"Epic Mickey" Confirmed Exclusive to the Wii

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"Epic Mickey" Confirmed Exclusive to the Wii



Non-Wii-owners hoping to get their hands on Warren Spector's reimagination of Mickey Mouse are out of luck: Despite rumors, the "Epic Mickey" project is a Wii exclusive after all.

Yesterday, we reported that sharp-eyed gamers had noticed that the text describing the "Epic Mickey" project as a Wii exclusive had quietly disappeared [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/95284-Epic-Mickey-May-Not-be-Wii-Exclusive-After-All] from the Game Informer landing page, leading to speculation that the title might be headed to other platforms as well.

As it turns out... nope. The text had been pulled, but it hadn't been done to hint at the game's platform of choice. Rather, the GI staff had been hoping to formally announce that tidbit of news once the actual issue hit stands this Monday, explained Andy McNamara [http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2009/10/08/epic-mickey-coming-exclusively-to-wii.aspx].

[blockquote]We were trying to save this nugget for when the magazine hits this coming Monday, but it seems the rumor mill has gotten out of control and it is time to put it in its place. Disney Epic Mickey is indeed a Wii Exclusive. If there is another version in the works out there for another system, we certainly aren't aware of it.

So we can let all the "Game Informer got it wrong" stories sleep. But since we tortured you a bit, we figure we owe you at least one nugget of goodness. If you look closely at the cover on this post, you can see a small figure peeking out - we can confirm that that is indeed Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and that he plays a major part in the story of Epic Mickey. [/blockquote]

The revelation that Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is on the cover artwork landing page [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/95252-First-Concrete-Epic-Mickey-Details-Leaked-Like-Ink] to come tomorrow.

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thenumberthirteen

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Damn. This looked like the first Disney game I have been interested in, but I'm not "Buy a Wii" interested.

And where is Oswald on the Picture?
 

Radeonx

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Hopefully the upcoming information about the game will make me want to buy it. My Wii needs some more play time, and hopefully this is the game for it.
 

Archemetis

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thenumberthirteen said:
Damn. This looked like the first Disney game I have been interested in, but I'm not "Buy a Wii" interested.

And where is Oswald on the Picture?
He's peeking out of the gateway on the left side of the image.
 

thenumberthirteen

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Archemetis said:
thenumberthirteen said:
Damn. This looked like the first Disney game I have been interested in, but I'm not "Buy a Wii" interested.

And where is Oswald on the Picture?
He's peeking out of the gateway on the left side of the image.
A Ha! there he is. It's like Where's Wally?
 

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Is it just me or does it look like Mickey is facing the fourth wall? I mean, before I found out it was his head turned opposite what I just said, it looked like he had a nose sticking out, then it was a shoulder...

Then again if that was his nose his arm would be placed in an odd way.
 

Larmo

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Didn't the Wii just drop in price tho or did i hear wrong, it would be more intensive to buy one.
 

Casual Shinji

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Ahh, shucks.

Then again, we haven't even seen any game footage yet and already everyone is drooling over it. The concept of the game looks really cool, but so does the concept of Communism.
 

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Although I'm slightly saddened by the news I'm also a little glad, I need a good reason to turn my Wii back on. It's been like...wow I can't even remember the last time I turned on my Wii.
 

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yesssssssssssssssssssssssss, my fear of it being on anything but the wii is gone. Not trying to upset all you other fanboys, but it's nice to have an exclusive that everybody else wants, like halo or uncharted, or resident evil 5 because we wii owners didnt get it even though 4 is on the wii and resident evil 5 is the same thing.
 

randomrob

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i'll read a review before i buy it for that useless, dusty white box in the corner of my living room.
 

Mr. Fister

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Ah, that's quite comforting. Everything that we know about this game suggested it was being made completely with the Wii in mind, so I doubt a PS360 would have any significant improvements.

And this is a guilty pleasure, but I'm getting quite the kick out of the people who were saying they wouldn't purchase it for Wii but for other systems. Game Informer is causing a lot of butthurt on the internet with this news.
 

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thenumberthirteen said:
Archemetis said:
thenumberthirteen said:
Damn. This looked like the first Disney game I have been interested in, but I'm not "Buy a Wii" interested.

And where is Oswald on the Picture?
He's peeking out of the gateway on the left side of the image.
A Ha! there he is. It's like Where's Wally?
I bet that's what lot's of people said to him when Mickey came and stole his spotlight.