Looks like Sabarasa's ambitious first-person shooter Protocol won't make it to WiiWare after all.
Sabarasa yesterday updated its site with this message:
PROTOCOL TO BE RELEASED IN A NEW TO-BE-CONFIRMED PLATFORM
For all those expecting Protocol for WiiWare, we announce that it will be released directly in a new to-be-confirmed platform.
We got our first glimpse of the game 18 months ago, so it's disappointing it still hasn't materialised on WiiWare. Here's hoping its new home is on the Wii U eShop; we'll keep you posted.
[source sabarasa.com]
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Hm, these guys are reliably good.
My bet is with iPad or EShop
Do they mean Wii U ware and/or 3DSware? Just the wording...
Probably WiiUware.
I'm thinking Wii U eShop. The "to-be-confirmed platform" just screams Wii U eShop.
Hmmm...never heard of this game.
Still, I hope it comes to light eventually. Maybe an eShop release?
Another one bites the dust. The only notable WiiWare games left that are still coming as far as we know are Retro City Rampage, Descent, Super Motherlode, a North American release of Rush Rush Rally Racers, and possibly a European release of Stonekeep.
@BulbasaurusRex La-Mulana is coming, apparently. Allegedly.
@James The WiiWare version of La-Mulana was cancelled 2 months ago. This very website posted a news article on it.
@BulbasaurusRex I wrote that news myself so yes, I'm aware of that However NIGORO has received offers from publishers, and last week PEGI re-rated La-Mulana for WiiWare, which says to me it'll still make it eventually.
It would be hilarious to me if La-Mulana came and turned out terrible...
atleast sarabasa didn`t make the usual whiney wiiware limitations comment.
tbh, if it does come out for the wii u, i hope it`ll be one of the first games on the service.
@James Oh yeah, that's right, although they still don't have a publisher for North America.
Hope its eshop or Wii U.
I guess the new home for Protocol is the Nintendo 64.
NOOOOO!!! I'm not getting a WiiU anytime soon and I was really looking forward to this.
Smart move. I like Wii and WiiWare as much as anyone, but the market just isn't there any longer to make games released on the platform successful. Here's hoping this comes out for 3DS via the eShop!
why should anyone bother with Wiiware anymore when you can do WiiU? Wiiware is archaic by all real world standards now. If I end up with a WiiU it'll be for at least playing my old wii stuff and WiiU ware. I really love my Wii most for WiiWare but it's no longer relavant, they put themselves into extinction with the file limit and lack of exposure. I hope it gets better on WiiU.
eShop for WiiU is my guess.
was there a preview or trailer for this?
Nice-looking Tron game Just based on the photo, this will benefit from HD. WiiWare just isn't practical anymore. Nintendo: The industry leader in last-gen tech.
Anyone surprised? Wiiware is dead!
At least we're getting SOME kind of news about this game!
I hope it makes its way to the Wii U downloadable service.
I never even heard of this game so I'm not so disappointed.
It's been a year now. I wonder what's happened to the game.
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