A action/puzzle game with touch screen controls and a quirky art style? It's gotta be a DS game, right? Evidently not. Yuji Naka, former Sonic Team lead and now head of Prope, who made the criminally never-played Let's Tap, has revealed his latest game. Ivy the Kiwi is a game where players draw vines of ivy in order to guide and launch an ever walking baby kiwi through 50 different levels. You may check it out in the video above and then start wondering why it's on Windows phone and not the DS.
Actually, there may be plenty of reasons that the quirky little game is showing up away from Nintendo's money printing press, but none of them are going to stand up to the argument that the game would receive a hell of a lot more attention on the DS then it's going to get on Windows phone, especially considering it's getting a holiday release in December. Games sell well at this time of year. I'd say I'm just upset about missing out on this game, but it doesn't look all that amazing anyway, despite the developer's pedigree and the art style.
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It's what used to be called Windows Mobile for smartphones. Sort of a Blackberry or Symbian type OS. I'm guessing they changed the name from Windows Mobile to Windows Phone to sound more like the iPhone.
Every game ever sells well on Nintendo DS? Yes, well... I must be totally mistaken then. Well, me and every other developer that refuses to assume games just sell on DS.
Of course the platform choice could have many reasons for not coming to DS INITIALLY. Like, for example, licensing fees and cartridge costs as well as shipping infastructure and retail partnerships. Of course since every game ever made on DS sells so well, I don't know why a low budget. low risk project like this isn't banking on instant success at the small task of just showing up.
Or maybe a DS release, at this time, isn't supported by the projects budget, release table, or even profit share. Sorry to rant but this entire artcile spends half the time bitching that this isn't coming to X platform (aka self entitled) and the other half talking about how it's not looking like that great of a game anyway (thus asking the question, did even Yuji Naka expect gamers to shell out $20 as opposed to $5?)
I've got a Windows phone, but it doesn't have a touchscreen, since I'm not big on touchscreen phones. This does look pretty cool, though, and yes, the DS would give it much more attention.
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10:00 AM on 11.14.2009
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It's what used to be called Windows Mobile for smartphones. Sort of a Blackberry or Symbian type OS. I'm guessing they changed the name from Windows Mobile to Windows Phone to sound more like the iPhone.
It is like Canvas Curse (favorite DS game of all time) a lot, but different enough to make me want it.
(just want to add to the number of times canvas curse will be mentioned.)
I was hoping for a Zune HD thing, which might have actually given me an excuse to buy it.
Of course the platform choice could have many reasons for not coming to DS INITIALLY. Like, for example, licensing fees and cartridge costs as well as shipping infastructure and retail partnerships. Of course since every game ever made on DS sells so well, I don't know why a low budget. low risk project like this isn't banking on instant success at the small task of just showing up.
Or maybe a DS release, at this time, isn't supported by the projects budget, release table, or even profit share. Sorry to rant but this entire artcile spends half the time bitching that this isn't coming to X platform (aka self entitled) and the other half talking about how it's not looking like that great of a game anyway (thus asking the question, did even Yuji Naka expect gamers to shell out $20 as opposed to $5?)
Looks good, imo. I'd play it, just not on a windows phone.