![]() OL: The service itself seems quite solid but for now the size of the games you can release on DSiWare is still limited. Finally, Soul Bubbles is being renamed Awatama in Japan, which I understand to be a contraction of the two words Awa (Bubble) and Tama/Tamashii (Soul or Spirit).ĪR: Now that one of your devs has attended Nintendo's seminar on DSiWare, what are your thoughts on the service in general? We also managed to squeeze in a second save slot, something we very much wanted in the original version but had not been able to do because of time-to-master issues. Another change consisted of increasing the number of calabashes needed to get into the final world to 70 because too many people got there without enough training and suffered from the steep increase in difficulty. ![]() It was a request from Interchannel, our publisher, but since we'd had many occasions to see for ourselves that the western character did not work over there, we were easily convinced. Mekensleep's Olivier Lejade: The most obvious change is that we have redone the character design in an effort to appeal to the Japanese sense of aesthetics. ![]() Lejade to answer a few more questions:Ĭubed3's Adam Riley: Can you please provide me with some details on what changes have been made for the Japanese release? Therefore, in light of the game's imminent release in Japan, C3 invited Mr. In a C3 Poll, an overwhelming 92% of readers said they definitely wanted a new version, with nearly half of readers wanting it on DSiWare or WiiWare. At the time Lejade was unsure whether Soul Bubbles should receive a sequel. Those of you reading C3's blog can see the changes, as well as a brief catch-up Q&A with Mekensleep, by following the link.īack in February of this year Cubed3's Adam Riley spoke with Olivier Lejade of Mekensleep, the developer of Soul Bubbles, about various aspects of the game and its future. The new box can be seen below, plus there are eleven new screenshots from the amending version that can be seen in the game's C3 media folder at the bottom of this story. There will also be a second save slot included this time round. Rather than simply sending the game over to the Far East unchanged, though, there are some subtle changes to certain levels, whilst the main character has been tweaked considerably, along with the box art. Whilst Eidos took control of the release of the innovative touch-screen puzzle adventure for the PAL regions and across the US, now Interchannel will handle the Japanese launch, which takes place on 16th July this year under the new name of Awatama. ![]() After apparently proving to be somewhat of a sales disappointment in the West, Soul Bubbles is now heading to Japan in the hope of accruing a more respectable lifetime worldwide total. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |