Shingo Mukaitoge on Creating Elebits, Dewy's Adventure

Jan. 13 5:08 PM by Lynxara

I've only played a little of these two games (despite having a plush Dewy sitting on my desk), but I have a lot of respect for what Konami's tried to do with trying to bring original games to the Wii. Actually, you know, should I go pick these up? Am I missing anything?

Anyway, this Gamasutra interview with Shingo Mukaitoge, the creator of Elebits and Dewy, is interesting just to get some insight into the thought process of a man who wants to make original games in an industry driven by sequels, franchises, and clones. Would that we could have some more of him.

It seems that Elebits is slightly more popular in the U.S. than in Japan. Do you have any idea why that might be?

SM: Well I've found that mysterious myself, as well, but the Japanese market tends to purchase games that already have previous versions, like franchise games, instead of original ones. Maybe that is one of the reasons. It's not a good thing though...

Comments

Elebits is an awesome game, and I'm sure Sardius would back me up on that one. I've really yet to get into it myself, but I have seen it enough and heard enough to give it a thumbs-up. I'm too busy with Excite Truck to put almost anything else into the Wii right now.

Dewy's Adventure is very similar in and presentation, but I had a lot of trouble getting into it. If you're allergic to dying all the time, I'd suggest staying away from it. Having said that, I think it's interesting enough that I will go back and give it another shot.

 

I transcribed this one too!

And yeah, Elebits is good stuff. It's one of the few Wii games I've played all the way through, and it's even better with the Zapper. I didn't like Dewy's Adventure nearly as much.

 

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