How About Scribblenauts On Other Platforms, Eh?

@Crash__Man: I don't have a DS... Anymore.. I would say I'd love to see this on PSP 'cus I still have one of those, but i know too damn well that an awesome game like that will be pirated to fuck, I fear for LBP, Metal Gear: Rising and all the upcoming awesome games for PSP that console is like a pirates paradise. IMO keep all the awesome games for home console releases, at least piracy isn't AS rampant there ¬_¬ I've strayed of subject... GAMEZ RULE!!!2009etc...

antspai01

I will be upset if I buy this for DS and it's released for iPhone. Perfect platform - people can buy it anywhere they have wifi or signal, and soft-keyboard for typing.

casmith07

@ZaxCG2: xbla version i can use my chatpad with kthxbai.

@Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: If the world ended tomorrow? How about The World Ends With You? Awesome, awesome game.

I just bought a DSLite yesterday it is 99.99 at Gamestop used. This game and the sale price for Chrono Trigger made me do it.

@Theoutlet: iPod Touch/iPhone was the first thing I thought of too. If this is a hit, I think that's the first platform you'll see it move to.

@the7k:And have you called Nintendo to see about repair? My friend had a DS-lite that was about to die and they couldn't fix it, so they sent him a brand -NEW- one. Nintendo's repair service is infamously good.

As for not having played it..why? The DS is LOADED with games. If the world ended tommarrow, you would have stuff to play for 20 years. Get to it man.

@ZaxCG2: Exactly. Which is why it's so appealing to release it on pc, or even a console other than the wii.

Rockabully

@ZaxCG2: This.

Make it happen 5th Cell. I'm gonna buy this on day one for DS, but if you released a Steam version that had user support backing to add new stuff (ie: Spy w/ Maxwell mask), I'd gladly buy it again.

Jennacide

Of course it'd work on other platforms but without a keyboard it's gonna be slower and boring. Besides there is only like 3 people without a DS these days.

CharlesNelsonReilly

maybe on iPhone :-)

orgil220

@Crash__Man: actually yes, there's also peaple that's not a kid or your granny o.O

@ph15h: minimum wage really is minimal: Couldn't agree more, I have mild dysgraphia (hand writing wise), so writing by hand is almost immediately painful, so a keyboard would be fantastic. I'll still get this though, screw the pain.

Herabek

@Rory Michael O'Sullivan: I don't think people would play that as much as if Scribblenauts was just remade for the PC.

sockpuppetclock

@ZaxCG2: So start one. It's not as hard as you'd think if you get a few friends in.

Go get game maker or blender 3D and you'll see what I mean (Blender is cross platform so go for that =D )

Rory Michael O'Sullivan

That's a fairly neutral answer to a pretty leading question; why are some people taking it as confirmation that the game is going multiplatform?

Of course it would work on other platforms, anyone claiming that other systems can't handle their games (cough* Kojima) are just looking as silly theese days. But that does not mean that every game goes multiplatform. The DS does seem like the best fit for the game and I imagine it would be pretty expensive to create 10 000 objects in higher resolution.

beril

@Crash__Man: While I have a DS, it's about to die and I just don't think it'll be worth it to buy another to replace it. I haven't played it in ages.

And like the rest have already said, it's not just a Nintendo thing. I still want Mass Effect to come to the PS3, for example.

@Crash__Man: I don't own a DS :D

@Crash__Man:
I had a DS.
I played Mario Kart and after the fun ended, I didnt play it for 10months so I sold it. A lot of ppl have had a DS, but good games are far between. So i keep lovin my PC, 360, PS3.
I'd love this game on Steam, and even better if I could use my Wacom with it, though I know its not something a lot of ppl have.

ANYTHING. I say, ANYTHING with internet connection to update us with the latest meme's, things, characters. In fact the possibilities are endless if an open source community was created around this.

