Rhodri Broadbent is someone you might not know, but he has worked on a number of games including Star Fox Command, The 2D Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character, and Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims. He is currently working on Wii U eShop title called Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails, which is scheduled for release later this year. The 2D shooter will make use of the GamePad in a variety of ways and there are plans for Miiverse support as well. Here are a few interesting quotes from Broadbent:
On meeting Shigeru Miyamoto while working at Q-Games:
“It was possibly the most embarrassing moment in my life. Because everyone knew that I was a Nintendo fan – well, everyone was a Nintendo fan at Q, but there was a focus on me. And then the producer says to Miyamoto ‘I asked Rhod why he moved to Kyoto, and he says it’s because of Nintendo’. Everyone started laughing, Miyamoto did his humble thing – and I just collapsed in my chair. I crumpled up into a ball, and then realized I was crumpling into a ball in front of Miyamoto. That must have been strange for him.”
On the potential of the Wii U:
“I think there’s potential to have a hit on Wii U in its first 18 months. To get a game out and have it when the system’s starting to ramp up with the Miiverse, to be involved in that will be good for us from a business point of view.”
“I don’t think anyone reasonable was expecting Wii U to go out the gate like the Wii did. For any of the new platforms to really fail requires a shift in humans that I’m not aware of yet, in terms of people not wanting good content. The 3DS showed quite clearly that if you say this machine has a new Mario, and it’s got this and this and this…. In Japan last year the 3DS had an amazing year, and if they start translating that sort of excitement to other platforms then I absolutely believe not just in Wii U but in the grand console future. Video games are something to be cherished and celebrated, and there’s no one better at doing that than Nintendo. It’s that simple – it only takes one game to turn a platform around. People will buy a platform for one game, and when they’ve got the system they’ll buy more games. It’s just about finding that one game.”
At the moment, there aren't any screenshots or video of Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails, just the logo you see above. If you would like to read Eurogamer's full report on the game, you can do so via the source link below.
Source: Eurogamer
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