login sign up feeds about

LostWinds success pleases Braben

Designer pleased by acclaim

Veteran game designer David Braben has been thrilled the by the critical response to new WiiWare release LostWinds, the game being widely acclaimed as one of the best titles the new Wii download channel has to offer.

• related stories

  • Gallery: LostWinds
  • LostWinds sequel revealed
  • Gallery: LostWinds
  • Gallery: LostWinds
  • Frontier reveal LostWinds
  • more

• wii

  • Groovin' Blocks
  • Ninty working on Wii storage solution
  • World at War gets UK date
  • Guitar Hero World Tour
  • Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party
  • more

• virtual console

  • 
  • WiiWare and VC updated by Nintendo
  • Mario RPG coming to Wii
  • PAL VC gets four new games
  • LostWinds dev grateful for online distribution
  • Nintendo looking to solve Wii storage problems ASAP
  • more

"'Pleased' is an understatement," he beamed in dialogue with GI.biz.

"The reaction has been exceptional - from both reviewers, which is very pleasing, and also the user reviews are extremely high - we’ve also had very many people who have taken the time to email us directly with their entirely positive feedback, which is very appreciated."

The game launched yesterday in Europe, alongside the WiiWare channel.