ZaxCG2

@Crash__Man: To be fair, I have seen cases of Wii owners wanting degraded graphical quality ports of some games. But otherwise I agree with you. It's like the people who look down their nose at Nintendo don't feel any worthwhile game should remain exclusive to Nintendo systems. A bit ironic that people hate what they want.

@Ben Nadler: Until it's announced for some other platform, it is a Nintendo (DS) exclusive. RE4, for instance, was a GCN exclusive... until it wasn't.

@Mooglepinoy22: Haha Well played, well played

@ph15h: minimum wage really is minimal: Or you could just type in "everything". Easy gamer points!

Mooglepinoy22

@Komrade Kayce - Hero of Soviet Kotaku: 10,000 objects. God, unless you have the exact list of what's in the game that would materialize when written it would take forever to summon everything and find out what is able to be summoned. 10k is already a lot of work, but 10k going in random is holy shit.

It would be pretty awesome to play this game on other platforms. All 3 consoles have access to some form of text input device (Wiis can plug in keyboards, PS3s can plug in keyboards and have their little chatpad, the 360 has their chatpad and I think you can plug in a keyboard) and PC/Macs have that too. Imagine Scribblenauts with keyboards and being able to type out your thoughts. I for one, have horrible handwriting and would like to type quickly instead of letter input. :D I'm still buying it on the DS, though.

Scribblenauts sequel will be Vocalnauts! You speak to summon objects instead of writing it. Everything has some voice input nowadays. DO IT 5th Cell! (or somebody) :D
A boy can wish... a boy can wish. *registers Vocalnauts*

this would be great for a tablet pc! it already has a nice stylus and screen

onlysublime

@Crash__Man: I don't own a DS, sold it a while ago, really sad I did cause my PSP has an RPG drought, but was there really that much exciting coming for it?

@MR. FAP☆FAP! the Anal Probing Grey...: Not sure about Natal, but we know the PS3 wands are accurate enough at least. They even demonstrated writing on stage.

Corik_Starr

@(Hollow) svenhoek: At work it loads in about 5mins or so. The concept of only seeing starred commenters as well is odd. But as someoene else said, nothing I can do about it.

Turael

iphone FTW it would kick as because they could keep adding to it

@Crash__Man: I don't own any handhelds. Whenever I have time to game it's usually when I'm at home.

Dear God please, please put this on PC after it becomes a hit on the DS. The game would literally be playable forever with the modding community, you'd be seeing those characters up there made a reality.

CujoEtner

it's be awesome on iPhone too

TonyRockyHorror

@Crash__Man: It isn't a "Nintendo exclusive." Just because it is being developed only on DS. It was made for DS because it was a cheap platform with good chances of success for such a title. That's like saying an indie dev is exclusive to PC. Sure, his games may only be on PC, but that is because he had no other choice. If he gets famous and money and dev kits, then he might make his games for more platforms (see Braid).

Why are you against people playing this game who don't own a DS? If the developer wants to make games for other platforms, let them. They aren't owned by Nintendo.

ooooh the mods that would come out if it was on the PC.

Hmm, how will you save the child from the fire?

'pedobear'

KamikazeBob

@Crash__Man: Unless people are asking for MGS4 & FFXIII on the 360- or any Bioshock & Tales of Vesperia on the PS3.

This is not, by any stretch of the imagination, exclusive to Nintendo stuff.

As for me, I own two DS Phats. :)

Bialia

@(Zombie) Goldwings: lol we might end up like this... (start at 3:32)

Facebook!! Partner with Playfish or something!!

... I know most people will hate me for that comment xD

Chopper_Mike

is there anyone left who DOESN'T own a DS?

also, why does it seem like people only ask about going multi-platform when it's a Nintendo exclusive?

if you want the Nintendo games so bad, just get a Nintendo platform.

Crash__Man

@(zombie) buddhathing:
I think this would work better with Natal if you could just speak the name of the object you want to summon.
...or at least spell it out loud.

@Len Bias Cocaine Surplus: And two different sprites in total!

