GayGamer reports that an article from a French games magazine has been translated and, mummycurse-like, has revealed unsettling news:

Adrien Lacey (game designer) replies: No, at the start, we wanted to make a classical platformer. And then when we received the development kits for the Wii, we saw what was possible to produce. We had too many great ideas for a party game that would take advantage of all that (Wii controls I assume)! We resorted to a box into which everyone slid an idea. Next, we separated those ideas that were feasable and those that were not...

NM asks: But these are not like the mini-games in WarioWare that only last a few seconds...

AL replies: No, and rightly so. Rest assured, there are some events that are very short, around ten seconds or so. But in certain events, like the Doom-style event, the combat portions or courses last several minutes! In addition there is a scenario in which events are linked together, in order or succession (a progression).

This is odd. And unexpected. The general buzz seems to be vaguely befuddled, but hopeful. Eliza Gauger

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