WeeWaa was a unique title that was created for the Wii but was never released. Players would have placed the Wii Remote inside a stuffed toy which would then be used to control the titular character. The game's developer has now revealed that the reason it never made it to store shelves was because third-party titles failed to sell on Nintendo's console and publishers saw it as too much of a risk.
“We did finish the game for Wii, and the tech and gameplay [were] working really good. But the investor and publisher didn’t go through with publishing it since the Wii market wasn’t strong enough. It was a very big disappointment to us, too, since we had worked with the project for many years. We even designed the plush toy ourselves and set up the full production in China.
It was mainly because they didn’t see any third-party games selling on Wii. The kids angle worked really well on Wii. At the beginning, we had deals lined up with both Walmart and Toys ‘R’ Us. They loved it, but then the market changed, and third-party games just didn’t sell.” - Klaus Lyngeled, owner and creative director of Zoink Games
With no one willing to publish the game on the Wii, Zoink moved the assets over to iOS and Android mobile devices, resulting in WeeWaa Rock On! However, the developer hasn't completely given up on the original game, and they would really like to see it get released on the Wii U.
"We would like to put the original WeeWaa plush-toy game on Wii U, but we really need a strong partner to make that happen. The new game is developed with Unity 3D, and as you know, the Wii U [supports] Unity 3D. So it would probably be easy to get it up and running. Also, the Wii U is still using the same style Wiimote [that] our plush toy was designed to work with.
Another great feature would be to incorporate the GamePad with its screen into gameplay. I could easily see the extra screen becoming a customizable toy for WeeWaa, his backpack, his camera, or use the pen for a coloring/drawing toy. Look at how Toca Tea Party uses the tablet as a table for plush toys." Klaus Lyngeled, owner and creative director of Zoink Games
Zoink announced WeeWaa in late 2009 and hoped it would be released the following year. You can watch the trailer for the Wii version after the break.
Source: Venturebeat
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