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Treasure To Support WiiWare?

Posted Thu, 09 Oct 2008 by Damien McFerran

Treasure president Masato Maegawa has confirmed that his company is looking at producing games for downloadable content services such as WiiWare and XBLA.

Speaking to 1up.com, Maegawa commented that he really liked the job fellow Japanese developer IntiCreates did with Mega Man 9. This might suggest that Treasure is looking at doing similar things with its own IP – which should get all serious video game fans very excited indeed. New Gunstar Heroes, anyone?

However, before you get carried away with the idea of Treasure throwing its weight behind WiiWare, it’s worth noting that Maegawa also stated that the company’s focus would remain on traditional ‘disc based’ releases, and the upcoming Sin & Punishment 2 will NOT be a WiiWare release - something that had been rumoured recently. Boo.

Maegawa also gave his thoughts on the Virtual Console service, details of which you can find over at our sister site Virtual Console Reviews.

Source: 1up.com

Tags: WiiWare, Treasure, Gossip.

User Comments

objection_blaster

1. Objection_Blaster United States 09 Oct 2008, 12:26 BST

Very exciting news! I hope that they put out another great effort, which they likely will, but don't expect anything this year. As a side note, I didn't need to first-post for any reason...I'm just evil :P

lucario13

2. lucario13 United Kingdom 09 Oct 2008, 12:57 BST

Hope they do make gunstar heroes 2, Maybe a few other treasure sequels, they make great gmaes.

bass_x

3. Bass X0 United Kingdom 09 Oct 2008, 13:16 BST

i'd kinda like to see some of their 32-bit games ported to WiiWare if possible.

kevin

4. Kevin United States 09 Oct 2008, 13:53 BST

I'd love to see a Gunstar Heroes 2!

zoipi

5. zoipi Spain 09 Oct 2008, 13:57 BST

yeah! Treasure is one of my favourites developers in the world. I's nearly always a seal of quality.

iandaemon

6. Ian Daemon United States 09 Oct 2008, 14:01 BST

Yeah Treasure, how about Super Duper Gunstar Heroes. for WiiWare. THAT I'd buy.

that_guy_from_faxanadu1

7. That Guy from Faxanadu Sweden 09 Oct 2008, 14:08 BST

"Super Duper Gunstar Heroes", yeah, hands down :)
I hope Mega Man 9 can be inspiration for many developers, I fully support a back to basics trend!

bluerider

8. BlueRider United States 09 Oct 2008, 15:07 BST

That will be cool to have a new Gunstar Heroes game if it actually come out would it look classic or have next gen graphic well not really next gen graphic but close to it

timp29

9. timp29 Australia 09 Oct 2008, 15:07 BST

I just bought the GC Ikaruga. No doubt they'll go and release it on WiiWare - just like on the xbox or whatever - and make my shiny GC disc worthless :P

trev1

10. Outrunner United Kingdom 09 Oct 2008, 17:10 BST

Oh man! First Sin and Punishment 2 and now this? AWESOME!!!!!!
Imagines playing online Guardian Heroes

finalkingdom13

11. Finalkingdom13 United States 09 Oct 2008, 17:11 BST

OMG Treasure please give us a new gunstar =]

trev1

12. Outrunner United Kingdom 09 Oct 2008, 17:12 BST

I don't care what IP they resurrect. They're all brilliant!!

zuerihb

13. ZueriHB Switzerland 09 Oct 2008, 17:42 BST

A port of Mischief Makers would also be great.

corbie_dillard

14. Corbie United States 09 Oct 2008, 18:18 BST

I think Treasure should make an all-new shooter for WiiWare. Or maybe a Bangai-o sequel. No, stick to the new shooter. How about a cute 'em up? :)

silentj

15. SilentJ United States 09 Oct 2008, 18:19 BST

As much as I hate to spend the extra money, I'm glad Sin & Punishment 2 is going to be disc-based. I'd rather have a nice full-length game. A wiiware game would probably be too short.

finalkingdom13

16. Finalkingdom13 United States 09 Oct 2008, 18:21 BST

Itd be cool if Treasure came with a compilation disc =D

morphballer

17. morphballer United States 09 Oct 2008, 18:28 BST

Whatdoyamean boo?! As long as it from Treasure and its on a Nintendo system, I don't care how they decide to release it.

djungelurban

18. Djungelurban Sweden 09 Oct 2008, 18:53 BST

I'm suggesting a collaboration with Cave. How does Radiant Donpachi sound? :D

ilovewii

19. ILoveWii United Kingdom 09 Oct 2008, 19:17 BST

I'm happy that Sin and Punishment 2 isn't Wiiware.

