12-09-2019, 01:31 PM
Solatorobo Developer Open To The Idea Of Remaking Nintendo DS Exclusive
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<p>Reflect on the Nintendo DS generation and you might remember the system exclusive <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/ds/solatorobo_red_the_hunter">Solatorobo: Red the Hunter</a></strong>. The action-RPG by CyberConnect2 was well-received across all regions but only sold around 100,000 copies worldwide.</p>
<p>Is there a chance of the game ever getting a remake, though? CyberConnect2 boss Hiroshi Matsuyama was recently asked about this at a Q&A not long ago and said he was open to the idea. The main issue would be working out how to operate the game on a newer system that may not necessarily support the touch panel design of Solatorobo. Here’s the transcript, courtesy of <a class="external" href="https://nintendoeverything.com/cyberconnect2-on-the-possibility-of-remaking-solatorobo/">Nintendo Everything</a>:</p>
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<p>Of course, the possibility is there. As you know, Solaroboto was a game exclusively released on Nintendo DS. You all remember, right? Nintendo DS had two screens. The top screen was the play screen and the bottom one a touch panel.</p>
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<p>On the operational side of things, it will be quite hard to port the game without a hardware that supports this system. It is possible to rebuild the touch panel system of Solatorobo, and integrate the bottom screen into a single screen, but would call for a complete remake. I feel that this would bring its own set of difficulties.</p>
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<p>Matsuyama went onto state how “a lot” at CyberConnect2 would like to re-release the company’s games made during the DS and 3DS generation, but at the same time would be more likely to “start over from scratch” in the case of Solatorobo.</p>
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<p>I personally think that, not only for our title Solatorobo, but also for a lot of other games that were made for the Nintendo DS and 3DS, a lot of us would like to re-release, whether just a downloadable version, an HD remastered version of these games, so that our current customers could play with our past properties, but at this time, I don’t think the industry is aiming for that goal yet. If we were to remake Solatorobo, we would start over from scratch.</p>
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<p>To find out more about this game, read our <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2011/07/solatorobo_red_the_hunter_ds">Nintendo Life review</a> from 2011.</p>
<p><em>Did you play Solatorobo during the DS generation? Would you like to see this DS exclusive revived on a platform like the Nintendo Switch? Comment down below.</em></p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2019/12/...exclusive/
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<figure class="picture strip"><a title="Solatorobo concept artwork" href="http://images.nintendolife.com/7623f91466ef4/solatorobo-concept-artwork.original.jpg"><img src="http://images.nintendolife.com/7623f91466ef4/solatorobo-concept-artwork.900x.jpg" alt="Solatorobo concept artwork"></a></figure>
<p>Reflect on the Nintendo DS generation and you might remember the system exclusive <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/ds/solatorobo_red_the_hunter">Solatorobo: Red the Hunter</a></strong>. The action-RPG by CyberConnect2 was well-received across all regions but only sold around 100,000 copies worldwide.</p>
<p>Is there a chance of the game ever getting a remake, though? CyberConnect2 boss Hiroshi Matsuyama was recently asked about this at a Q&A not long ago and said he was open to the idea. The main issue would be working out how to operate the game on a newer system that may not necessarily support the touch panel design of Solatorobo. Here’s the transcript, courtesy of <a class="external" href="https://nintendoeverything.com/cyberconnect2-on-the-possibility-of-remaking-solatorobo/">Nintendo Everything</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Of course, the possibility is there. As you know, Solaroboto was a game exclusively released on Nintendo DS. You all remember, right? Nintendo DS had two screens. The top screen was the play screen and the bottom one a touch panel.</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote>
<p>On the operational side of things, it will be quite hard to port the game without a hardware that supports this system. It is possible to rebuild the touch panel system of Solatorobo, and integrate the bottom screen into a single screen, but would call for a complete remake. I feel that this would bring its own set of difficulties.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Matsuyama went onto state how “a lot” at CyberConnect2 would like to re-release the company’s games made during the DS and 3DS generation, but at the same time would be more likely to “start over from scratch” in the case of Solatorobo.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>I personally think that, not only for our title Solatorobo, but also for a lot of other games that were made for the Nintendo DS and 3DS, a lot of us would like to re-release, whether just a downloadable version, an HD remastered version of these games, so that our current customers could play with our past properties, but at this time, I don’t think the industry is aiming for that goal yet. If we were to remake Solatorobo, we would start over from scratch.</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote></blockquote>
<p>To find out more about this game, read our <a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2011/07/solatorobo_red_the_hunter_ds">Nintendo Life review</a> from 2011.</p>
<p><em>Did you play Solatorobo during the DS generation? Would you like to see this DS exclusive revived on a platform like the Nintendo Switch? Comment down below.</em></p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2019/12/...exclusive/