Rumour: The Wonderful 101 Coming to PS4 via Kickstarter

I was one of the 27 people who actually bought this game and it was quite fun. I wouldn't play it again and Platinum have made far better games since, I'd be interested in a sequel though or perhaps bring over the quite brilliant Astral Chain instead

@carlos82 I would love to get Astral Chain on PS4.

Yeah I cant understand why this of all games is the one they would want to Port. Astral Chain would make much more sense. I dont know if there would be much demand for Wonderful 101 if it went multiplatform. I for 1 wasnt intrigued by it back in 2013.

@carlos82 yes, id be all over Astral Chain. That looks brilliant

Wonderful 101 was terrible. It's one of Platinum's worst games along with Astral Chains and Anarchy Reign.

I really doubt it's gonna happen, it's literally co-owned by Nintendo.

@Rob_230 @LiamCroft it's one of the very best action games I've played on any platform and easily in my top 5 games on Switch

@get2sammyb Maybe they've sold it back then? Seems really strange.

The little I saw of it years ago on Wii u didn't interest me in the least tbh. But if they really are trying to get it multiplat, then I'll give it shot to support the devs for even trying to revive the ip in the 1st place.

Can we do a kickstarter for Metal Gear Rising on ps4? Can we do that? Please

Wonderful 101 is truly the best action game I’ve played. Liked it a lot more than Astral Chain.

I absolutely hate the idea of an established company using crowdfunding though. It was laughable with Shenmue 3 and it’s laughable now. But if that’s what it takes...

@carlos82 Sorry to tell ya but that ain’t happenin.

I swear Nintendo owns the IP.

@Orpheus79V Apparently not if the rumor ends up true.

I have a Wii U and love games made by Platinum but I never picked this up. Heard so much good things about this but just didn’t really bother with it. If it wasn’t Smash Wii U, Bayonetta 2, Super Mario 3D World, and a handful of VC games(Earthbound) I didn’t really mess with any other game on Wii U. Shame on me I guess.

I have it on Wii U, but I never really got into it.. I haven't played all of Platinum's games by any means, but this one is easily my least favorite.

I have it on the Wii U but never actually played it, didn't really capture my curiosity enough. Now if they want to Kickstarter a Bayonetta 2 & 3 along with Astral Chain for PS4 then that WILL capture my curiosity 😃

@get2sammyb @snakemake @InsertUsername @LiamCroft @carlos82 I obviously could be wrong, but my understanding is that AC is not feasible because Nintendo owns the IP, and the same also applied to TW101 until they rediscussed the terms and P* got the rights to the TW101 IP.
As I said, though, I could be wrong; if anyone has solid info please chime in!

Looks interesting, I hope they port bayonetta 2 next, already finish it but I want to play it again at 4k & 60 fps on ps4

@clvr I always go by the belief of "nothing is written in stone" in regards to the video game industry. Nintendo may have rights to AC, but it may not be permanent.

@InsertUsername oh you're absolutely right! I was talking at the moment, right now it is not feasible but this very TW101 thing (if confirmed, obviously) shows us that it's all in flux.
I mean, if it happens, and it seems it will, it will mean that Nintendo had the rights at one point and then gave them up, which of course might also happen with Bayonetta, AC and any other game.

@AdamNovice "Didn't they just get investment from Tencent, you'd think they wouldn't need Kickstarter."

That comment is the only thing on this entire page that makes any sense.

I have it on Wii U - I purchased it on disc and as a download.

It's a great game. I've finished the game and played each level several times - I have unlocked all the moves and got plenty of Gold and Platinum trophies on it - but didn't play it until I had all the pure platinum's etc...

It's a brilliant game, I remember being amazed by the game's finale the first time I played it through.

I played on the Wii U game pad screen - I tried playing with the Pro controller - but found it too slow and fiddly compared to drawing the commands (I'm left handed and there was a left handed mode which worked very well)
It's the only time I have thought that a game with stylus controls plays better than it does with a standard controller.

If it comes to Switch/PS4/Xbox I will definitely get it, but I don't think it will be as good to play without the touchscreen controls.

The only way this could happen would be if there was a clause in original agreement reverting ownership under certain conditions, but as Nintendo funded 101, so even if they lost ownership of IP I find it hard to see how Nintendo would lose rights to existing software.

@TooBarFoo correct, Nintendo part funded the IP so it would be a clause or an agreement on Nintendo's part. Astral chain tho....not on gods given earth me thinks.
Wouldnt be a bad idea to let 101 go to sony tho. Would give them a foot in the door and may help shift a few switches if people like what they play and fancy a bit of the amazing Astral chain.

