This could be really big news. Yuji Naka's studio, Prope, revealed what is likely to be the "Sonic-like" game mentioned last year. And Ivy the Kiwi?, the studio's new game (the question mark is part of the title), has some interesting mechanics: the game uses drawn lines to propel a character, sort of like Kirby's Canvas Curse or Wireway, but lets players anchor one side of the line and move the other endpoint around while Ivy's on it, for finer control of the character's movement.
However, it's for Windows Mobile (or, as the platform is being called in Japan, Windows Phone). Not what you'd typically think of as a major gaming platform. This game is part of a move to change that -- it's a launch title for Japan's Windows Mobile Marketplace and will be out in December.
it is. when it went to 6.5 they changed the name from Windows Mobile to Windows Phone. pretty unnecessary if you ask me but i think they are trying to separate themselves from the hate that people spread about WinMo. it's personally my mobile OS of choice and i'm patiently awaiting my Verizon Touch Pro 2 to become a "Windows Phone" when they finally get around to releasing the 6.5 update for it.
I also misread that as "Pope" at first, so I was expecting the jokes about "Yah, I bet it's called _________"(fill in the blank was hilarious pedophile reference).
Just for future reference Joystiq, Windows Mobile OS and phones are indeed now officially named "Windows Phones". I think its been that way since and press this summer or something.
