I don't know how much Planet Crashers will sell for, but I expect it will be a fraction of what the retail price would have been, which is awesome for the player!
NWR: What are the release plans for Bomb Monkey?
JW: We hope to complete the development of Bomb Monkey in the next few weeks, so we should be submitting the game to Nintendo for final approval in about a month if everything goes to plan. It will be priced at approximately $4.99 / 5 Euro.
NWR: Do you believe there is a hope for a follow-up to Dementium or Moon? How about Son of the Dragon? Could any of those games have a future on the eShop?
JW: I think there is a small chance for follow-ups to Dementium and Moon. We at Renegade Kid would start development of either one or both in a heartbeat! But, this gets back to the issue of relying on publishing partners and retail, etc. One dream that I have is for us to develop a new FPS original IP and self-publish it on eShop. That way we retain complete control and can release as many sequels and spin-offs as we like without having to convince the bean-counters to fund it. Son of the Dragon could happen some day, sure, but that is a big-budget title so it may be a little while before we have enough cash to make that happen.
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