Single Image Escapes From Sadness

Here is a little bit of news on a game that I had almost completely given up on. Sadness, a game that has been eternally delayed and seen next to no news for the past year or so,  suddenly had one lone screenshot pop up on the IGN forums where its developers from Nibris often post. It was quickly yanked away, but of course there’s always someone on the internet quick enough to grab it before it was gone. Nice to see a little sign of life from the game, as I was always interested in it.

Before it became the stuff of legend (and a sure bet for “Vaporware Game of the Year”), Sadness looked like a really interesting game that focused on exploration. The entire game is supposedly in black and white and features a unique play style that could only be accomplished on the Wii. Of course there is no proof of this in the few screens leaked out from Nibirs, but since we haven’t heard otherwise, we’ll assume it’s still true. No one has had any real play time with game, and in reality, most people had probably forgot about it.

There’s no current word yet as to whether or not the screen is an in game shot or not, but it has succesfully piqued my interest again for a game I’m pretty sure will almost never see the light of day. It’s quite a shame considering since Sadness would have been a real departure from the Wii’s “norm,” especially if if it played anything like Nibris was claiming it would have. Either way, we’ll still be here hoping to get our hands on it one day.

Developer of Bioshock 2 is looking for Wii Vets

Last year, a masterpiece was produced from deep inside the 2K Marin studios. With tedious work and long hours of development, Bioshock emerged from the deep and came to be known as one of the best games of last year. Wii and PS3 owners could only watch from a distance as Bioshock made it’s way as an exclusive on Microsoft’s Xbox 360.

Later, without much surprise, 2K Marin announced Bioshock 2 without mentioning which consoles it would make its debut on. This naturally lead to a lot of speculation, with 360 owners praying that the sequel would stay exclusive to their home console, while PS3 owners hoped that it would come to their console. Wii owners, however, just sat back and watched, knowing that there was no way that Bioshock 2 would be coming to Wii.

Now PS3 and Wii owners have a bit of hope, as 2K Marin seem to be reaching out to other consoles. On the 2K Marin Job page they have stated that they are looking for a programmer that has experience with the other “next-gen” consoles, emphasizing that experience with the Wii was “highly desired. This is undoubtedly good news for Wii owners everywhere, as 2K will hopefully have something up their sleeves for the future. And if we do get Bioshock 2 (which is doubtful), then hooray for us Wii owners!

We’ll keep you updated on this latest event, so check back to MyWiiNews.com for the latest info.