After interviewing Q Games President Dylan Cuthbert about PixelJunk Eden, we hit him up on some questions with a franchise he helped create for Nintendo Star Fox. As most Star Fox fans would agree, there were few Star Fox titles worth playing: Star Fox, Star Fox 64, and Star Fox Command. Not surprisingly, Cuthbert was involved in the creation of all three.
Since the release of Star Fox Command on the Nintendo DS, there hasnt been a Star Fox title for quite a while. Considering the fact that there hasnt been a Star Fox title released on the Wii so far, most would believe that this year will be the year where Fox McCloud will climb into his Arwing for his first Wii Star Fox voyage.
So will Cuthbert and Q Games be at the helm? Not likely
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G4: Would you like to do another Star Fox game?
Dylan Cuthbert: (Laughter) After Command? Uhh, not yet. Maybe in another 10 years. Ive made three.
G4: Well there hasnt been one for the Wii yet
Cuthbert: The problem with that is that itd be a big project, like 100 people on the staff. Its just not something we really want to do. Im sure someone will make it. Maybe theyll go back to Namco.
G4: I hope not, personally. (laughs) Id rather you did it.
Cuthbert: Well, maybe in the future, you never know. Star Fox is an interesting brand. It has a very hardcore audience. People like those furries a little too much. (laughs)
G4: Oh! People are going to love that quote. (laughs) I have to ask you, why do you think it was always difficult for developers when Fox got out of the Arwing. Fox is a pilot, but theyd always get him out of
like the tank, the tank was cool, but it still felt like an Arwing - Why do you think people wanted to take him out of being a pilot and have him run around on foot?
Cuthbert: I think thats all Miyamoto. Whenever I speak to Miyamoto about Star Fox, he says its not meant to be just a flying, sci-fi shooting game. Its meant to be anything we want to think up. But the core fans dont want that, but Miyamoto doesnt really care about that. He wants to make what he wants to make, so he just goes ahead and gets it done.
G4: So youd never like to make one for Wii where you control it with the Wiimote on its side?
Cuthbert: Yeah, no the Wii controller would be a bit too hard to use. I dont know
maybe the new one
G4: Motion Plus?
Cuthbert: Yeah. Maybe thatd be more fun to play with. I dont know. The Wii is a bit more of a toy, I think.
So Star Fox fans, its not looking like Q Games will be heading up Star Fox Wii. Well bet itll either be internally with Nintendo, or theyll farm it out to a third party such as Namco (please God, no!) Well have the rest of our full interview with Dylan Cuthbert and Baiyon and everything PixelJunk Eden next week.
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