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[Desperado]

did Zoonami ever reveal what it is? Do we know ANYTHING about it?

 

[Ghost]

Dont think so, they just confimed that it wasn't that music (Funkydilla it was called i believe) game they announced for all platforms.

 

[human5892]

There was a deliberately "leaked" memo about the game on their webpage when it first came up a few years back that made it seem like some kind of action game (i.e., third-perosn or FPS). The memo also made a reference to the elimination of "boring" collecting, or something like that (IIRC), which at that time was still a sore point to many gamers after enduring the likes of DK64.

Other than that, nobody really knows anything.

 

[Gchaime]

Who the hell pays for zoonami? They been around since God knows when, and they haven't produced anything so far.

 

[ToyMachine228]

Game Zero is probably funded by Nintendo, and at last we heard, Funkydilla was publisherless, but is supposed to hit this year.

 

[human5892]

Game Zero is probably funded by Nintendo, and at last we heard, Funkydilla was publisherless, but is supposed to hit this year.

Nintendo may have some kind of stake in them, but they've been shy about directly funding/buying outside companies lately, so I doubt they're too involved with Zoonami. Martin Hollis does have an affinity for Nintendo, though.

As for who is funding them, that's a good question. Maybe Martin Hollis and a few of his friends are footing the bill for the time being?

 

[Lukas]

rofl wasnt zoonami suppose to be the savior the cube with game zero?

i completely forgot about them and game zero

 

[human5892]

rofl wasnt zoonami suppose to be the savior the cube with game zero?

i completely forgot about them and game zero

I don't know of anyone who ever believed Zoonami was going to be the "savior" of the GameCube. If they did, they're an idiot for placing enormous stock in an unproven company's game that has never had any details known about it.

Personally, I was always intrigued to see what it was, as Martin Hollis was one of the people at Rare I followed and liked, but I'm not going to cry if nothing ever comes of it.

 

[ge-man]

rofl wasnt zoonami suppose to be the savior the cube with game zero?

Only for foolish fanboys. The rest of us were cautious enough to realize that one game or company alone cannot save a system.

 

[Baron Aloha]

The last rumor I heard about GZ was that it was not a FPS at all but rather a platformer of some kind. I don't think it will ever see the light of day. Zoonami is too understaffed.

rofl wasnt zoonami suppose to be the savior the cube with game zero?

No. And thanks for adding so much to this thread.

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[bheemer]

this just in. zoonami and 3d realms come together to create game zero aka duke nukem forever

 

[human5892]

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:lol

 

[MrPing1000]

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lol


I want to know what game zero is, I DEMAND IT

 

[Jacobi]

Game Zero was a joke.

 

[Lukas]

all i know is cube boys kept saying how Rares best people that made perfect dark and goldeneye are at zoonami right now and game zero is gonna be incredible

 

[xsarien]

Lukas
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I demand a recount.

 

[cja]

Edge interviewed Hollis and had a feature on Zoonami a couple of months ago. They're more a small prototyping team than anything else, seven employees working on three or four ideas. Hollis said people would have to be very patient regarding the more obvious and bigger projects planned. I'd assume once Game Zero gets to the production stage Zoonami will pass most of the coding and creating of art assets to a bigger group e.g. NST if they're dealing with Nintendo.

 

[ToyMachine228]

Hollis has stated that Game Zero is a long term project, so he doesn't want to talk now, and get everyone hyped up so early. Taking this into account, Game Zero might be a next-gen game.

 

[GDGF]

I remember awhile back (on the old board) someone uncovered a Zoonami (or perhaps Nintendo) patent for some new kinda texture technique. I think it was registered under Hollis' name. The speculation for the time was that it was going to be used in Game Zero. Maybe someone can find it?

 

[Shiggy]

Zoonami has several employees of Nintendo of America that helps by Game Zero.

I think this Zoonami fansite isn't so bad: www.zootopia.de.vu

 

[Chrono]

I have high hopes for Game Zero.

Several times IgnCube said that the developers are trying "new things" and that the game won't be like most fps or adventure games if I remember correctly.

 

[MrPing1000]

all i know is cube boys kept saying how Rares best people that made perfect dark and goldeneye are at zoonami right now and game zero is gonna be incredible

wrong again, theres only one ex rare dude that works at zoonami

 

[Shiggy]

wrong again, theres only one ex rare dude that works at zoonami

What happened to Edward Sludden?

 

[Justin Bailey]

wrong again, theres only one ex rare dude that works at zoonami

Two actually, aside from Hollis, they also have a guy that was an artisit on conker's bad fur day. There's also an ex-MS employee, too. So maybe it's 2 1/2.

 

[Shiggy]

Two actually, aside from Hollis, they also have a guy that was an artisit on conker's bad fur day. There's also an ex-MS employee, too. So maybe it's 2 1/2.

Yes, that was Edward Sludden. I looked it up here: archive.org
But in the last update he disappeared

 

[Justin Bailey]

Yes, that was Edward Sludden. I looked it up here: archive.org
But in the last update he disappeared

He's still there in the June 28, 2003 update, that's the last one I could find:
http://web.archive.org/web/20030625051127/www.zoonami.com/bios.html

 

[Shiggy]

But later the year he wasn't here anymore.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

Game Zero is probably funded by Nintendo, and at last we heard, Funkydilla was publisherless, but is supposed to hit this year.

Nintendo may have some kind of stake in them, but they've been shy about directly funding/buying outside companies lately, so I doubt they're too involved with Zoonami. Martin Hollis does have an affinity for Nintendo, though.

As for who is funding them, that's a good question. Maybe Martin Hollis and a few of his friends are footing the bill for the time being?

While buying a stake in the company would seem different from what Nintendo's been doing of late, they obviously have no qualms with funding specific games from third parties. Oracles, Konga, GX/AX, and so on. One large game deal from one large publisher could give them a pretty penny.

 

[ToyMachine228]

Yeah Nintendo registered the patent with Martin Hollis' name tied to it...What does that tell you?

 

[gofreak]

Yeah Nintendo registered the patent with Martin Hollis' name tied to it...What does that tell you?

Not really anything, depending on when the patent was registed. Hollis worked for NTD after Rare, so the patent could have been from then.

 

[Ghost]

Not really anything, depending on when the patent was registed. Hollis worked for NTD after Rare, so the patent could have been from then.

Im pretty sure this was the case.

 

[GDGF]

Someone should just pull up the patent. It'll say when it was registered.