@(Hollow) svenhoek:
Yeah.
New comment system is a turd floating in a public toilet that smeared the sides the seat somehow.
But it mostly just stinks.
I couldn't even LOAD the Talk Amongst Yourself thread today. It just kept trying to load all those comments. After a few refreshes and letting it do it's thing in it's own tab for about 15 minutes, I just gave up.

I really do hope they rethink this new comment system.

C'est la vie.

@Theoutlet:

I would very probably double dip on Scribblenauts, if it's as good as they say it is, should they release it on iPhone/iPod.

I would not hesitate to buy a PC port of Scribblenauts.

It's tough being excited for a game that's being released on a platform you don't own. :(

@sentroshi:
Bottom middle is Mona from Warioware.

Oh, thats cool

It's a shame I will never get to play as Conan O'Brian, I mean, er, um...

And FINALLY these comments work for me.

@idrawrobots: Yeah it really is getting out of hand. What's the point of different systems if they all play the same damn games? People just want the fabled universal system that will most likely never see fruition. The day Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo split profits is the day I marry Scarlett Johansson.

@ragingdrunk: Always the chatpad on 360. And PS3 for that matter.

Or your could buy a flipping DS. This demand that everything be multi-platform now days is driving me crazy.

it's the tonight show with coooonan o brian

@B_NiN3: If you have a keyboard plugged into your computer via usb, you have a keyboard for the PS3. Not sure about the 360, but it appears that most keyboards will not work, so it may be more of an obstacle for 360 owners.

@(Hollow) svenhoek:

Indeed, this new comment system is shit.

Testing Enter feature for Paragraphs. EDIT: At least that works now! Finally. Now fix this reverse chronological order.

iPod Touch!

This and Professor Layton, and all those good games that make the DS barely worth carrying around. Bring them to the iPod Touch. Btw, I have to add I'm severely late to the game with this one as I've been working all week, but I love the new layout.

I love the style they adpoted but the DS's resolution make everything pixelated. I would prefer if everything looked like those sketches. I guess the resolution and the amount of stuff they have to fit on the cartridge doesnt allow it maybe.

chamoo232

Conan O' Brien??!. Do you really have to question it's versatility?

@Komrade Kayce - Hero of Soviet Kotaku: Red was inspired by The Stranger in the Dollars trilogy, so it's basically him.

Ashurahori

I'd love to see it for other systems. They could get research and add words depending on what people use that don't work via players who are online.

CaptainAtman

@Komrade Kayce - Hero of Soviet Kotaku: You're a mad man, but that's why I follow you :D
Come on KK whip out those dictionaries and lets go for it. Anyone else is welcome to join.
*types in aardvark*

@Ashurahori:

I was corrected on the Western dude myself.

Apparently its Red Dead Revolver.

Now on topic, FUCK YES.

Xbox Live download ftw.

And PS3 and Steam too, of course.

Plus they can continuously update the game with DLC, adding new words and stuff in. One day, maybe, hopefully, some brave developer will add the word we all crave to be in the game:

PENIS

I suppose there's no reason it wouldn't work on PC from a Tech standpoint, but we've yet to see how the Game sells on the DS. I'd say it's probably best to wait and see if it has an audience there first before jumping to conclusions about its prospects on other Platforms. Don't get me wrong, I'm VERY excited for "Scribblenauts", and if it's half as good as it looks so far, nothing would make me happier than to see more people get the chance to play it. I'm just saying it remains to be seen if it'll do well on the market or if it'll be another "Psychonauts".

The Commodore 64 version will have up to 8 different possible words!

@sentroshi: I have Professor Layton but Scribblenauts was the one thing that made me say "hey I want to go to there". But I got my dukes CrossworDS, Brain Age 2, and some other word puzzle game.

I wonder if Natal would be able to track you well enough so that you could write on-screen with a pointed finger? Crecente got cut from the DS version, lets see a Kotaku editors dlc pack!

(zombie) buddhathing

@sentroshi: Maya from Phoenix Wright series, Clint Eastwood in the Dollars western trilogy, and some chick from the Warioware series.

