Lots and lots of gamers enjoyed playing the PaRappa the Rapper games on their PlayStation consoles. Now Majesco Entertainment has sent word that the designers of the game, multimedia musician and game designer, Masaya Matsuura and New York artist Rodney Alan Greenblat are now collaborating to make a new game for the Nintendo Wii.
Jesse Sutton, CEO, Majesco says, “Masaya Matsuura and Rodney Alan Greenblat are industry visionaries whose legacy was built on crafting groundbreaking, genre-defining entertainment experiences that everyone can enjoy. We are very eager to be working with talent of this caliber and believe our game shares the same broad mass market appeal as successful music-based products like Activision’s Guitar Hero and MTV’s Rock Band.”
Rodney Alan Greenblat remarked, “Matsuura-san and I share similar artistic perspectives so I welcomed the opportunity to re-team with him and NanaOn-Sha to produce a one-of-a-kind music game designed from the ground up for the Wii system.”
Masaya Matsuura quoted, “Majesco’s publishing know-how and retail relationships allow us to stay focused on creating a game that is conceptually unique and, above all else, fun. Working with Rodney is a true creative collaboration.”
No details about this original music-based video game for the Nintendo Wii from Greenblat and Matsuura. It is expected to release in late 2008. Who knows, they could also release the games on other consoles, especially the Nintendo DS!