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NiGHTS Wii
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Developer(s)Sonic Team
Publisher(s)Sega
Designer(s)Takashi Iizuka
Platform(s)Wii
ReleaseTBA
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer

NiGHTS Wii (Working Title) (a.k.a. NiGHTS into Dreams 2) is a Wii-based sequel to the 1996 Sega Saturn title, NiGHTS into Dreams.... The game will make use of the motion sensing controller, just like initially planned for Air NiGHTS, and have the same colorful graphics-style of the original game. The game will also feature a multiplayer mode for 2 players, and online play, as well as see the return of characters Claris Sinclair and Elliot Edwards.[1]

Takashi Iizuka, one of the designers of the original game, is the director of the game, and Sonic Team is developing the project.

History

Demand for a sequel to NiGHTS Into Dreams has been strong for many years. A game with the working title "Air NiGHTS" was intended to use a tilt sensor in the Saturn analog pad, and development later moved to the Sega Dreamcast for a time, but eventually the project was discontinued.[2] However, it has been suggested that the motion-sensing technology for Air NiGHTS might have been similar to that of Sonic Team's Samba De Amigo, and it may even have been an extremely early version of that game.

In the December 2000 issue of the British Official Dreamcast Magazine, Yuji Naka explained:

I know a lot of people love it and want us to make a sequel, but for us it's a really important game. Like the way Spielberg likes E.T. so much he won't remake it, I don't want to make another NiGHTS.[2]

In an interview in the November 2003 edition of Edge, he was asked whether he would like to develop another NiGHTS game:

I see NiGHTS as a license. When dealing with such a license from the past it is quite a lot of work, but I would like to use NiGHTS to reinforce Sega's identity, yes.

In April 2006 the Japanese game magazine Famitsu published a rumor saying that a game creator who recently went independent is creating a game featuring a flying clown for the Wii console. Many people were led to believe that the developer is Yuji Naka and the game will be a NiGHTS sequel. According to IGN the rumor story goes on to hint that this has something to do with a recent conversation the writers had with someone who created a famous bearded character. Naka has stated that the Wii is the "perfect console" for a NiGHTS sequel, if such a game was ever developed.[3] Rumours regarding a Wii version continued to appear during 2006.[4]

March 2007 comfirmation

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Swedish Magazine Cover

In March 2007, Sega.com ran a poll titled "Which SEGA game/character would you like to see return?" featuring NiGHTS as one of the options (along with Streets of Rage, Samba de Amigo, Virtua Cop and Flicky).[5] At its end, NiGHTS had 9842 votes, 55% of the total.[citation needed]

Around the same time as the poll, Official Nintendo Magazine stated that an upcoming game for the Wii would be revealed in its May 2007 issue. It printed the words "a classic game makes a long overdue return" underneath an image of a constellation which accurately follows the outline of the NiGHTS logo.[1][2] This caused further speculation on the future of the franchise[6] and, due to the issue's proximity to April Fools' Day, the validity of the report.[7] Official Nintendo Magazine stated that the teaser is valid, but also made clear they never stated it was a NiGHTS sequel.[8]

Also in March 2007, the administrator of the fansite NiGHTSintoDreams.com claimed that she had been aware of the development of a sequel for some time.[9]

Yuji Naka, the producer of the original game, has claimed that he has no intentions to revisit any of his previous Sega properties.[10]

On the cover of the April issue of Swedish magazine GameReactor, a mildly redesigned NiGHTS is shown, along with the text "SEGA's dreamdemon returns."[11] The cover has since been replaced with an outline of NiGHTS [3], with GameReactor commenting that Sega had contacted them about it. The original cover has however spread onto the internet[4].

In the April issue of the Portuguese magazine Maxi Consolas, the first images of the game were published, finally confirming the existence of a new NiGHTS game for the Wii. Scans of the article were posted on Jeux France They report that Sega will officially announce the game in early April.[1] The article on NiGHTS Wii and interview with Takeshi Iuzuka confirmed the following:

  • A sequel wasn't made earlier because they didn't want to evolve the game graphically, they wanted to evolve it from a gameplay standpoint, make it more surreal. With the Wii they were given this chance, and they took it.
  • Sega will make the official unveiling at the beginning of April.
  • Two player mode.
  • Online features (Likely WiiConnect24 connectivity).
  • Nightopia revisited with more human characters, more enemies and bosses, more tricks and a bigger freedom of movements.
  • Sonic Team is developing the game.
  • Takeshi Iuzuka, the director of Sonic Heroes, is directing NiGHTS Wii.
  • Wii exclusive, with no intention to port it over at the moment.

References

  1. ^ a b "NiGHTS coming to Wii". Maxi ConsolaS. March 30, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Lomas, Ed. "Sonic Team Player", Official Dreamcast Magazine [UK] issue 14 (December 2000), pp. 35.
  3. ^ Anoop Gantayat (2006-04-20). ""Nights Set For Revolution?"". IGN. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
  4. ^ Micah Seff (2007-01-04). ""NiGHTS Sequel Wii-bound?"". IGN. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
  5. ^ Whiting, Mark (2007-03-07). ""Vote on Which Sega Franchise to Resurrect"". 1UP.com. Retrieved 2007-03-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Kevin Cassidy (March 16, 2007). "Official Nintendo Magazine claims world exclusive Wii game in next issue - UPDATE (might be NiGHTS!)". Go Nintendo.
  7. ^ Alexander Sliwinski (2007-03-17). ""Rumorang: NiGHTS returning on the Wii -- Part 2"". Joystiq. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Alexander Sliwinski (March 19, 2007). "ONM says 'world exclusive' not April Fools prank". Joystiq.
  9. ^ Triplett, Lynne (2007-03-22). "NiGHTS into Dreams.com site news (22nd March 2007)". Retrieved 2007-03-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ Gavin Ogden (2007-03-22). ""No new NiGHTS from Yuji Naka"". Computer and Video Games. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Gamereactor #46 preview". GameReactor. March 23, 2007.
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