Kotaku broke a major rumor Monday claiming Platinum Games, the studio founded by renowned developers Shinji Mikami and Hideki Kamiya, is working on a mature project entitled Mad World exclusively for Wii.
A supposed gameplay trailer has also surfaced this week showcasing the game’s seemingly gorgeous visual presentation. The footage suggests Mad World will utilize a crisp black-and-white graphical style with striking blood-red contrasts to create a very mature, pseudo-Sin City visual aesthetic.
According to Kotaku’s rumor, Platinum Games has struck a deal with SEGA to publish Mad World and two other titles, including a science-fiction RPG for the Nintendo DS entitled Infinite Line. Mad World has not been confirmed by either company at this time.
Platinum Games was created in 2006 from the ashes of Clover Studios, the respected development studio responsible for games such as Viewtiful Joe, PS2′s God Hand and the original Okami.
A chainsaw arm, eh? Count me in!
I’ll be in line for this one. Okami, Viewtiful Joe and Godhand were 3 of my faves.
When I followed the link, the site mentions that “this video has been removed due to a Breach of Use.”
If you can find the video trailer elsewhere, that would be great.
This is definitely legit, and seems right up Clover’s alley. Can’t wait to see more.
I forgot to mention if you listen to the latest Nintendo Voice Chat podcast, Matt and Bozon confirm its true in a very roundabout goofy manner. It gonna be a good year for the Wii!
The video is taken down….
However the premise sounds VERY interesting.
I look forward to more info.
A mature game? This deserves a mature comment: after reading this i might have came…
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iqTqg7S5l5Q heres the vid
WOW look at that and guess what all that detail is possible. Suda just did not have the bank roll that these guys have! Very sweet and you know it will be really challenging too! Viewtiful joe was no joke! Yeap I look forward to more games like this! Bring on rivercity ransom 2 in 3d!
Taken down again. Just type MadWorld in Google, and sort by date added.
Most recent one:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=K1HbFw6QJyA
Sorry about the video being taken down. I guess SEGA doesn’t want “fake” footage of “rumored” games floating around the Web.
PS: Thanks for the new link, DonWii. The trailer link in the article has been replaced with yours. Check it out, everyone, before SEGA sees it.