Japanese Kickstarter Mighty No. 9 Coming to Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U
COMING TO PLAYSTATION 3, XBOX 360, AND Wii U!
CONSOLE VERSIONS PC, MAC, AND LINUX—
AND THERE WAS MUCH REJOICING!
Tokyo, Japan - September 17, 2013 - Thanks to the generosity of nearly 40,000 ers worldwide, Japanese action-game Mighty No. 9 will now be developed for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U consoles. The announcement was made on the project's Kickstarter page (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mightyno9/mighty-no-9) as it sured $2.2 million in crowdfunding and achieved the highly-anticipated stretch goal, adding console platforms to the previously-announced PC, Mac, and Linux versions.
Reaching the milestone after just 17 days since its surprise launch at the PAX Prime gaming convention in Seattle, Mighty No. 9 is already the most successful Japanese crowdfunding project to date and is on track to be one of the biggest gaming Kickstarter campaigns from any territory, period.
Mighty No. 9 is an evolution of the classic Japanese side-scrolling action games that project leader Inti Creates Co., Ltd. The Kickstarter campaign was planned and executed by Tokyo-based game consulting and localization firm 8-4, Ltd., with partner sourcing and assistance from the DDM game talent agency.
The Mighty No. 9 Kickstarter campaign continues on toward its next goals, including an online co-op mode and for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles, involving backers and fans with daily updates of concept art, videos, podcasts, and an backer-vote to determine the design of one of Mighty No. 9's main characters.
Additional information and updates on Mighty No. 9 are available at:
Kickstarter campaign page: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mightyno9/mighty-no-9
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MightyNo9 @MightyNo9
Official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/officialmightyno9