Polish developer NIBRIS issued a press release earlier today clarifying details - some of
which speculated about in past days - about its title Sadness for the Nintendo Wii.
Sadness is not a working title of our game, it is the final title.
The story takes place before World War I that is before 1914 and not as many claim in the thirties of XX century.
The style of the game does not correspond to Sin City movie; it will also not have the style of a comic.
It is rather a tribute to pre-World War I cinema and it will have similar atmosphere.
The plot will take place in one of the Slavic countries; which one will be disclosed soon.
Raid over the River is not being developed right now. Our priority of Wii console is Sadness, and only after it is finished will Raid over the River be developed. Raid over the River DS is being refined by separate team within Nibris
Concerning the rumours about the possibility to choose the colour version of the game – the making of the concept in the grey scale is completely different. The choice of colour is not because of marketing reasons but the element of making the atmosphere of the game.
Concerning the rumours about the Hollywood film studio offering us a large sum of money for filming rights – the truth is that we were contacted but there have been no agreements. We cannot disclose the topic of our talks however. Still we can assure players that Sadness will not be filmed earlier than two years after it is introduced to the market (if it will be filmed).
Also, according to NIBRIS' Radoslaw Malik, the developer is planning to launch its revamped Web site tomorrow.
NIBRIS is a developer based on Cracow, Poland developing two titles for the Nintendo Wii, Raid over the River and Sadness. Raid over the River is a top-down shooter planned for both the Nintendo Wii and DS. You can read Revolution Report's Comprehensive First-Look at Raid over the River here.
Sadness is a gothic-horror title exclusive to Nintendo Wii. Graphically, the game is expected to black and white throughout, with NIBRIS intending it "only for adult players with strong nerves." Sadness currently has a tentative 2007 release date
