Well, it’s official. The $3 million dollar stretch goal for the Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Kickstarter was indeed a Wii U version. The milestone was surpassed late yesterday and the team updated the Kickstarter page to reveal the Wii U stretch goal, which you can see above. Here’s the statement the team made in regards to the new stretch goal:
The really good news is how they’re going to ensure it won’t: At our next stretch goal Armature Studio will join the fray to handle the Wii U version.
If you haven’t heard of Armature yet—and don’t worry, you will soon enough—you’ve definitely heard of the work they’ve done: Armature was formed in Austin, Texas by a team of key developers from the Metroid Prime franchise, and since then they’ve worked with companies like EA, Konami, WB Games, Gearbox, and Sony to produce original games and HD remasters.
So thanks to the extra money raised by the Kickstarter, the Bloodstained team plan on hiring Armature Studio in order to head up the porting of the game to the Wii U. If you’re unfamiliar with Armature Studio, you may not be aware that they’re responsible for several high profile game ports to other systems. Here’s what the studio had to say about their qualifications:
When we were approached with the opportunity to assist with Bloodstained on Wii U, we were ecstatic. This style of game is one we are intimately familiar with from our Metroid Prime days, and it’s exciting to once again put our familiarity with Nintendo hardware to good use. We have extensive remastering experience – our remastering projects include the Metal Gear Solid Collection for PS Vita, Injustice for PS Vita, and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel for PS4/XB1. We look forward to the challenge of making sure that the Wii U edition of Bloodstained stands proudly with its brethren on Unreal Engine 4.
With a Wii U port confirmed, Nintendo hardware will finally see a return to the classic Castlevania-style gameplay that originated on the system.
