E308 | Stickmen Get To Work On Wii

New Zealand-based developer Stickmen Studios has been given permission by the mighty Nintendo overlords to work on Wii, both on disc-based and WiiWare games. Previously, Nintendo has only given a Wii-development licence to one other New Zealand company, Sidhe Interactive, who have developed a number of titles scattered over numerous genres, from Barbie games through to the reasonably well-received Gripshift.

It is unknown how Stickmen Studios have managed to woo Nintendo over given that they don't seem to have been responsible for...anything, according to their website, being a fairly new company. However, they have recently stated that they are working on an online console title, Dragon Riders, which seems to be a fair bet for their first foray into the land of Wii. Or could they go the WiiWare route first, being newcomers to the scene...?

Thanks to Stuff and Tsumea for the information.