Capcom Talks Dirty, Makes My Pants Tight

Cubed³’s Adam Riley: First of all, can you tell us how long this project has been in development and how large the team working on it is?

Hironobu Takeshita-san, Producer of Zack & Wiki: We began researching the concept around autumn time in 2005, just about 2 years ago. During the largest phase, our team was about 50 strong. But now that we’re into the final stage of development there just under 30 people.

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AR: Have you found it hard to work on Wii? There has been much praise for the artistic style of Zack & Wiki – was this different approach anything to do with the Wii’s inferior power when compared to PS3 and Xbox 360?

HT: Thank you for the compliment. In this game, we are aiming for a consistently good level of graphics. Recently, as hardware performance has improved, game graphics have become more detailed. Consequently, often this invites situations where there is so much information on the screen that the player doesn’t know where to look. Or, characters that look beautiful when static can look muddled when in motion. So, this time we set out with a clear purpose to design simple characters and backgrounds, emphasising silhouettes to give a warm, uncomplicated, 3D feel. Clear, fun characters that when they move feel good to the eyes. Basically, pure graphics for gaming.

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AR: And given the touch-screen capabilities of the DS being extremely suited to this genre, what are your thoughts on the idea of a portable Zack & Wiki in the future?

HT: The idea of a portable version of Zack and Wiki seems like an interesting one. The touch screen could have a lot of puzzle-solving potential. If there is a demand, I’d definitely like to give it a try.

Full Article: http://www.cubed3.com/news/8483/

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