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90s Arcade Racer seemingly cancelled for Wii U and PC
- Thread starter Enter the Dragon Punch
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NinjaCoachZ
Member
Hmm, so possibly untrue then? Weird. All this wouldn't be a concern if they'd just update their backers, really..
MarcoZombieCannon
Member
Time to make some noise about getting myself a refund if this is true. This is completely unacceptable.
I'm pissed for constantly advertising the game on many social media channels because I wanted the Kickstarter to succeed. I didn't really back it cause I had no money at the time but I really, really, wanted to play it.
And no PC version too? That is absolutely dumb.
Damn, Those poor developers. Feel bad for everyone who got fucked around by this, hopefully it's still coming to their promised platforms.
It's not the first time Nicalis has done this though. This company drives me mad tbh.
That's why I hated the idea of them getting picked up by Nicalis because of the super long and slow progression of development and cancellations like this.
This is Nicalis, a publisher that cancelled the release of a game via Twitter without even telling the developers first. There's a good chance that their website is just crappy and uninformative but there's also a good chance that the game really has shifted platforms and Nicalis has handled this in the worst way possible because... well, Nicalis.
Astral Dog
Member
oh this was that weird game? it was never going to come out.
Saturn Memories
Neo Member
Gotta be a misprint, right? Why wouldn't they release a PC version?
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Doesnt make sense to cancel the PC version.
This.
Oh, WellShit.jpg.
I've heard that Nicalis weren't the best, but I wasn't aware they were that inept.
also: I had this game confused with 80s Overdrive.
Maybe they were worried about piracy like that game that was pirated like... one and a half million times or something?
Piston Hyundai
Member
It's still too on-the-nose.
I don't want to jump to conclusion yet, but everything is possible with Nicalis.
I would be fine if Yooka-Laylee switch to NX + asking backers if they want to switch their console choices.
At worst, I picked up the PS4 version so I'm fine.
sixteen-bit
Member
Correct! November of last year the Kickstarter updated that the development of the game was coming to an end.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/896834116/the-90s-arcade-racer/posts/1388987
We don't know that either version is cancelled, they're just not listed on the website, which doesn't necessarily mean a lot considering how poorly made the website is altogether.
The only way anyone is going to get an answer is by asking Nicalis directly, loudly and repeatedly, and if you're lucky he'll post a passive-aggressive retort and disappear until the next time he fucks something up.
Poimandres
Member
Yeah, the Wii U basically cancelled itself so you can't really blame dev's for migrating to other platforms.
Azure Dream
Member
I was pretty disappointed when another KickStarter I backed announced, "Good news, Nicalis is publishing us!" I understand that the deals they promise may look good for continued development, but their track record is so bad...
I can understand that tbh. The biggest part I don't understand is the lack of PC which was also one of the platforms it was coming too other than the Wii U.
MulderYuffie
Member
lack of PC is suicide.
Again, wait until they actually confirm any of this before getting too worked up.
If you want an answer, go ask Nicalis directly:
https://twitter.com/nicalis
https://twitter.com/tyronerodriguez
tbh, I've been worked up since they took over as publisher and helping with development. I simply don't trust them because of their bad track record with things like this.
I don't trust them either but it's long been established that Nicalis is an extremely poor communicator and they are not going to talk about or address this any time soon unless people make them, so if you want definitive answers about the status of this game you (and everyone else) needs to take your complaints directly to them and force them to respond.
Failing that, you could also try asking any of the journalists who attended the recent Nicalis press event, seeing as he looks to have presented the game there under its new name.
Not only that, but usually (good) indie games sell pretty well on wiiu
nephilimdj
Member
What on earth is wrong with this dude, kept putting it on the backburner for other projects and 2 years later this
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Deleted member 22576
Unconfirmed Member
I'm actually a little pissed! I've been waiting for years since i Kickstartered this game for the PC version. How in the hell do they cancel it?!? I don't want to have to play this on a console. :/
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Well, fuck you Nicalis, if true.
GhostTrick
Banned
For a non kickstarted game, I would understand. For a kickstarted game ? Come on this is fishy and horrible. People paid for a product and you cancel it on the platforms they backed it for ?
Anyway, not that surprising with Nicalis. What happened to their version of Yatagarasu ?
Anyway, not that surprising with Nicalis. What happened to their version of Yatagarasu ?
Everybody's Gone To The Rapture and Amplitude.
If you're referring to The Witness, Blow later said that the game the PC and PS4 versions were selling at a comparable clip. Piracy is a real thing, but it isn't a bogeyman worth abandoning the platform over.
Neither released on the X1.
One of those is on PC, and neither of them are on Xbox.
Yeah, what's up with the two sites? While the site you posted has a blog that was updated yesterday, OP's link has a blog that hasn't been updated since updated since February, and all the twitter/youtube/facebook buttons in OP's linked page just lead to twitter/youtube/facebook home while the nicalis.com icon links leads to nicalis' own pages on twitter/ youtube/ and facebook.
Maybe the GP game was another version to be sold on the current-gen consoles?
Some 'splainin' should be done, I'd reckon.
No, I was referring to another indie game. I'd have to look it up, though.
Punch Club was the game. I agree that it's not worth abandoning the platform over, I'm just trying to understand why they would abandon it in the first place.