Ashurahori

HIJACK

Is everything, most notably the comments and profile pages, loading extremely slow for anyone else?

@Annie Are You OK? Are You OK Annie?: Oh geeze what games have you tried? My mom has only played one game. Tetris.

Could anyone tell me who the top one next to Phoenix Wright (the girl), the girl on the bottom row in the middle, and the guy on the very bottom right? Thanks

As downloadable content I see this as a possibility. However anyone who doesn't have a keyboard for their 360 or PS3, which I am guessing is just about everyone except those who played FFXI, it could be horridly boring to type in a word like pneunomoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoeco... (which would eat away at the lungs of everyone on screen :P).

B_NiN3

@Alex_Mexico: Yeah it's Conan and also the Rick Roll guy.

Anyone know where to find that image full sized and hi-rez? I have some avatars that need made...

gahazakul

I would buy a PC DVD of this thing especially if they expanded the base of items (if that is possible)

@Ken: Ohhhh.

@Komrade Kayce - Hero of Soviet Kotaku: I'd reckon the screen would explode with epicness (and framate problems)

If I could get this on my MacBook, WoW would be throwing some jealousy lag.

Invisible-Echidna

Please, this game practically has MOD ME, MOD ME all over the box.
But then again some of the PC moding community scares me

Is that Conan O'Brien? the second one left to right (bottom line).
If it is then awesome!

Achievement Unlocked: Summoned Everything

@Marios_shadow: Chat pad and/or wired/wireless keyboards

Ken

haha I love the Conan one

Solertia

This is the reason I bought a DSi, well also I wanted my mom to get addicted to gaming and its working.

Scribblenauts with mods.

I'll let that sink in. Oh, and iPhone. Can you imagine that?

Ken

I don't think it would work too well on consoles... Would it?

@(zombie) buddhathing:
If Natal is as good as they say, i'd rather just SAY what I want to be drawn on screen.

fronsac

@the7k:To each their own I guess.

@Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.:

I fell out of love with portable games. Hard. Real hard.

The only way I can get back into the DS is if there is a way I can plug it up to my TV.

And I just haven't seen any games that really made me think "Oh Boy! I HAVE to have that!" Hell, I haven't seen anything recently that even mildly interested me. Even that Super Robot Wars that recently came out, that included Namco x Capcom's Reiji and Xiao Mu - as much as I loved them - failed to interest me. All I can assume is that it is because I dislike portable gaming now.

If you're looking forward to Scribblenaughts, you might also want to pick up Magic Pengel and Graffiti Kingdom for the ps2. They are some of the most brilliant and creative games out there.

The games let you draw your own creatures and it brings them to life in richly animated 3d. It works incredibly well and the only limit is your imagination.

People are still making awesome creatures for the game today. Look them up on youtube. It's really the most creative game ever!

bluecat2095

Is the dude in the lower left, wearing a suit. Is that Conan O Brien? Looks just like him lol

@Mezodon: you, sir, are correct.

aaaand most everyone else who replied to my post just said how they want this game and that it should go multi-platform because they don't have the platform that it IS on because the platform it's on doesn't have enough good games.

I call that circular logic.

Crash__Man

@ph15h: minimum wage really is minimal: In all of the earlier videos of Scribblenauts, it shows a person "drawing" letters on the DS touch screen, using handwriting recognition to form your words. In later videos, it shows that there is a new or alternate input method of tapping the letters on an on-screen keyboard. I don't know whether they scrapped the handwriting method entirely, or if there is an option to switch between the two. From personal experience, handwriting recognition is always wrong, no exceptions. I would not be disappointed if they had binned the idea completely.

FunkyMunxy

@SurprisedFace: "instead of letter input"

I know there's a keyboard, I just rather have a physical one. Would make things a lot quicker for those who aren't used to stylus typing.

i wanna see this game on every console, and iphone. and i want to see like, a deathmatch mode where you're competing to summon the coolest combination of stuff that kills your opponent. baby + fireworks + matches.

