What's up with the WiiWare version? : Othor Games

» Sat May 23, 2009 10:38 pm

Hi there!

It should've been released already, no? Was it cancelled or so?

Greetings,
Manuel

» Sun May 24, 2009 6:33 am

I don't know the status of a WiiWare version.

EWJ was released on Virtual Console:

http://www.nintendo.com/wii/virtualconsole/games/detail/D_zMknkluv5Cv4Ghqx1w7p0zELRG1nkf

And EWJ2:

http://www.nintendo.com/wii/virtualconsole/games/detail/4QzXcIiZDK3NFIfyB33IWCuS5aD7vqVL

I'll ask.

pax,
-Chris

» Sun May 24, 2009 3:46 am

At first I feared I've been misinterpreting gamesass press release, but it really does mention WiiWare twice:

http://www.gamesas.com/about/article.php?id=32

» Sat May 23, 2009 5:54 pm

Gameloft is still working on it, from what I've been told.

pax,
-Chris

» Sun May 24, 2009 5:37 am

thanks for the reply Chris.

I assume the same goes for the psx3 and xbox360 download versions?

» Sun May 24, 2009 9:13 am

Thank you very much for looking into this. Good to know that it's still on the way.

» Sun May 24, 2009 12:02 am

You're welcome. I didn't ask about the other versions, but it's probably safe to assume that, yes.

pax,
-Chris

» Sat May 23, 2009 10:23 pm

Chris,

What does PAX mean?

player assisted xenophobe?

» Sat May 23, 2009 11:34 pm

Latin for "peace".

» Sun May 24, 2009 7:13 am

thanks.. im smarter now!

» Sat May 23, 2009 11:59 pm

Somewhat related, here's a newsbit I found regarding a DSiWare version:

http://dsiware.nintendolife.com/news/2010/03/earthworm_jim_wriggling_onto_dsiware

No mention of the WiiWare version unfortunately, but a sign of life at least.

» Sat May 23, 2009 10:12 pm

So the DSI game is going to be a remake of the original? Is the one for Xbox live/wiiware/PSN going to be a remake or an entirely new game?

» Sat May 23, 2009 9:10 pm

Any news regarding this another quarter later? It didn't even get an entry on the "In Development" section here, so I fear the worst :shock:

» Sun May 24, 2009 12:31 am

According to this interview the WiiWare version was cancelled:

http://8th-circuit.com/?q=content/exclusive-earthworm-jim-hd-interview-anne-joelle-casenaz

» Sun May 24, 2009 3:34 am

A version is already on WiiWare, the HD version won't come to the Wii though and given the name, I doubt it would make much sense either.

The extra content would have been cool but I guess we'd just have to wait and see.

» Sun May 24, 2009 9:59 am

The original Genesis version is on the Wiis Virtual Console.
The HD Version will come to the HD consoles.

The previously announced WiiWare version this topic is about, has been cancelled.

» Sat May 23, 2009 10:24 pm

The original Genesis version is on the Wiis Virtual Console.
The HD Version will come to the HD consoles.

The previously announced WiiWare version this topic is about, has been cancelled.

Was Earthworm Jim HD announced for WiiWare? The press release on the first page doesn't specifically talk about the HD release.

» Sun May 24, 2009 5:48 am

I assume the "HD" tag was just recently added, after the descission was made to drop the Wii from the platform roster.

» Sat May 23, 2009 6:09 pm

I assume the "HD" tag was just recently added, after the descission was made to drop the Wii from the platform roster.

The HD tag has been around for a while from what I can remember. Was what became Earthworm Jim HD announced for the Wii then?

» Sun May 24, 2009 12:26 am

It's such a simple 2D game, I'd assume all versions (incl. iPhone & DS) share the graphics, the music and run on a common core. I'm pretty certain the WiiWare version would've been 99% like the PS360 versions. Think Mega Man 9/10.