Spanish development team signs up for Wii devkit

by David Hinkle on Aug 16th 2006 10:30AM

One of our Spanish readers recently sent us a story about a Spanish development team trying to get their hands on a Wii development kit to start making a game. Well, turns out they have begun working on a project, specifically a futuristic racing game. The team, called SBTeam, is supposedly looking to past titles such as Wipeout, F-Zero, and Xtreme-G for inspiration, while attempting to incorporate a lot of online features to create a more robust gaming experience.

There is also an interview with the team where they talk about their goals for the game, how the idea arose, and their opinions on the state of gaming in Spain. All of the links are in Spanish, so you might want to try a translator.

Read - Announcement of interest
Read - Revealing of game and preliminary work
Read - Interview with the team

[Thanks Timofonic!]

Tags: f-zero, nintendo, sbteam, spain, wii, wipeout, xtreme-g

Reader Comments (1)

Who knew a couple of years of spanish would pay off? Here is the condensed version of the interview, and it makes more sense than a translator:

- What can you tell us of the game?

SB, is a game of futuristic vehicles at very high speeds.
Our intention is to contribute a breath of fresh air to games of this type with the controls of the wii.

- What do you think of the course Nintendo is taking?

We are delighted that Nintendo is looking for alternatives to next gen gaming beyond just the obvious graphical enhancements. We sincerely hope it achieves the success of that the NES was in it's day.

- Is it true that the Wii is a good opportunity for independent developers and small/new groups of developers to get into the industry?

If not, we would not be working on it (laughter)

- Do you plan to develop exclusively for platforms of Nintendo or you will do it for more systems?

Nowadays all we think about is the Wii, although at some future date we would like to also work with Nintendo DS.

- How do you see the development of the videogamess in Spain and its industry?

About this question, we'll be honest: this country is a closed market. You can only enter if your company is consolidated or if you have contacts within the industry. In this Spain sense this very behind the rest of Europe.

It is strange,that some of us have had the opportunity to work in Paris, London or Canada, but in Spain we do not have nor a single open door. So before taking the plunge, we'll have to try to open this door. :)

-What do you think on the latest actions of Microsoft to give standardized kits of development for xbox360, are you going to also look for work with them?

Our intention, at least at first, is to finish the game for Wii. We us think that it is the console best suited for our game.

-When will we see some screens?

We want to be very careful since it can be seriously counter-productive to show something in development so early. We intend to show some soon, but that is up to our publisher to decide.