Platinum Admits Wonderful101 Kickstarter Was A Publicity Stunt

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Platinum Admits Wonderful101 Kickstarter Was A Publicity Stunt

PlatinumGames executive vice president Atsushi Inaba revealed the reason behind the Wonderful101 Kickstarter, and what it means for the game's future. via: Platinum Games A remaster of PlatinumGames' little-played but well-reviewed Wii U superhero adventure, The Wonderful 101, was first announced via a launched in early February of this year. It was just about as instant of a success as a crowdfunding campaign could plausibly be, meeting its ~$50,000 goal in less than half an hour. The project has currently received just over $1,900,000 in funding, which is more than 38x its original goal, with a few days still remaining before the campaign ends. In a recent interview with , The Wonderful 101 producer and PlatinumGames executive vice president, Atsushi Inaba, revealed, among other things, that the Kickstarter campaign was something of a publicity stunt— not that that's necessarily wrong or dishonest. Rather than out of any sort of necessity, The Wonderful 101 team, rather, decided to crowdfund the project in order to drum up interest in a re-release that they were pretty sure would ultimately see the light of day, however it was funded. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY Inaba notes that the project was something those at Platinum Games had in mind for a time before the Kickstarter was launched. A fan-driven crowdfunding campaign, Inaba explains, will not only allow the eventual remaster to be self-published by those at PlatinumGames, but has also worked as a way to consolidate the game's current and future fans all in one place. Though the manner in which the project was funded may not have been a necessity, Inaba goes on to outline just how the large amount of money that will ultimately be raised will be utilized. On one hand, Platinum now has an obligation to fulfill everything offered in each rewards tier to its backers, and will require some of that funding to do so. What's left will then be used to remaster the Wii U original, be it revamping existing systems or graphics from the game's initial release, or adding entirely new features unique to the upcoming version. The rest of the rather lengthy interview includes discussion of how the game's Wii U GamePad-specific mechanics will be adapted to the Nintendo Switch, the difficulties of porting the game to the Xbox One, and plenty more in the worlds of both Wonderful 101 and Platinum Games as a whole. Source: