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The sad fate of Weewaa on Wii, how it could see life on Wii U
I bet it's been awhile since you thought about this guy...
Wondering why we never saw it hit the Wii? Let's hear what the devs have to say on the matter.
“We did finish the game for Wii, and the tech and gameplay [were] working really good. But the investor and publisher didn’t go through with publishing it since the Wii market wasn’t strong enough. It was a very big disappointment to us, too, since we had worked with the project for many years. We even designed the plush toy ourselves and set up the full production in China.
It was mainly because they didn’t see any third-party games selling on Wii,” he said. “The kids angle worked really well on Wii. At the beginning, we had deals lined up with both Walmart and Toys ‘R’ Us. They loved it, but then the market changed, and third-party games just didn’t sell.” - Klaus Lyngeled, the owner and creative director of Zoink
The idea wasn't completely killed off, as the story/assets were moved over to a mobile game. With that said, the dev team would still love to realize the original idea on consoles, with their sights currently set on Wii U.
"We would like to put the original WeeWaa plush-toy game on Wii U, but we really need a strong partner to make that happen. The new game is developed with Unity 3D, and as you know, the Wii U [supports] Unity 3D. So it would probably be easy to get it up and running. Also, the Wii U is still using the same style Wiimote [that] our plush toy was designed to work with.
Another great feature would be to incorporate the GamePad with its screen into gameplay. I could easily see the extra screen becoming a customizable toy for WeeWaa, his backpack, his camera, or use the pen for a coloring/drawing toy. Look at how Toca Tea Party uses the tablet as a table for plush toys."
Too bad no publisher would take the project on for Wii. Activision showed just how well toy-paired games can work on Wii. Maybe Wii U will give WeeWaa his true shot at stardom.
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Wondering why we never saw it hit the Wii? Let's hear what the devs have to say on the matter.
“We did finish the game for Wii, and the tech and gameplay [were] working really good. But the investor and publisher didn’t go through with publishing it since the Wii market wasn’t strong enough. It was a very big disappointment to us, too, since we had worked with the project for many years. We even designed the plush toy ourselves and set up the full production in China.
It was mainly because they didn’t see any third-party games selling on Wii,” he said. “The kids angle worked really well on Wii. At the beginning, we had deals lined up with both Walmart and Toys ‘R’ Us. They loved it, but then the market changed, and third-party games just didn’t sell.” - Klaus Lyngeled, the owner and creative director of Zoink
The idea wasn't completely killed off, as the story/assets were moved over to a mobile game. With that said, the dev team would still love to realize the original idea on consoles, with their sights currently set on Wii U.
"We would like to put the original WeeWaa plush-toy game on Wii U, but we really need a strong partner to make that happen. The new game is developed with Unity 3D, and as you know, the Wii U [supports] Unity 3D. So it would probably be easy to get it up and running. Also, the Wii U is still using the same style Wiimote [that] our plush toy was designed to work with.
Another great feature would be to incorporate the GamePad with its screen into gameplay. I could easily see the extra screen becoming a customizable toy for WeeWaa, his backpack, his camera, or use the pen for a coloring/drawing toy. Look at how Toca Tea Party uses the tablet as a table for plush toys."
Too bad no publisher would take the project on for Wii. Activision showed just how well toy-paired games can work on Wii. Maybe Wii U will give WeeWaa his true shot at stardom.
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