winds of change

Interview: Frontier Hopes LostWinds Breezes In More WiiWare Innovation

5:30AM Leigh Alexander | The design philosophy of WiiWare launch title LostWinds appears to echo a broader industry trend favouring innovation on the usual mechanics. The peaceful platformer has a distinctly “indie” feel and a unique look, and seems to be getting the biggest share of the buzz among its fellows on the service. And as studios consider smaller, digitally-distributed formats as a lower-risk avenue for new game concepts, launching Wiiware with a title like LostWinds might herald further potential for the service and those like it. How are clean, compact ideas like these born? We spoke in-depth to developer Frontier about the possibilities for WiiWare and the inspiration for LostWinds‘ breezy world; hit the jump for the full interview. More »