Just days after its Kickstarter announcement, The Wonderful 101: Remastered for Nintendo Switch has already been rated by the Australian Classification Board. Like the original release, it has received a 'PG' rating for parental guidance, as it contains mild fantasy violence and sexual references.
If you haven't played the 2013 Wii U title and are wondering how such a bright and colourful little game could possibly contain any naughty references in it, here's an excerpt from Eurogamer's review:
Most female characters are introduced with ass and boob shots, which I can just about get over - with these character models, such assets are basically triangles anyway. There are sub-surface sexual tensions, too, particularly with the 101's base, the Virgin Victory, and its pilot Alice, but these will arguably sail over the heads of children. The mind-boggling inclusion is a female boss whom the Wonderful 101 refer to as a 'cougar' and who makes several jokes about the size of Wonder Blue's penis.
And here's the rating itself:
As pointed out by Gematsu, the classification lists Nintendo., Ltd as the publisher even though PlatinumGames said it would be "self-publishing" for the first time. This could easily be a mistake by the ACB, and by the looks of it, most of the same information from the original 2013 listing has been copied across to the new rating. One key difference, though, is the fact the applicant of the remastered version is PlatinumGames Inc. For reference, the original applicant in 2013 was Nintendo Australia.
At the very least, this rating suggests the game is currently on track for its estimated delivery of April 2020. Have you backed it yet? Tell us in the comments.
[source twitter.com, via classification.gov.au]
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If it’s looking good for an April release, why did they need a Kickstarter?
@Panopticon The money seems to be mostly to fund publishing duties like advertising and what not. So the game is likely done, or mostly done, and they just need the money to actually get the game out there into the public.
@Panopticon Marketing.
@Panopticon Cause they have no faith in their own game. They know this shirt won't sale, and they couldn't get Noone else to fund it.
@Klunk23 That might explain the $50k needed for Switch, but does it really explain the $250k needed for PS4?
It seems to me this game was made before the Kickstarter ever happened.
@Panopticon The PS4 version needs more work before it's ready. That's why it's launch is later and they are asking for additional funds.
This was one game I missed out on during the Wii U days. Might have to give it a go this time around.
I’m beginning to wonder just how many articles can be written about this game 🤯
Man, we need that elusive direct...
So this could be a confirmation for a non-backer retail version. I hope so.
@rushiosan It‘s weird how most people don‘t recognise that this is just a brilliant marketing campaign. To all: Platinum does NOT need the money via Kickstarter, only the attention.
I wouldn't rule out the fact that it's possible Nintendo could help out with publishing internationally in some cases. Call of Duty is published by Sony in Japan, some of the FF games are published by Bandai Namco in Asia. Not hard to believe.
@MsJubilee They were actually pretty transparent about it. It's not really the matter of the game being done already. They've been working on it bit by bit last year but apparently logistics, marketing, manufacturing (physical carts and backer goods), porting and new content cost so much. Working on it internally doesn't really cost them so much since the base game is basically done and they can do it on the side but things like marketing can cost you millions.
Already backed it on Kickstarter. Looking forward to playing it and love supporting new IP’s!
(I know this is a port but WiiU almost doesn’t count as a system in video game history sadly)
Do they only need three months for developing a multiplatform remaster or the game was basically ready before the Kickstarter campaign?
Marketing via Kickstarter worked. Game got attention they wanted and the few bucks they made are a nice extra.
Smart Platinum
@jswhitfield8 Yes but I think that they are asking too much for porting the game to other platforms and publishing costs.
@koekiemonster This could backfire though if people don't approve their dirty tricks.
So the game was already made before the Kickstarter?
Another thing that pretty much proves that Kickstarter is a scam.
I don't see why they needed kickstarter if the game is as good as finished. But this game isn't the only example of that.
@Supadav03 Hope you enjoy it; I’m curious to see how it’ll play on Switch but the WiiU version was a treat!
This game should be rated PG for pure garbage. Who on Earth likes this game???
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