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Sadness still exists (News)

8 Sep 2009

LiveWii : "As we were looking for some news from Nibris and its ambitious Sadness - considered as a vaporware -, we contacted FOG Studios, the agency for interactive rights who represents the developpers. And when we asked if the game still exists, here is a quote of what Ed Dille, FOG's Chairman & CEO, said to us :

"The game exists, but it is not moving forward absent a publisher, so there is nothing to discuss that would be new. If my client finds a publisher, a press release will be made at an appropriate time by that publisher. Until then, we appreciate your interest but there is nothing to report."

Alright, so Nibris needs to find funds and a publisher ? It seems that Winter was in that case and that an online petition had worked to make it better for this game. Should that be a solution ? Or do we just consider Sadness as past ? The time will say it to us..."

Sadness is back from the dead (News)

6 May 2009

The Wii Game long-rumoured to have become 'Vapour water' has just been confirmed to appear at E3 2009...

Sadness Gets Release Date (News)

3 Jul 2008

Nibris has finally locked down a release date for Wii-exclusive Sadness. According to the game's website, the "planned delivery date" is now autumn 2009.

For those who aren't familiar, it's a survival horror game with a film noire feel. Nibris has taken inspiration from Planescape: Torment and Eternal Darkness, and the emphasis is on suspense and atmosphere rather than blood and guts.

Nibris Revealing Sadness Next Week? (News)

20 Jun 2008

Will Sadness finally be revealed? Nibris's business development partner Fog studios seem to think so.

Sadness is one of the Wii's longest running projects that has seen scraps of information At the end of May a single image filtered into our inbox, yet still seeming to be a concept artwork of some kind.

A little Sadness (News)

11 Jun 2008

Yes, it's back, in IGN-forum-rumor form: Sadness, the game that ain't, or may be eventually. Back in April, after an appearance by poster "nibris" in the IGN Wii Lobby when a screenshot surfaced, we were expecting more media and a trailer by the end of May. Well, Twilight_Prince recently returned, with an all-new possible screenshot (seen above), and a statement that the website was supposed to go live by the end of May. A third of the way into June, it's nowhere to be seen ... but should we expect more from a company that apparently has some dude on the internet doing their PR?

Still no release date for Sadness (News)

15 Apr 2008

Nibris has revealed it is still looking for a publisher for its atmospheric black and white Wii thriller, Sadness.

The developer told Eurogamer that because of this the game remains without a release date - despite having been unveiled to the press more than two years ago.

Sadness to feature effects deemed impossible on Wii (News)

14 Apr 2008

Emergent Game Technologies have today announced that the much discussed Wii horror title, Sadness, is being built on the Gamebryo game development platform.

"Without a doubt, Gamebryo is the most powerful engine available for the Wii. After getting familiar with the engine several months ago we made the decision to choose Gamebryo. Since then, our team has been working on Sadness and we are quite impressed," said Tomasz Wisniowski, Project Manager of Nibris. "We will have quite a few graphical effects in our game, which some believe are impossible to attain on the Wii. Gamebryo helped make it possible. We are firmly convinced we made the right choice."

Sadness (Screenshots)

14 Apr 2008

Sadness delayed again, vaporware suspicions refuse to go away (News)

1 Nov 2007

Since it was announced, one publisher has jumped ship, the game has been delayed on more than one occasion, and people have been dripped information and media (none of which hints at there being any real content) at a painfully slow pace.

NIBRIS has been monumentally unlucky, work on the game has ground to an ignominious halt for the time being, or Sadness -- gulp -- doesn't actually exist.

Things aren't about to get any rosier, either. In an email received by a NeoGAF poster, NIBRIS revealed that Sadness wouldn't be on shop shelves before 2009.

Information on the dark story of Sadness for the Wii (News)

12 Jun 2007

Sadness is a horror game made for the Wii. The game plays in black and white and the style goes towards photorealism which is to increase the realism of the game atmosphere.

Incoming games for your Wii and DS (Feature)

2 May 2007

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption It's back into the deepest pits of development for Metroid Prime 3. With the release date postponed indefinitely, Retro Studios have time on their side in the quest to perfect the first-person Metroid experience on Wii. The last time we remember this happening was when the original Metroid Prime was met with disapproval from Nintendo's Japanese overlords. The result was a long delay, plenty of reworking and, ultimately, a game that many rate as the best thing on ...

New Sadness Info: 20 Hours of Gameplay and Full Orchestral Soundtrack (News)

1 May 2007

Sadness developer Nibris has finally unearthed a few new bits of info regarding their upcoming physiological thriller for the Wii, Sadness.

The game will be seen through the eyes of two separate characters, one a 30 year old woman (of Polish-Hungarian descent), and the other her son. Around 18 species of monsters are expected, and will be confronted depending on which path players decide to take within the game.

Sadness Development Continues (News)

11 Apr 2007

Recent reports revealed that Nibris had lost Frontline Studios as its development partner for the upcoming project, Sadness. For some pessimists, this put the future of the title into doubt. Now, the ambitious company has very kindly informed Cubed3 that the recent changes are nothing to fret about, and has indicated that the project is going ahead as previously planned.

New Sadness Wii details revealed (News)

14 Feb 2007

The mysterious survival thriller for Wii will have to take on the roll of Maria having just survived a serious train crash, the latest issue of Game Informer reveals.

Maria has to watch over her little brother, Alexander, who was unfortunately blinded during the crash, but things take an X-Files-style turn when Alexander starts acting "odd".

Without weapons, Maria and Alexander have to make use of environmental objects in their struggle to survive the chilling events that await.

Sadness finds a publisher (News)

20 Jul 2006

Nintendowiifanboy.com reports that NIBRIS has found a publisher for their game Sadness, however they aren't able to report on who that publisher is at this time.

Overdose of Sadness (News)

17 May 2006

Even though gaming's largest trade show has come and gone, there was no mention of Nibris' off-the-wall Wii title Sadness. Exactly what kind of game this black-and-white creation will be, we're still not sure, but these new screens shed some light on what you may be doing. A few of these screens show the lead character holding what appears to be a black Wii wand. Nibris wants to draw players into the game's dark, moody world, and if Maria here is actually using a wand, that could be the trick. ...

Enjoy Sadness (News)

13 Apr 2006

Wednesday 12 April 2006 Word has just reached us that Polish developer Nibris has announced Sadness, a totally black and white, utterly mysterious game for Nintendo's Revolution console. We're failing to make any sense of the press release issued for the announcement, so we've published it here, in full, for your brain-fizzling delight: "Exclusive Nintendo Revolution title Sadness will be fully... black and white! "Nibris decided to follow Nintendo's path, which definitely fights the ...