Pittsburgh-based indie developer RCMADIAX has announced on via Twitter that Color Bombs, their upcoming Wii U release, will be their final game for the platform.
“I’ll still be making games, but will be moving to a one or two game per year cycle to focus more on quality,” RCMADIAX said on Twitter. “Re-branding and trying to get rid of the ‘cheap trash game’ stigma that I have now been pegged with since Spikey Walls. I still plan to support the WiiU eShop with promotions, updates, etc. But sadly I had to stop production on some projects.”
Color Bombs is reportedly a puzzle game that is described as a “chain reaction game.” The development was headed by RCMADIAX and the creator of Poker dice, Shut The Box and TOSS N GO. The game pans out via dropping the “bomb,” which sees you reacting to its landing, and hopefully collecting as many “color bombs” in a single shot.
RCMADIAX has been currently working on Super Robo Mouse, which previously had a release planned for the Wii U. As you can expect, this is no longer happening either, as development for the game on Wii U has run into problems. “The game’s later levels have really suffered in terms of performance.” said creator Michael Aschenbrenner. “I tried optimizing, but it meant I had to remove things.”
It seems like Aschenbrenner is still looking forward to developing for Nintendo’s mysterious new “NX” console, and future Nintendo hardware. “That’s not to say I wouldn’t support future Nintendo hardware,” said Aschenbrenner. “I’m very curious to see what Nintendo’s NX platform is all about, and should it sell well, I plan to support it.”
Despite his misgivings with his reputation for “cheap” games on the Wii U eShop, Aschenbrenner has good sentiments towards the platform. The indie scene is REALLY robust on the #WiiU, along with Nintendo’s increase in 1st party title, leaves gamers with little time,” said Aschenbrenner. “Seems that a good number of buyers on the Wii U eShop, consistently wait for titles to go on sale. This is partly my own fault for frequently having sales, but it was the only way to consistently get sales.”
