Wed, Jul 29, 2009 | 14:12 BST

Rumour – Junction Point working on Epic Mickey

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Superannuation‘s found a dev CV claiming Junction Point’s working on something called Epic Mickey for Wii.

The guy involved reckons he’s a concept artist on the game, work which included “designing and painting concept/inspirational artwork” and “painting ‘boxouts’ for locations”.

Junction Point is Warren Spector’s Disney-owned company, in case you’d forgotten.

There’s more on Eurogamer.

21 comments

#1

Psychotext
29/07/09, 2:21 pm

Concept art here: http://neogaf.net/forum/showthread.php?t=369603

Very interesting looking.

#2

Centipede
29/07/09, 2:37 pm

Concept art looks awesome… I hope that a lot of it stays awesome after converting it to the Wii.

#3

JonFE
29/07/09, 2:43 pm

Interesting looking indeed :-o

#4

Blerk
29/07/09, 3:02 pm

Freaky!

#5

fearmonkey
29/07/09, 10:31 pm

I’m a big fan of Warren Spector, and I know he has quite a few people from his Deus-ex team still working with him.
I’m admittedly not a huge Disney animation fan, but anything he has had a hand in, ive loved.
If he makes a Wii only title, I will cry like a little girl

#6

No_PUDding
30/07/09, 2:04 am

FUCK. This looks like the most superb thing ever. Bought bought bought.

And on GAF, there are people saying: “Damn, why is it on Wii?” and one guy just got banned for it.

What fucking madness. FUCKING MADNESS! If you are sold on an aesthetic concept, why the fucking hell would you ever want it on Wii. No-one would argue for it on iPhone or PSP? I’d want it on PC, or next generation, if it could achieve visuals that recreate those concepts as faithfully as possible.

Some guy was banned for that. Am I fucking crazy in my logic?

This is like how we’re not allowed to call Christmas, Christmas, becuase it upsets other religious minorities. It’s being impartial, gone overzealous.

#7

No_PUDding
30/07/09, 2:27 am

Someone reply, I need my thoughts justified, or I need someone to argue with xD

#8

Psychotext
30/07/09, 2:33 am

Quiet you filthy Wii hater.

(I agree, I doubt the Wii can do those concept images justice)

#9

No_PUDding
30/07/09, 2:42 am

So you want a fight!?

But seriously… I brought the PSP and iPhone into it, becuase that’s the same thing. Who the hell would want it on iPhone or PSP, if they had the choice? It’s exactly what that guy said, and he got banned for it.

No one should want it on the Wii, a hardcore gamign experience isn’t going to be embellished on the Wii, and the very thing that is getting people excited will have the opportunity to be executed in a higher fidelity, and still be financially viable!

So… What the fuck? I don’t even hate the Wii.

#10

Psychotext
30/07/09, 2:50 am

I’m not actually sure why that person got banned. Seems a lot of people in that thread got banned… something obviously pissed off a moderator.

[Edit - Now I look at it, some people got banned for saying it was a waste to put it on the Wii, some got banned for back seat moderation]

#11

No_PUDding
30/07/09, 2:52 am

Yeah… That’s really ridiculous.

The moderators are sometimes as bad as the rest of them on GAF.

EDIT: Banned for backseat moderation? Is neoGAF fucking China? People can’t have opinions? I am sticking to the VG247 comment setion.

#12

Psychotext
30/07/09, 2:53 am

…and someone got banned for this:

“What makes those art desings so amazing is its scale. And that scale is doable with Ps360.
Look at Banjo 3. That scale will never be doable with the Wii hardware.

But I’m not complaining. This could be good anyway.”

Which is actually quite true… but it seems there really was a pissed off mod over there. :D

#13

Psychotext
30/07/09, 2:55 am

…and this: “this looks so amazing. it’d be a shame if it’s only for wii.”

Which really isn’t that bad to be fair. :D

I feel like I’m commentating on some sort of sporting event. Your fault pud. :P

#14

No_PUDding
30/07/09, 2:56 am

Exactly.

Did that guy get banned? If so, it’s really sickening. Becuase it’s totally true.

You look at a picture, and you’re excited by it. Why would you want it anywhere else unless you only own the Wii?

#15

No_PUDding
30/07/09, 2:57 am

Haha…. You’re posting as fast a commentator, that’s for sure.

Glad I am not a Wii hater. I thought maybe my sense of judgement had somehow gone insanely wrong, and I was suddenly so biased that I didn’t realise it.

#16

Psychotext
30/07/09, 2:57 am

#17

No_PUDding
30/07/09, 2:59 am

…. Dude…

I am so hyped for this. In the interview on Gamasutra (linked on GAF) the guy mentions increased development costs, so hopefully we ARE talking about an HD console/PC game.

#18

Psychotext
30/07/09, 3:00 am

I can only imagine the slightly greasy, queasy feeling you’ll have as you hand over the notes for your Wii otherwise. :D

#19

No_PUDding
30/07/09, 3:06 am

xD

Unless, all of a sudeen a Wiimote can appeal to me like a DS stylus, with the control scheme they create, making me thankful it was on the Wii, I don’t think I’d want a game that couldn’t achieve what those arts look like.

*daylight snobbery*

Actually… Nighttime… talking of which it’s 3am. Night man xD

#20

Psychotext
30/07/09, 3:08 am

/doffs cap

#21

Johnny Cullen
30/07/09, 3:46 am

*want*
*want*
*want*
*want*
*want*

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