Atooi's Hatch Tales For Switch Will Include "Over 2000" Level Uploads From 3DS Release Chicken Wiggle

That’s very cool. Glad those levels are getting a second life!

Nintendo take notes! This is how to shut down old games!

After that new trailer, I was concerned the "workshop" element from Chicken Wiggle had been dropped. Glad to see that's not the case, just REALLY bad communication from the developer. I'm still confused what Hatch Tales even is at this point...

Is this game similar to Mario Maker?

I backed it on Kickstarter, so I will be checking it out when it releases.

I never submitted any levels myself, but I played some of the higher rated user levels on the 3DS and enjoyed them. 😊
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@CaleBoi25 Yes, similar. The 3DS version had a level editor and users could submit their levels online for others to play.

@solarwolf07 this is not a game to take positive notes on what to do from.

This was kickstarted as a simple port of a 3DS game to Switch years ago in 2018. It’s been delayed countless times and everything about the game has changed including the name and main characters without consulting any backers. All the while backers have been left in the dark, blocked on socials and generally treated with utter contempt.

And in those years Atooi has released a bunch of other games (largely ripping off other indies) instead of making the game they were paid too.

So all this ‘Much wow. Many levels. So great!’ is just what we paid them to do back in 2018. Had they done it by the first, second or even third deadline change then maybe praise them but not even joking this is approaching the 10th delay. And half of those were not announced the date just came and went with silence from Atooi.

@CaleBoi25 the original 3DS game was. But now it’s got a different name and characters I don’t know if the level editor is still a thing or if this is just the existing user levels being added. The whole thing is a mess.

@Ogbert the entire development cycle of this game really has been a rollercoaster ride of mismanagement and scumbaggery, hasn't it? It might seem harsh to say, considering the current situation regarding layoffs in the games industry, but Atooi - and most of all, "Jools" - don't deserve to see any success from this game. May it crash and burn.

In 2018 treasurenauts for Switch was said to be progressing really well. Did it get cancelled again?

@Markatron84 Yeah it kinda bugs me that NL aren't addressing any of this and keep promoting it. Referring to a "slight delay" is really misleading. It's been years since the first release date!

@Ogbert I brought the situation to NL's attention some time ago; the mismanagement, the almost complete lack of communication, the lot. They don't seem bothered 🤷

@Ogbert It's sad that NL would rather bend over backwards for Atooi because of what the company used to be. Plenty of articles on this site have called out big developers like Ubisoft or the scam and rip-off games on the eShop.

However, there's hardly anything from them when it comes to Jools' actions other than some vague allusion to the backers' dissatisfaction. NL is so concerned with not burning any bridges that they just pretend nothing is wrong.

"A slight delay"??? Is that a joke??? This useless game has been delayed over 5 years! Jools is likely a con man and this game will never be released. Stop giving this grifter so much good press NL.

That's exceedingly nice of Jools! :v

@NinChocolate
Yeah Treasurenauts was always the game that seemed promising. What has this become?

Once I was hyped for Treasurenauts, now everytime that I see something about Jools, I remember him complaining because Nintendo of America staff did not share info about the NX with him.

I used to like him and his games though. :/

@wideawakey And to think that Jools demise started when he ignored the 3DS in the failed KickStarter for Cult County...

Jools needs someone to head the company. He can not design and be the CEO at the same time.

This is cool but unfortunately I’ve lost all interest in this game after the numerous delays.
The last one announced the day before it was supposed to drop was the final straw for me.

@Liam_Doolan True, I think at this point Atooi and this game just default me to a bad mood after this whole campaign. And NL did a big reveal for them previously, it felt like the copious amounts of very bad practice was being glossed over.

I managed to upload one final level 20 minutes before the shutdown titled, "RIP 3DS : (", so can confidently say there is a maximum of 2,883 uploaded community levels from the Chicken Wiggle era. AFAIK, the Level ID started at 1 and the level I uploaded was 2883, but no idea if any levels were removed for whatever reason (might be why Jools only said "over 2,000").

@Semudara I'm going from memory about a years old discussion, but I believe Jools thought one of the reasons why the game didn't sell on 3DS was because of the name and presumed audience. While I agree it did have a childish tone with the artwork, I do not agree it was one of the reasons it didn't sell well; it released several months after Switch and if you look around, NO games on 3DS did well after March 2017, not even what I think was Nintendo's last game - Metroid: Samus Returns. I remember people legitimately saying "I want to play 3DS, but it isn't cool anymore".

Meanwhile, I think the Hatch Tales sounds too close to Veggie Tales, which is very clearly marketed to children and not creators. I didn't like the name change back when it happened and still don't, but I'm going to anticipate enjoying the new game all the same whenever it releases (I did back it).

I'm ready for my backed game... Jools is a joke.

@Semudara Jools literally made it generic and boring, why take away the charm of the original?!?

This is cool and made me a smidge more likely to buy this title. I do like the art style and gameplay looks simple and fun, but it looked way better on 3DS. I've always liked this developer's work. I'm sure he learned a lesson during this debacle and hope to see more titles from him in the future that don't take years to come out.