Nintendo / Disney

“Is it exactly the same game? It’s not,” said Disney VP of Disney, Pixar, and 20th Century Games Luigi Priore. “Is it [developed by] Dlala? Yes. Are they bringing their creativity to it? Yes. Is it the same characters? Yes. It didn’t work then, but the environment changed.”

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While today’s showcase wasn’t the most exciting, it is an indication that Disney seems more invested in games after over half a decade of mostly sitting things out, with the exception of a few mobile games and Kingdom Hearts. Illusion Island is an example of Disney seemingly going back to ideas that didn’t make it and reviving them for a second chance at life. Based on what we saw in the D23 trailer, Illusion Island looks lovely and could end up being a wonderful platformer featuring the world’s most famous animated mouse. And for the devs at Dlala, it seems like they finally get to make a game they had been wanting to make for years. So that’s nice. Illusion Island comes out sometime next year on Nintendo Switch. No other console ports have been announced and no specific release date is known beyond 2023.