Sadness loses publisher, outlook grim?
Shocking development for the over-21-only (and with perfect health, too) Wii shocker Sadness. A member of the IGN Boards sent an email to FrontLine Studios asking if they were “programming” Sadness, and received an answer to disappoint those waiting for the game.
Of course, he sent the email to the wrong guys – it’s Nibris handling “programming” – but FrontLine’s answer suggests that they could have been the undisclosed publisher for Sadness. Well, not anymore. Reply:
I can confirm that FRONTLINE is no longer interested in developing Sadness game based on Nibris’ concept, and also Nibris is not authorized to claim anything on behalf of FRONTLINE.
Best regards,
Marcin Machel
Could said IGN Boards member be pulling a belated April Fools’? Unknown. On the other hand, those who’ve visited the FrontLine website noted that there are no references to Nibris or Sadness anymore, so it’s quite plausible he’s claiming what is true. Will this lead to the game being canceled? Unknown. There are other options, including self-publishing, but that would depend on
- how well Nibris markets to potential publishers or investors, and
- generating enough gamer buzz to pull this game into publishing reality by demand, making it even more appealing to publish.
Via IGN boards
Shocking development for the over-21-only (and with perfect health, too) Wii shocker Sadness. A member of the IGN Boards sent an email to FrontLine Studios asking if they were “programming” Sadness, and received an answer to disappoint those waiting for the game.
Of course, he sent the email to the wrong guys – it’s Nibris handling “programming” – but FrontLine’s answer suggests that they could have been the undisclosed publisher for Sadness. Well, not anymore. Reply:
I can confirm that FRONTLINE is no longer interested in developing Sadness game based on Nibris’ concept, and also Nibris is not authorized to claim anything on behalf of FRONTLINE.
Best regards,
Marcin Machel
Could said IGN Boards member be pulling a belated April Fools’? Unknown. On the other hand, those who’ve visited the FrontLine website noted that there are no references to Nibris or Sadness anymore, so it’s quite plausible he’s claiming what is true. Will this lead to the game being canceled? Unknown. There are other options, including self-publishing, but that would depend on
- how well Nibris markets to potential publishers or investors, and
- generating enough gamer buzz to pull this game into publishing reality by demand, making it even more appealing to publish.
Via IGN boards
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