STOOPIDDITTIES Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 Does anyone else remember this? I just came across it again by accident and remember being hugely dissapointed that it never got a release outiside of Japan. It was developed by Skip Ltd, the guys behind Chibi-Robo and the Art Style games on Wiiware and designed by Shigeru Miyamoto. Here are some shots to refresh your memory if you do recall it. http://uk.media.cube.ign.com/media/479/479186/imgs_1.html This would have been great to bring to the Wii under the new play control banner. At least then I could have played it...
david.dakota Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 I do recall it, yes. And like you, i was disappointed it never reached Euro shores- although, given its crazy Japanese stylings, it never came as a surprise. I doubt we'll ever see it on Wii- but hopefully, Nintendo will prime it for the next gen's Virtual Console (when we have a decent sized Solid State Drive!).
STOOPIDDITTIES Posted May 3, 2009 Author Posted May 3, 2009 That does sound like a rather luxurious but not improbable possibility when you speak of the wii's successors VC. But the idea of ever seeing a game like this on it still seems just as ridiculous. *sigh*
flameboy Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 Remember being super hyped for this and was gutted when it didn't come out here. Thought it would be the next big thing after Animal Crossing...
Funktion Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 I had this game pre-ordered for ages at Gameplay (yes, they actually listed the game as coming to Europe, but the release date was always changing; same thing with WarioWare: Twisted!). But, as usual (at least at the time), it was just another disappointment by NoE. I never understood why Nintendo invests in first/second/third party titles, and then doesn't release them outside of Japan (or the US). Things have been a little better recently here in Europe (with us receiving games not even the US received), but there's still lots of titles that never make it to our market. Don't they understand their fans, just like their Japanese fans, like to play other things besides Mario or Zelda (and now WiiFit/Sports/whatever)? These games are done, the only costs would be localization costs (and marketing), why not give us these titles? I would buy GiFTPiA in a heartbeat if the game got an English language release, even today, my interest in it is still strong.
mr_bogus Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 Also remember loving the footage (listen to the music in the videos!) and seeing the preorders on websites. Such a pity it never came here. Pixellated main character's face for the first part of the game, and hallucinogenic magic mushrooms. I dunno whether to love or hate you for reminding me of this game.
MoogleViper Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Why did you get my hopes up again? I saw the title and got all excited.
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