It'd be too short.

corbie_dillard

20. Corbie United States 09 Oct 2008, 19:31 BST

Wow would I love to see a collaboration between Treasure and Cave, arguably the two greatest shooter developers ever. That would be like the shooter equivalent of Chrono Trigger. :)

stratos

21. Stratos United States 09 Oct 2008, 20:29 BST

@ Corbie
Chrono Trigger Finger, the Ultimate Shooter

naturestee

22. Naturestee United States 09 Oct 2008, 21:04 BST

I'd love to see Treasure do absolutely anything for WiiWare. Please Treasure, take all my monies!

blackfira

23. BlackFira Canada 09 Oct 2008, 21:05 BST

i love sin and punishment and im looking greatly forward for the second one it is going to be fun

shadows262

24. shadows262 United States 09 Oct 2008, 21:06 BST

i kinda wanna see from nintendo super mario world 3 or a sidescrolling metroid

iandaemon

25. Ian Daemon United States 09 Oct 2008, 21:16 BST

Sin & Punishment 2 is going to be good. This time I can play Treasure games when they're originally released! (I was FMV-obsessed back in the day. Now that FMV is dead and routinely lambasted, I’m all Nintendo.)

(I still think Super Duper Gunstar Heroes would be good though...)

megarockman_1990

26. MegaRockman 1990 Sweden 09 Oct 2008, 21:38 BST

I liked the first gunstar heroes game on vc so much and i would gladly pay for 2nd title of this series. if this comes it will be a 1day download :)

supermarketzombies

27. SupermarketZombies United States 09 Oct 2008, 22:02 BST

I'm definitely looking forward to Sin & Punishment 2 :O

Any new Treasure game in fact...

EDIT: And any old Treasure game except for McDonald's Treasureland Adventure.

phantom93

28. PHANTOM93 United States 09 Oct 2008, 23:30 BST

Now if only SEGA hopped onto the Wiiware band wagon, then we'd be pretty close to a full house of retro awesomeness! :-P
(Dammit SEGA, listen to the people and make the Sonic the Hedgehog 4 that we've always wanted :-P)

killraven

29. Killraven Australia 10 Oct 2008, 00:22 BST

Just release mischef makers. that was a great game.

tophatpangolin

30. TopHatPangolin United States 10 Oct 2008, 05:54 BST

"...the upcoming Sin & Punishment 2 will NOT be a WiiWare release - something that had been rumoured recently."
If it's not on WiiWare, I hope it lasts a bit more than a few hours. >=
Anyway, yeah: Treasure! Whoo!

kdr_11k

31. KDR_11k Germany 10 Oct 2008, 14:44 BST

Do people here not know that there already is a Gunstar Heroes 2 or do they just choose to ignore that out of some sort of dislike for the game? Goes by the name Gunstar Super Heroes and is on the GBA. I guess the mention of a Bangai-O sequel was a jab at that (Bangai-O Spirits, DS)?

metal_slime

32. Metal Slime United States 10 Oct 2008, 23:51 BST

Im in for anything those guys decide to put out. Seems with four players and the wii's graphics and all that, we could do with some Rakugaki Showtime!

whalleywhat

33. whalleywhat Canada 11 Oct 2008, 18:36 BST

I'm glad S&P2 isn't WiiWare. It would have to be tiny.

starwolf_uk

34. Starwolf_UK United Kingdom 11 Oct 2008, 20:10 BST

Imagines playing online Guardian Heroes
I was thinking last night Treasure+WiiWare should equal Guardian Heroes. As long as its not Advance Guardian Heros (the slowdown is one tihng but the ruined gameplay is another).

Dammit SEGA, listen to the people and make the Sonic the Hedgehog 4 that we've always wanted
SEGA are in the mess they are in mianly due to listening to fans. It was a web servey (I kid you not) that resulted in Shadow the hedgehog...

phantom93

35. PHANTOM93 United States 11 Oct 2008, 21:54 BST

^ I wasn't entirely serious when I made that statement. (hence the :-P at the end of it) Besides, it would be awesome if Sonic went retro.

mr_cheez

36. Ricardo91 United States 12 Oct 2008, 01:18 BST

Alright! I can't wait to see what these guys come up with! I imagine they'll make a port or sequel to Ikaruga, and (hopefully) a new GH, among other things.

@Kevin, Lucario13. There was a Gunstar Heroes 2. It was called Gunstar Super Heroes.

whalleywhat

37. whalleywhat Canada 12 Oct 2008, 23:32 BST

I'd like a sequel to Astro Boy for the GBA. Fantastic game.

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