Noodle-Works

or on the psn via...
the psn.

jedbeetle

@GlenTen: ds gets phantasy star 0 we don't need to bargain

Dash_Stryker

Got a deal for you PSP. You hand over the Monster Hunter and we'll hand over the Scribblenauts. Capice?

@Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: I sold my DS because I simply couldn't enjoy playing games on it. Old favorites like Zelda and Animal Crossing. Games that, on any other platform I'd play for hundreds of hours, like FFIV, I just couldn't get into for more than a dozen hours. For me, it just wasn't a fun system to play, in any way, shape or form.

So when even more fun games are being sent to only the DS, I get really, really sad. I WANT to play them, but not on the DS.

@ph15h: minimum wage really is minimal: There's a Keypad in Scribblenaughts o:

SurprisedFace

@Malaysia Isachargin:
oh, it worked!! I didn't even know my comment went through!

Bah, not a fan of this commenting feature at the moment, mostly because I'm afraid my comment will always be hidden. Who will know of my GLORIOUS OPINION?

Malaysia Isachargin

@(Hollow) svenhoek:

You're not alone. Most of the time, the comments page just doesn't load and I have to F5 'til it does.

Probably because of all the "great" star comments we're getting (j/k, a few are actually great)

Malaysia Isachargin

@the7k: You should get yourself some Henry Hatsworth and Stary. Great games, should keep you busy for a while.
=D and I also want Mass Effect (1 or 2) to go multiplat.

I would like it on a Mac or PC (Mac moreso since I own one and I'd like to play something other than World of Goo and Braid)

Malaysia Isachargin

Please dont go to steam. all this steam value nonsense is making me ill. I would love it to be on pc/mac, but no way no how on an evil organization like steam that gobbles up all the good available games and consumes them for their own pleasure to do with as they may.

@Ben Nadler: I'd have to disagree with you on Nintendo's repair service. I sent them in my broken Wii one time, and after a hard time being bounced around customer service reps, they finally replaced it with a less broken Wii. At least now it plays for 30 minutes before overheating.

I'm definitely picking it up for the DS. I'm also all for it coming to other platforms. I remember reading in an interview with the developers that they ran into some "issues" during the making of the game, one being that two bunnies would spawn to infinity and crash the game. Another instance they gave (and I hope they didn't fix this because it's NOT a problem) was that an elephant picked up a bazooka with its' trunk and began randomly firing at things. For me, that's a game that's dying to be rendered in full 3D. (Edit function!)

jayislost

If you don't have a DS, shame on you. Go get one right now, and stop complaining

eddiephlash

@Crash__Man: Pretty sure I saw two Amish sitting in a cafe playing DS yesterday. Nope, pretty much everyone has one.

@NeoStarr *EDGE*:

Oh yeah, I forgot - I also had an experience with the Nintendo Repair Service. Well, it wasn't all bad, but they did charge me $75 to repair my Wii - which was still under warranty - because I got a Gamecube game stuck in it (Smash Bros Melee).

Official word from Nintendo? Don't leave Gamecube games in your Wii for long periods of time. Don't remember seeing that in the user manual.

@Go Team Venture: Explain how Steam is evil? It's the first ever fair DRM scheme. It protects Valve's software, yet it is unobtrusive and beneficial at the same time. (No disks, chat, the overlay, re-downloading as many times as needed)

I so cannot wait for this game!! It is a rare thing for a non major franchise (Zelda, Mario, ect) game comes out for the Nintendo DS and becomes one of my most anticipated games of 2009!!

Anyone else see majora?

@sentroshi:

Who's that next to little COmmander Shepard? Looks like Conan O'Brien to me.

ctorrans

@GlenTen:

XBLA, PSN, and WiiWare seem like good fits.

jcb231

That look cool. But what's it all about? I recognize most of the characters in the picture, so is a parody game or something?
P.S: Is there a Master Chief cartoon-guy?