Nights: Journey of Dreams

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NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams
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Developer(s)Sega Studios USA
(Sonic Team USA)
Publisher(s)Sega
Designer(s)Takashi Iizuka
Platform(s)Wii
Release
  • NA: November 13, 2007
[1]

  • EU: Winter 2007
[1]
Genre(s)Action-Adventure
Mode(s)Single player, Multiplayer
File:Wii nights01.jpg
Screenshot of the game
File:Gamereactor nights.jpg.jpg
Swedish Magazine Cover

Nights: Journey of Dreams is a video game in development for the Wii console. It is a sequel to the 1996 Sega Saturn title Nights into Dreams.... Sega Studios USA is developing the game, with Takashi Iizuka, one of the designers of the original, as producer.[2]

Like the original, the game is set in the dream world of Nightopia, which is under threat from nightmare beings called Nightmaren, and the gameplay is based around the flight of an androgynous flying acrobat called Nights.[3]

History

Demand for a sequel to NiGHTS into Dreams... has been strong for many years. A game with the working title "Air NiGHTS" was intended to use a tilt sensor in the Saturn analog pad, and development later moved to the Sega Dreamcast for a time, but eventually the project was discontinued.[4] However, it has been suggested that the motion-sensing technology for Air NiGHTS might have been similar to that of Sonic Team's Samba De Amigo, and it may even have been an early version of that game.

In the December 2000 issue of the British Official Dreamcast Magazine, Yuji Naka explained:

I know a lot of people love it and want us to make a sequel, but for us it's a really important game. Like the way Spielberg likes E.T. so much he won't remake it, I don't want to make another NiGHTS.[4]

In an interview in the November 2003 edition of Edge, he was asked whether he would like to develop another NiGHTS game:

I see NiGHTS as a license. When dealing with such a license from the past it is quite a lot of work, but I would like to use NiGHTS to reinforce Sega's identity, yes.

In April 2006 the Japanese game magazine Famitsu published a rumour implying that a NiGHTS sequel was in development for the Wii.[5] Rumours regarding a Wii version continued to appear during 2006.[6]

Spring 2007 confirmation

In March 2007, Sega.com ran a poll titled "Which SEGA game/character would you like to see return?" featuring NiGHTS as one of the options (along with Streets of Rage, Samba de Amigo, Virtua Cop and Flicky).[7]

Around the same time as the poll, Official Nintendo Magazine stated that an upcoming game for the Wii would be revealed in its May 2007 issue. It printed the words "a classic game makes a long overdue return" underneath an image of a constellation which accurately follows the outline of the NiGHTS logo. This caused further speculation on the future of the franchise[8] and, due to the issue's proximity to April Fools' Day, the validity of the report.[9] Official Nintendo Magazine stated that the teaser was valid, but also made clear they never stated it was a Nights sequel.[10]

On the cover of the April issue of Nordic magazine Gamereactor, a mildly redesigned Nights is shown, along with the text "SEGA's dreamdemon returns."[11] The cover has since been replaced with an outline of NiGHTS, with GameReactor commenting that Sega had contacted them about it. However, the original cover has spread onto the internet.

In the April issue of the Portuguese magazine Maxi Consolas, the first images of the game were published, finally confirming the existence of a new NiGHTS game for the Wii. Scans of the article were posted onto Jeux-France [1]. The article reports that Sega will officially announce the game in early April.[12]

In April 2007, Famitsu announced the name NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams.[13]

On April 12, Swedish Magazine GameReactor released its issue on Journey of Dreams.

Confirmed information

  • The game can be controlled using either the Wii Remote or the analog stick on the Nunchuk. [14]
  • It will be released in fall 2007 in North America and winter 2010 in Europe.[1]
  • The gameplay will involve the use of "persona masks". A dragon mask to allow Nights to withstand strong winds, the dolphin mask transforming it into a dolphin allowing Nights to swim, and the rocket mask to give it the ability to reach high speeds.
  • There will be a two player mode.[2]
  • The game will include online features.[2]
  • The game will be set in Nightopia, like the first, and will feature seven "worlds".[15]
  • The game will have and use features from the Forecast Channel on the Wii.[2]
  • The game is developed by Sega Studios USA.[2]
  • William Taylor and Helen Cartwright are the names of two of the new children. William is an aspiring soccer player, and Helen is studying to be a violinist. They're both from a town called Bellbridge, which resembles London, with a giant clock tower and bridge. This seems to resemble the fact that the original children came from a town called Twin Seeds. Elliot was a basketball star, and Claris was an aspiring stage performer.
  • Naofumi Hataya, one of the composers from the original game, is working on the sequel's music.[14]
  • Takashi Iizuka, one of the designers of the original, is the producer.[1]
  • A new game engine has been designed, rather than sharing that of Sonic and the Secret Rings.[14]
  • Nightopians will return, along with Nightmarens.
  • NiGHTS's rival Nightmaren, Reala, shall be returning.
  • NiGHTS is to be voiced with a voice actor and shall speak English.

References

  1. ^ a b c Tom Bramwell (2007-04-03). ""NiGHTS Wii confirmed again"". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2007-04-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d Matt Casamassina (2007-04-02). ""NiGHTS is Official"". IGN. Retrieved 2007-04-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ http://www.sega.com/games/game_temp.php?game=nights
  4. ^ a b Lomas, Ed. "Sonic Team Player", Official Dreamcast Magazine [UK] issue 14 (December 2000), pp. 35.
  5. ^ Anoop Gantayat (2006-04-20). ""NiGHTS Set For Revolution?"". IGN. Retrieved 2007-04-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Micah Seff (2007-01-04). ""NiGHTS Sequel Wii-bound?"". IGN. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
  7. ^ Whiting, Mark (2007-03-07). ""Vote on Which Sega Franchise to Resurrect"". 1UP.com. Retrieved 2007-03-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ Kevin Cassidy (March 16, 2007). "Official Nintendo Magazine claims world exclusive Wii game in next issue - UPDATE (might be NiGHTS!)". Go Nintendo.
  9. ^ Alexander Sliwinski (2007-03-17). ""Rumorang: NiGHTS returning on the Wii -- Part 2"". Joystiq. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ Alexander Sliwinski (March 19, 2007). "ONM says 'world exclusive' not April Fools prank". Joystiq.
  11. ^ "Gamereactor #46 preview". GameReactor. March 23, 2007.
  12. ^ Maxi Consolas, May 2007 Issue
  13. ^ "[Famitsu website statement of the title NiGHTS： Journey of Dreams]". Famitsu. 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2007-04-02. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ a b c Anon. ("NGamer staff") (2007-04-20). ""NGamer exclusive - NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams interview" [interview with Takeshi Iizuka]". NGamer/ComputerAndVideoGames.com. Retrieved 2007-04-23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ http://www.sega.com/games/game_temp.php?game=nights
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