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Rock Pocket proposing Oliver and Spike as a 2nd party title for Wii U, interest in 3DS, eShop
A portion of a Dromble interview with Natascha Röösli, Marketing and PR at Rock Pocket Games...
D: Oliver and Spike will be available on most (or all) consoles. In an April 2013 interview with Nintendo Chronicle, you said, “I need to mention, O&S is not yet confirmed for Wii U. That still very much depends on a potential partner.” Now that we’re in September, what is the current status on the Wii U version (as well as other console versions)? Have things changed much with your potential partner(s) since April?
NR: Unfortunately not. Discussions are going very slow due to the switch to the new generation of consoles as well as Publishers being afraid of new IPs, especially by a studio who has no previous track record as a team on said platforms. We are currently pitching Oliver&Spike as a second party game and are looking for a close co-operation with a potential partner. When it comes to the platform holders that might mean exclusivity to a platform (timed or not) That is the main reason we cannot confirm anything still. We do think however that Oliver & Spike would be a great fit for a Nintendo Platform and would resonate well with the Nintendo Community. Maybe we just have to make sure Nintendo sees that. Send hordes of fans their way to demand the game maybe? ;)
Of course, finding a partner who can cover publishing on the different platforms would be the best solution. Especially since we have specific and unique features designed for the different consoles.
D: So Rock Pocket Games would be interested in having Nintendo publish Oliver & Spike as a second party Wii U exclusive title? Possibly even as a retail title?
NR: Definitely if they would be interested. They haven’t asked for exclusivity so far during any kind of discussion, though. Retail would of course be a dream! However, we are very aware about not having a track record and are willing to compromise according to a partners needs.
D: Rock Pocket Games has created smaller mobile games for iOS in the past. Could you see any of your iOS mobile games being a good fit on the 3DS eShop or PS Vita? For example, maybe something like Monster Mania?
NR: Oh absolutely. We basically just need the time. We are already balancing tons of projects as well as trying to keep our company afloat. Several of our mobile titles would fit well with other handheld platforms. A lot of our mobile projects are however work-for-hire so we have to check with the actual clients as well. “The Package” might be a good candidate as well. After all it was App of the week in the States.
Full interview here
D: Oliver and Spike will be available on most (or all) consoles. In an April 2013 interview with Nintendo Chronicle, you said, “I need to mention, O&S is not yet confirmed for Wii U. That still very much depends on a potential partner.” Now that we’re in September, what is the current status on the Wii U version (as well as other console versions)? Have things changed much with your potential partner(s) since April?
NR: Unfortunately not. Discussions are going very slow due to the switch to the new generation of consoles as well as Publishers being afraid of new IPs, especially by a studio who has no previous track record as a team on said platforms. We are currently pitching Oliver&Spike as a second party game and are looking for a close co-operation with a potential partner. When it comes to the platform holders that might mean exclusivity to a platform (timed or not) That is the main reason we cannot confirm anything still. We do think however that Oliver & Spike would be a great fit for a Nintendo Platform and would resonate well with the Nintendo Community. Maybe we just have to make sure Nintendo sees that. Send hordes of fans their way to demand the game maybe? ;)
Of course, finding a partner who can cover publishing on the different platforms would be the best solution. Especially since we have specific and unique features designed for the different consoles.
D: So Rock Pocket Games would be interested in having Nintendo publish Oliver & Spike as a second party Wii U exclusive title? Possibly even as a retail title?
NR: Definitely if they would be interested. They haven’t asked for exclusivity so far during any kind of discussion, though. Retail would of course be a dream! However, we are very aware about not having a track record and are willing to compromise according to a partners needs.
D: Rock Pocket Games has created smaller mobile games for iOS in the past. Could you see any of your iOS mobile games being a good fit on the 3DS eShop or PS Vita? For example, maybe something like Monster Mania?
NR: Oh absolutely. We basically just need the time. We are already balancing tons of projects as well as trying to keep our company afloat. Several of our mobile titles would fit well with other handheld platforms. A lot of our mobile projects are however work-for-hire so we have to check with the actual clients as well. “The Package” might be a good candidate as well. After all it was App of the week in the States.