Posts Tagged ‘watt’

Gamereactor interview Nic at GDC

Tuesday, May 31st, 2011

As featured in part 3 of our GDC diary, Nic was interviewed by Gamereactor. They have recently released the interview which covers escapeVektor, Spirit Hunters Inc and Nnooo’s game making strategy. Click here to see the video



Nic’s interview with MMGN

Friday, May 27th, 2011

When the guys from Australia’s MMGN website got in touch for an interview, Nic was there to answer their questions on being an indie developer, the state of the Australian market, and of course Spirit Hunters Inc & escapeVektor: Chapter 1. See and hear what he had to say to Stephen Heller from MMGN.

Indie Dev Insight – Nnooo

It takes drive, motivation and a creative flair to be successful in the games industry, and Sydney-based developer Nnooo have all of its bases covered. With a successful game under its belt and a series of popular applications for the Nintendo DSi to their name, we recently had the chance to catch up with founder Nic Watt and discuss his thoughts on the industry, and find out a little more about their upcoming projects. (more…)

The Indie Games Channel interview

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

We were recently contacted by the Indie Games Channel for a written interview. As well as asking Nic about the background to escapeVektor and Spirit Hunters Inc, they were keen to learn more about the game development process and the challenges of making games for different platforms. Finally, Nic has some advice for new development studios. (more…)

News 10 interview with Nic on R18+ Rating

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

As promised, we’re putting up all of the published interviews with Nic at GDC this year. First up is his interview with News 10 on Australia’s lack of an R18+ rating for video games, featured in part 3 of our GDC Diary. (more…)

Nic on Nintendojo discussing new 3DS

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

Nic was recently on a panel interview for Nintendojo discussing Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS. Read the full interview below or click here for the Nintendojo link.

Third-Party Devs Discuss New 3DS Details

We talk with Ted Newman and Dan O’Leary of n-Space, Jools Watsham of Renegade Kid, and Nic Watt of Nnooo Studios for their 3DS reactions.
By Evan Campbell. Posted October 1, 2010 1:30 PM

Gamers complain about the price point. Critics discuss every feature revealed for the system. But what about the developers that plan to create games for Nintendo 3DS?

On Wednesday, Nintendo of Japan announced the price point (25,000 yen in Japan, unannounced in other territories) and release date (Feb. 26 in Japan, March for U.S. and Europe) for 3DS. Along with the date and cost, the company pulled back the curtain on a slew of features for the new handheld. I spoke with the heads of three different third-party developers for 3DS to get their take on all the latest happenings. (more…)

Nic’s interview with gamesandbiz

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

Matt Sainsbury from website gamesandbiz recently paid us a visit, chatted to Nic about Nnooo (present and future), the 3DS and other palatforms, then took a few pics.  See below for the full interview or click here for a link to the gamesandbiz site for the interview and pics.

Q & A Interview with Nnooo creative director, Nic Watt

UK-born, Nic Watt’s pet project, Nnooo, has found remarkable success from a digital download platform that many dismiss – thanks in large part to Nintendo’s DSiWare platform, Watt has expanded his small team to four, and is now on the hunt for a senior programmer to expand further.

He sat down with us to have a chat around being a start up, the challenges of developing on other platforms (Nnooo also has WiiWare and iPhone games available, and is looking at the PlayStation Network), and makes some predictions for the future. (more…)