While a lot of Nintendo franchises have been hugely successful, their attempt at flight simulation seemed to stall after its second takeoff. Pilotwings was a hugely ambitious project released to showcase the Mode 7 chip of the Super Nintendo to the world, and it met with moderate success. Years later we then had Pilotwings 64 which was also released upon a Nintendo console launch. Ultimately that game was paired up against the hugely influential Super Mario 64 and was thus was understandably massively outsold. Having said this, the series did a good job of showcasing the technical capabilities of a Nintendo console. So when the Gamecube came along, there was shock; no Pilotwings. With the Wii, it seemed the company had abandoned their regular staple showcase game in favour of Wii Sports, and it isn’t until Nintendo released the 3DS that we’d see the nuptials of Pilotwings and the Mii infested showcase games in the form of Pilotwings Resort. Is this a match made in heaven or a matrim...
Some game endings are good. Most are bad. And a few just sail out of the blue. One example of an unexpected game ending is the conclusion of Pilotwings for the SNES.
Tynan Muddle at Aussie-Gamer.com writes: "Co-founder of development studio Monster Games and programmer for Nintendo’s PilotWings Resort on Nintendo 3DS David Pollatsek has passed away at the age of 38."
Pollatsek co-founded United States based development studio Monster Games in 1996 which went onto working on Wii titles such as ExciteTruck and ExciteBike: World Rally. The studio was hired as an international partner in the development of PilotWings Resort, a launch title for Nintendo 3DS. One of Pollatsek’s hobbies included flying airplanes."
Oprainfall writes:
"Once again, the Wii U is getting owned by the 3DS in this week’s Nintendo Download! First off, we get escapeVecktor for the eShop ($9.99) and new Coin Rush packs for New Super Mario Bros. 2 in the form of the “Mystery Adventures Pack” and the “Impossible Pack” ($2.50 a piece). In addition, we got a slew of retail releases available on the eShop, including Mario Tennis Open, Pilotwings Resort, Pokemon Rumble Blast (euuugh), and the BIT.TRIP Saga! The BIT.TRIP Saga is available for $14.99, Pokemon Rumble Blast is available for $34.99, and the rest are available for $39.99. Finally, the 3DS Virtual Console gets a new entry in the form of Wario Land II for the Game Boy Color ($4.99)."