@Sensechat also a fellow leftie and didnt know about the left handed mode. I struggled big time with my right hand. Crying shame pikmin 3 didnt come with a left handed mode.

@clvr your right

When Mario kart 8 released on Wii u Nintendo offered a free game download to anyone who purchased the game early. I chose the wonderful 101 as my free download. I still have my Wii u and to this day I still haven't played TW101 yet. I must give it a bash.

I would buy the TW101 for my PS4 Pro & Bayonetta 2 & 3 & Astral Chain. Looking forwards to playing Bayonetta & Vanquish again later this month on the PS4 Pro, I would buy a remaster of Metal Gear Rising & all the DLC too.

@snakemake Well, if Nintendo didn't want to fund the port, maybe they asked to buy back the IP. It clearly bombed, so maybe Nintendo saw no reason to keep the IP any longer.

@AdamNovice Yeah, but if you get funding from Kickstarter, AND Tencent, AND game sales eventually, then that's a lot more than just game sales alone

i tested this game on the wiiu and it was very slugish, had big fps drops and screen tearing. i did see there was fun to be had with it, but with the problems the game had i lost interest very fast. if there is a ps4 port sold on disc to buy, i will gladly give it another try.

I keep saying Sony should hire them and give them funds to develop a new franchise, or maybe a Heavenly Sword reboot made by Platinum Games.

@LiamCroft It was a contractual obligation and Nintendo paid for the game, like they did with Bayonetta 2 & 3 because Sony didn’t want anything to do with it.

Guys. This is why I always have Nintendo & PlayStation. I don’t miss out on anything and I get the best of both worlds. Maybe if some of you did that, no one would be review bombing games.

@carlos82 I think the PS4 community ruined that when they review bombed it. The director had to step in and say something.

@Deanvon01 You seriously need to tone it down on the fanboy nonsense.

@LiamCroft is that a warning or a threat? Not quite sure how to take it, maybe you could enlighten me, have you had a complaint or are you just generally singling my comment out because it offends you or maybe others? If so, don’t remove me, I kind of enjoy heated discussions on here and to date haven’t had any issues, I’m bipolar, I get carried away sometimes. Not really intentional. Hope that clarifies my comment before. I’ll remove the comment only out of courtesy to this site and yourself.

@LiamCroft the comment is gone hope that appeases you. I don’t set out to be obnoxious it comes with being bipolar. That’s kind of an apology from me, though I’m not very good at them. And I am a PS fanboy, I agree if that’s what you were getting at. Peace!

@LiamCroft on the contrary he need to up the fanboyism, this is a playstation site and you guys have been slacking

@TheBuzz thanks for the support, nice someone could see what I was kinda getting at, even if I was a little extreme in my point making. It’s all been about other platforms for ages. The next big thing in gaming is the PS5, so why should we care about ***** like the Wii U etc. In all actuality Sony is THE dominant force in gaming, has been since the original PlayStation, all the rest are just mere shadow efforts. Top Games, Top platform, Top sales. F##k the rest lol. I removed my comment just to keep him happy. And I apologised, I must be getting soft.

sad and pathetic that there isn't a single publisher interested in porting this game. why the hell does such a simple port job need to be crowdsourced in the first place?

that said, not in a million years did i see this coming. i thought nintendo would take the obvious route and port it to the switch on their own accord.

@Danloaded nope because the devil (konami) owns that ip. that about ends the discussion on this topic lol

@Porco i can dream dammit lol i know Raiden, Bladewolf, and Senator Armstrong are destined for more than a pachinko machine.

I got this game "free" on Wii U through the Mario Kart 8 deal, I tried it for like half an hour, failed to see the appeal at all.

@Deanvon01 Switch is sitting at over 50 million sales and is the most unique console in gaming, Sony may have top sales but the Switch is doing very well with many of its exclusives doing the best in their series. You may not want Wii U games but that just tells me you don't want great games, the Wii U was a flop but its library was fantastic hence why Nintendo has porting so many of its games across to Switch.

I got this as my free game with the mk8 wii u bundle but somehow couldn’t get into it I think it’s one of those games if it clicks with you then you will love it I just saw it as a bit of a mess with odd controls

Absolutely loved this game and definitely interested in getting it again! I'd probably go with Switch though rather than PS4.

@Sensechat may have to try that one as I've still got my wii u set up. Not touched it in a while tho but I decided to keep it as it's the wind waker edition and I just couldnt part with it. Also my wife got it for me 😂

It was but I'm a dirty leftie and that made things hard for me. If they had added an option to flip controls and that would have been the icing on the cake. I still have it tho so it couldnt have been that bad 😂