In a recent interview with GameSource, Yacht Club Games’ David D’Angelo discussed the challenges of releasing a game on multiple platforms, including the challenges faced by working with different companies to get each of the releases done on time. According to D’Angelo, Nintendo was very helpful when it came to promoting and marketing Shovel Knight on the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U and the game is selling very well thanks to those efforts.
Creating Shovel Knight for the Wii U and 3DS was a smooth process, but of course, still a ton of work. Building a game for any platform comes with its own challenges and making a game feel unique and at home on the console is an important but hard problem to tackle!
When asked if the team planned on developing future titles for Nintendo platforms, D’Angelo confirmed that the team is pleased with the sales of Shovel Knight and hopes to continue making games for both the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U.
The game is selling really well on Nintendo platforms, and hopefully we’ll continue to keep making games for their systems. We love Nintendo, and they have been really great to work with for Shovel Knight.
This is great news for fans of hardcore platformers like Shovel Knight, since it’s very rare that these titles get the recognition they deserve.
