Loic Gounon talks Rayman Raving Rabbids

We know by now that Rayman Raving Rabbids will be released in France as Rayman contre les Lapins Cretins. A French-speaking QJ reader  translated it as “Rayman against the Stupid Rabbits”. Another reader prefers “Rayman vs. the Moronic Rabbits”. Either way, it still means that Rayman would be up against creatures who have something evil up their furry sleeves.

In an interview with Jeux Video, Loic Gounon of Ubisoft Montpellier talked about the game and its much anticipated debut on the Wii.

It all started when Nintendo sought for a Western developer to create a Wii version of the game. Nintendo approached Ubisoft and the subsequent events led to Rayman Raving Rabbids joining the list of launch titles for the Wii.

Back in February, the Rayman Raving Rabbids team got hold of the development kit and they realized the great potential of the Wii. They then turned their focus on how the game would take advantage of the unique features of Wii. After eight months, the team churned out a game which will feature 75 minigames.

Gounon stressed that developing the game in less than a year doesn’t mean the team sacrificed quality just to make it to the Wii launch date. He said that very few teams would be able to come up with a quality game (referring to Rayman Raving Rabbids) in such a short time.

When asked what the team has against rabbits, Gounon said that rabbits are smaller and whiter, not to mention a less hairy version of King Kong. Though that sounded a bit funny, it’s not the real reason for choosing rabbits as enemies. It turns out, small drawings which resembled a rabbit got everyone laughing, consequently agreeing that rabbits have the potential to come up with wicked plans to rule the world. 

The interview is in French and since we turn to Google for our translation needs, there may be some details we missed. Click on the link to read the unaltered French version. It’s a good time to brush up on your French.

We know by now that Rayman Raving Rabbids will be released in France as Rayman contre les Lapins Cretins. A French-speaking QJ reader  translated it as “Rayman against the Stupid Rabbits”. Another reader prefers “Rayman vs. the Moronic Rabbits”. Either way, it still means that Rayman would be up against creatures who have something evil up their furry sleeves.

In an interview with Jeux Video, Loic Gounon of Ubisoft Montpellier talked about the game and its much anticipated debut on the Wii.

It all started when Nintendo sought for a Western developer to create a Wii version of the game. Nintendo approached Ubisoft and the subsequent events led to Rayman Raving Rabbids joining the list of launch titles for the Wii.

Back in February, the Rayman Raving Rabbids team got hold of the development kit and they realized the great potential of the Wii. They then turned their focus on how the game would take advantage of the unique features of Wii. After eight months, the team churned out a game which will feature 75 minigames.

Gounon stressed that developing the game in less than a year doesn’t mean the team sacrificed quality just to make it to the Wii launch date. He said that very few teams would be able to come up with a quality game (referring to Rayman Raving Rabbids) in such a short time.

When asked what the team has against rabbits, Gounon said that rabbits are smaller and whiter, not to mention a less hairy version of King Kong. Though that sounded a bit funny, it’s not the real reason for choosing rabbits as enemies. It turns out, small drawings which resembled a rabbit got everyone laughing, consequently agreeing that rabbits have the potential to come up with wicked plans to rule the world. 

The interview is in French and since we turn to Google for our translation needs, there may be some details we missed. Click on the link to read the unaltered French version. It’s a good time to brush up on your French.