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Toki Tori 2 - Wii U plans
February 9, in the year of our Lord 2012 --
The following is a blog posting from Two Tribes:
"People who’ve followed us in recent years know we’re pretty big
fans of Nintendo. We’ve made games for Game Boy, DS and Wii that
were released both in shops and on digital services. The first
Toki Tori was a launch game for the original WiiWare download
service in 2008 and today we’ve decided that we are going to do
everything in our power to make sure Toki Tori 2 graces
Nintendo’s upcoming HD console as well!
You may wonder why we decided this just now. Nintendo recently
released information on their online strategy, which sounds much
more robust than before. The 3DS eShop has been a big step in
the right direction compared to the Wii and DSi online shops,
and it would be strange if they did not at least match it’s
functionality on Wii U. Since Toki Tori 2 is designed to be a
downloadable title, these things are vital to making the correct
choice of which platforms to develop for.
So how are we going to tackle this? Up until now we could just
focus on the initial release for Steam, where we decided to go
for traditional directional controls on keyboard or joypad. The
translation of those controls to the Wii U controller should be
smooth sailing as it features two analogue sticks and we only
need two buttons for the whistle and stomp moves. But the Wii U
controller offers many more options of course.
We would definitely include playing on the Wii U controller
directly without the need for a TV. Toki Tori 2 has been
designed with minimal use for a graphical user interface, so the
game should be perfectly playable on the controller’s smaller
widescreen display. As for the motion controls, we don’t think
Toki Tori needs those and adding them to the game as it is
currently designed does not make much sense.
What could be very interesting, and what’s been requested
countless times from the fans, is if we could incorporate a
level editor utilizing the Wii U controller. This could mean
that the game runs on the TV while you make adjustments to the
level on the touchscreen in real time. We think that would work
really well!
But this is pure speculation at this point, since there is
nothing known about the Wii U’s ability to share and store
levels at this point. In any case, we are excited and will do
everything in our power to make sure you get to play Toki Tori 2
on Wii U!"
Full blog post from Two Tribes