THE WONDERFUL 101: REMASTERED Kickstarter Was for Gauging Interest More than Anything
A few weeks ago, The Wonderful 101 was on Kickstarter with PlatinumGames hoping to launch a remastered version on modern platforms including the Switch, PC, and PS4. Well, it turns out that the Kickstarter wasn’t really being used to fund a remaster of the game. The game has already been remastered and in an interview with Gematsu, Atsushi Inaba revealed that the Kickstarter was being used to gauge interest in the title.
“Well the actual reason we decided to do a Kickstarter campaign was not for funding at all, it was more about gauging interest in The Wonderful 101. This is a game we’ve always wanted to revisit at some point in time, so we thought it would be a good opportunity to bring the fans together—to unite them—and gauge interest. And in essence, to release the game. So it wasn’t really about the amount of funding at all, it was about self-publishing, bringing fans together, and revisiting The Wonderful 101.”
If you contributed to the Kickstarter, don’t worry, it’s not like you wasted money. Inaba explains that the money is being used to produce all the goods for the tier rewards in the Kickstarter as well as to add more content to the game.
“First off, the money is going towards the production of all the goods—I don’t know if you’ve seen all the tiers and their rewards, but those cost money to produce. The rest of the money is going towards the additional content that will be added to the game. All that costs money, and it takes time and work to port the game to the additional platforms. I want to clarify that we didn’t do the campaign to ‘get money’ or anything like that—that wasn’t the point of it. The main goal was to bring the fans together, gauge interest, and find a good way to revisit and release the game.”
If you’re excited for the release of The Wonderful 101: Remastered like I am, you’ll be able to play the game later this year. North American fans will be able to play on May 19, European fans will have to wait until May 22, and Japanese fans until June 11. The game is set to retail for $39.99 and will be available on Nintendo Switch, PC (Via Steam), and PS4.