WINtA, by PaRappa the Rapper creator Masaya Matsuura, is being developed in a unique way for a unique publisher. Matsuura-san’s company NanaOn-Sha is working on the game pro bono for OneBigGame, which is a non-profit publisher that donates at least 80 percent of its profits to various charitable organizations that help kids. Here’s more info on this game for the iPhone and iPod Touch:
Designed by godfather of music games Masaya Matsuura, WINtA is the next logical step in the genre as it comes up with a new way of involving players in a song’s music and lyrics. Combining elements of pattern recognition challenges with the natural tendency of humans to tap along with music and words, WINtA goes a step beyond the highway of colored symbols which has become synonymous with music games ever since PaRappa the Rapper set the tone in 1996. Making full use of the iPhone and iPod touch’s touch abilities, WINtA provides a fun and natural way for people to tap along to their favorite songs whilst creating a unique and addictive game challenge at the same time.
I hope the project does well, partially because Matsuura-san is frickin’ awesome and partially because I want OneBigGame to succeed. With all the crap that publishers have been pulling lately, the concept of a non-profit publisher seems so alien to me. I’d love for OneBigGame to knock one out of the park with WINtA. Hopefully some of you support the game too!
I could use some more fuzzies today. Please let me know what you think about this cool project and unique publisher.
Hey, Chime was a great game and something I thought was surprisingly well done for a "non-profit" release. With OneBigGame working hard to do some good and coming up with quality titles, I'll be one of the first in line to pick up WINtA.
@WldCard Good man! When do you get in for E3, btw? It'll be nice to see you.
I will keep an eye out for it. I always support non-profit organizations when i can afford to.
I love Chime, Im going to dust it off (but wait it is on my hdd and its a dlg (downloadable game)) and play it tonight.