PolyKid's Poi Hits Kickstarter, $80,000 Needed To Bring It To Wii U 

Ok, as soon as i saw these Sunshine-esque platforming sections, my brain went into an instant nope stage.

Looks amazing! The music is especially good

I'm actually not a huge fan of orchestral music in games for the most parts, but man that was sum gud music.

I don't remember it looking and sounding this good. Geez, they really came a long way. And I like how personable and friendly both of them are. I don't normally do the backing thing but in this case, I'll probably make an exception.

Some Wind Waker influences there too.

I'm personally not gonna fund this game. Giving money for the game to come to life and then paying for it. Then there is a chance it gets canceled or just sucks

Good luck to them as they seem to have done their homework. Looks like they played Mario 64 to death.

@Squid_Gangster I understand your concerns but if they don't reach their goal you don't pay and if you pledge 20 or more you get the game for free anyways. Plus they have shown the game already running on the Wii U and they aren't planning any other console versions at this time to get in the way of Wii U development. It's actually a low risk with all these factors.

@Spoony_Tech I guess so, but I am still suspicious after project cars. It may end of being pc only

They've done a tidy job with their very clear inspiration. Wii U would certainly be a good destination for a game like this.

I love 3D platformers, so this looks very interesting. When I get a chance, I'll have a proper look at this.

@Squid_Gangster You could be right but we never seen Project Cars running on Wii U hardware. In this video they already have it running on off tv mode. It seems to be the focus tbh and the game looks to be far alon g and they know what they're doing. Game show no slow down whatsoever.

I'm just bringing out some points about this that we never seen from Project Cars.

I may back it but I might wait to see if i can snatch up a $10 on if one of those 25 move up or cancel.

Only real problem I see is that the assets are sort of bland and generic. I expect that the game will be polished and spruced up with more original assets and things of the like if funded.

@Spoony_Tech true. As for project cars, I suspect the devs wete just lying about it to get wii u owner's money. They went from "the wii u version is very promising" to "the wii u just can't run the game" they never showed game play, which means something's up

It's been a while since I last backed a Kickstarter game. This is obviously gonna change now.

80k to port super mario 64? Get outta town.

@OneBagTravel Did... you even watch the video?

WTF!! No standard disc edition available. I am very reluctant to back a Wii U digital version.

How big will this game be in memory. Not even sure if I can download this due to size constraints. Wii U and its pathetic 20GB internal storage man!

@Squid_Gangster Uhhh... what are you talking about? With 20 bucks you're buying the game. And if the project is cancelled, or they don't manage to raise the money, you're getting a refund.

@yoshinatsu Not all the time. Sometimes you fund the game then pay. Also, sometimes the game gets canceled and you don't get your money back.

Looks awesome!

Looks good and interesting but also like mix of Mario 64, Mario Sunshine and Mario Galaxy.

@kobashi100 You realise that you can expand Wii U storage with simple USB Flash?

@Miyamotoo thought it had to be HDD only? Still doesn't change the fact that 20GB internal storage is pathetic.

I backed this. It looks pretty solid, and seeing as it's going to be made in Unity, it justfies the lower cost. I'm looking forward to it, and hope it gets backed completely.

$80k is nowhere near enough money for this to be any good. Red flags for me.

I have to say the reason I will not be backing is their insane financial expectations. $80,000 for what they need is too much imo and their tiers are absolutely nuts. No way, no how.

Looks awesome, shame its download only for Wii U. I hope this is successful - I'll back them.

I really, really, really love 3D adventure platforms, so I'm always excited to see a new one emerge. This one looks good, but I haven't seen anything truly spectacular just yet. Plus, they seem a bit arrogant by listing stretch goals before knowing if they'll make the main goal. Anyway, I've backed this and I'll probably get a lot of enjoyment out of the final game as long as they can deliver.

I've backed this. As a YookaLaylee backer myself, this too can help out the 3D platformer genre. I've seen good stuff, even another indie dev was at NintendoEverything on this topic commenting how he believes this game is good and so are the devs. Here is that article. http://nintendoeverything.com/poi-kickstarter-is-live-wii-u-version-at-80000/

Also, you might be mistaken for Red Ash's $800K initial goal. Poi's is just $80K. AND PS4 version is at $175K. Green lit by the Steam community too.

Also, I have seen the devs themselves communicating in the comments. They will listen to what you would ask.

@TromboneGamer they said they will polish those assets.

It looks ok, but I just won't be backing it.

I thought this was going to be a Pokemon clone by looking at the picture. I'm all in for 3D Platformers though, last good one I played was DK64 (or Spongebob Battle for Bikini Bottom but that game is so underrated its not worth mentioning) which was a long time ago! As for Galaxy, I ended up selling it due to the frustrations I was having, and today I regret that decision.

I'm interested in this one, but considering the nature of Kickstarter projects I'll wait a bit before backing.