Atooi's Delayed Switch Game Chicken Wiggle Workshop Has Been Renamed To Hatch Tales

Honestly, I think this name change makes it even more confusing. It makes it seem like it's a different game

Much better name.

Hatch Tales makes it sound like it has an actual Story Mode, which it doesn’t. They should have just went with something like Chicken Little Plus.

Where’s Cult County. -_-

That’s a pretty poor name change, there was nothing wrong with Chicken Wiggle before. It rolled off the tongue nicely and it was clear what you were talking about if you named the game.

Hatch Tales sounds like a generic mobile game I would play for 5 minutes.

@Deku-Scrub I like ‘Chicken Wiggle’ as a title, too. Though, I wasn’t a big fan of the Switch version being called ‘Chicken Wiggle Workshop’.

@brandonbwii Chicken Wiggle Plus is a great idea!

I backed the Kickstarter and 100% completed the 3DS version. It is a great platformer - not too easy, not too difficult. The larger screen should help with the level editing. I am still looking forward to the eventual release.

How about Hatch & Wiggle: Chicken Tales?

We give this guy too much credit.

@mrmememan Remembering how they were not happy with the sales of the original, getting unaware people to think it's something completely new feels like a deliberate attempt on their end.

Only criticizing the potential explanation, I personally feel like the game should receive a second chance on the market.

wouldve been better to name it "chicken wiggle switched up/HD" or something relevant. the new name is more confusing and if someone mentioned it to me, i would not even think of chicken wiggle. it needs another name change, the new one is worse by far.

@Tuulenpoika I don't think that they are exploring anyone, I just think the name change is weird in my opinion.

@brandonbwii If it's the same as the 3DS version, it does have a story mode/single player campaign.

@brandonbwii Except it DOES have a story mode.

@brandonbwii As far as I can tell, it’s the full story mode plus a level creator (and sharing!).

Chicken Wiggle Rehatched?

This is just...more confusing. It'd be like Nintendo releasing a new Star Fox under the name of "Lylat Wars" in all regions. It doesn't compromise what the game is, but it's a needless change and especially doesn't make sense for an updated version of another game.

Just means I’ll have to remember to call it “Hatch Tales” when I give my code to one of my friends.

Can't believe an HD port is taking this guy more than 2 years, just like their other unreleased 3DS game that hasn't released in like 5 years, I really don't trust this man.

Really looking forward to playing this, seeing as how I never got around to buying a 3DS.

@WinterIceFox
Dude, he is LITERALLY one man most of the time, getting the grip of new hardware while making the new graphics and features, and handling all the publishing paperwork.

Game development is a complex process yo.

@PikaPhantom Actually, it would be nothing like that. Star Fox has name recognition, and it would be important, both in general and specifically for marketing purposes, to connect new games with the series and with older entries. Chicken Wiggle doesn't, and it wouldn't be. Very few people who come across Hatch Tales in the Switch eShop will have ever even heard of Chicken Wiggle, let alone be so confused as to cost Atooi a sale. To them it will be a new game, regardless of the name, so for them, Atooi should choose the best name they can, and they believe Hatch Tales does the best job.

@EVIL-C I should clarify. It does but it wasn’t really fleshed out IMO.

I feel like I now know less about the game than when I started reading.

But in all seriousness, I wish them the best as I've loved their former games

@MarcusIsCool I was interested in Cult County. Sad to see them leaving first person games behind.

@Chlocean That's not exactly what happened. Renegade Kid was basically two people, Jools and his partner Gregg, that eventually split into two separate studios; Jools created Atooi and kept RK's 2D games, while Gregg created another studio (I forget the name) and kept the 3D games. Sadly Gregg passed away a few years ago, so I'm sure that meant the end of what would have been Cult County, but it hadn't been left behind; it just went a different way that ended up being cut short.

@graysoncharles yup. The team split into 2D and 3D.

@JimmySpades Oh no!! I did not hear about Gregg!! I have fond memories playing Dementium and Moon, (Renegade Kid was the name of that company) and he will live on through those games. R.I.P.

@JimmySpades he died?? 😰

Edit: I just googled it, and he died in ‘18. RIP.

His company name was Infitizmo.

Too bad this didn’t release before Mario Maker 2. Still, I enjoyed playing the higher ranked user created levels on 3DS.

Glad I got a refund for this...IT STILL ISN'T OUT? Juuls is a real piece of work, I'll tell ya.

If you actually see this comment today, you'll know this aged really poorly.
Check Twitter and search "Hatch Tales", and also browse the project's Kickstarter page Comment section, if you want an informative update on this situation and extensive commentary from various backers who are all rightfully frustrated.