PixlBit

That sounds reasonable to me, Jason. If Criterion is behind the latest, I'm extra excited for the possible game(s).

I couldn't imagine this game being any more of a disappointment, especially after reading the fantastic Developer's Journal over at NWR.

I'm not really sure where things broke down along the way, but some sort of quality control was completely missing. Any amount of playtesting would've revealed that the way the camera worked was absolutely horrendous. If patches were allowed on Wii, I could see Frozen North really fixing the issues found here, but without such a system in place, I'm guessing this is going to be the beginning and the end for Flip.

You know what, I think there is actually some serious potential for Naughty Bear 2 not to suck. They definitely got the baseline down in the first one, but their execution was piss poor.

If they can just refine the concept, improve the engine, and make some variety in their levels, you could be looking at a fun game. Of course, based on the last one, it's hard to believe these guys have any idea of what they're doing.

Me too. PixlBit's own Jason Hillhouse actually worked on this title!

I love the idea of the Virtual Console Arcade, but its offerings have been lackluster. Give me The Simpsons Arcade already!

I'd be willing to bet that they had the demo station hooked up with composite cables rather than component cables. This ran rampant with Wii games at the past two conventions, which is a damn shame. It really makes everything look like crap on a big screen TV.

"though I did get a copy of Toy Story 3 for my sister's birthday while I was there."

Great, now you ruined the surprise by telling the whole Internet!

Maybe I'm just completely oblivious, but I didn't even notice any graphical issues. Sure the characters are blocky, but I haven't come to expect anything different from a Wii game. Honestly, all that stuff is going on in the background so I really don't even notice it, just the note highway.

The way Stanton has talked to me about this game makes me really interested in playing it. Given that the story and presentation are good enough, I can definitely forgive some shortcomings in gameplay.

Once I get out from under my massive pile of review copies, I'll have to give this one a go.

Seems pretty damn generic from this video. Guess we'll see what the story is when gameplay is shown.