Nnooo talks escapeVektor's future, eShop design opinion and more
A portion of a NE interview with Nic Watt of Nnooo...
NE: escapeVektor was originally planned as the first part of a larger series. Are there still any plans to develop a sequel? How well did the 3DS/Vita versions perform?
NW: The ideas of the other games are still there and we would love to return to the series. I think if we did we would have to address how to make them more marketable and less abstract so as to attract a wider audience. Each game in the series is very well thought out already so you never know what the future might bring!
NE: What are your thoughts on the current Nintendo eShop? Does it give indie games enough visibility?
NW: I think the eShop, like most digital store fronts is satisfactory. The way Nintendo highlight and group products as well as changing them on a weekly basis is definitely better than most digital stores. However I think that we are in a transition state where previously physical stores would be nice places to visit with big displays of popular content and then aisles of older content grouped by genre or category.
I used to love spending time in music stores and the way Virgin and HMV in the UK used to group and highlight content was amazing. They had a main area of their store dedicated to the most popular content and then other areas with more niche content. But even in the niche areas they would spend time having displays of cool Titles/artists/albums within that niche so that if you liked say Radiohead and went to the indie rock section of the store they might be highlighting bands similar to them.
Personally I would love to spend time designing a better store front which allows users to spend an enjoyable time browsing the content in these online stores. I think that currently the platform holders don’t realize they are the new Virgins and HMVs of this world. They don’t spend enough time on design and layouts to be proud of their store, making them great experiences for the consumer.
So if anyone at Nintendo wants an extra designer with some ideas I’d love to help!
NE: escapeVektor was originally planned as the first part of a larger series. Are there still any plans to develop a sequel? How well did the 3DS/Vita versions perform?
NW: The ideas of the other games are still there and we would love to return to the series. I think if we did we would have to address how to make them more marketable and less abstract so as to attract a wider audience. Each game in the series is very well thought out already so you never know what the future might bring!
NE: What are your thoughts on the current Nintendo eShop? Does it give indie games enough visibility?
NW: I think the eShop, like most digital store fronts is satisfactory. The way Nintendo highlight and group products as well as changing them on a weekly basis is definitely better than most digital stores. However I think that we are in a transition state where previously physical stores would be nice places to visit with big displays of popular content and then aisles of older content grouped by genre or category.
I used to love spending time in music stores and the way Virgin and HMV in the UK used to group and highlight content was amazing. They had a main area of their store dedicated to the most popular content and then other areas with more niche content. But even in the niche areas they would spend time having displays of cool Titles/artists/albums within that niche so that if you liked say Radiohead and went to the indie rock section of the store they might be highlighting bands similar to them.
Personally I would love to spend time designing a better store front which allows users to spend an enjoyable time browsing the content in these online stores. I think that currently the platform holders don’t realize they are the new Virgins and HMVs of this world. They don’t spend enough time on design and layouts to be proud of their store, making them great experiences for the consumer.
So if anyone at Nintendo wants an extra designer with some ideas I’d love to help!
