PuzzleYums and GekkoMan |
Monday, May 29, 2000 - (05-29-00) |
Bad news came last Wednesday for fans of PuzzleYums and GekkoMan when
Chook Industries made the unfortunate announcement that the long awaited
PuzzleYums and GekkoMan video game would be delayed indefinitely. Jim
Shooter commented, "We feared that we would run into some copyright
issues. A lot of the graphics need to be completely reworked as a
result. It isn't one of those things that wasn't any one person's fault,
just miscommunication." Views within Chook Industries itself and the
status of the game had been somewhat varying. Jerome Church had wanted
the game to be released. "Man, I don't see the big deal. It wasn't like
we were trading Metallica MP3z or nothing. I really don't see how Mr.
Monkey Business looked like Spawn anyway."
Fans are to rest assure though that Chook will still be releasing the
game in the future. To keep anticipations for the game high Chook
Industries will be releasing limited edition game boxes for the
PuzzleYums and GekkoMan video game this July. The PuzzleYums and
GekkoMan collectible game boxes which will retail for $9.99 up through
September at which point they will no longer be made available to the
public. When the actual PuzzleYums and GekkoMan game is released, it
will come in different packaging. For those who have purchased the
limited edition PuzzleYums and GekkoMan box, they will be able to put
the game into the different limited edition container. Martha Holmes
commented, "Kids love collectable stuff. The Pokemon games have sold
really well, but at the same time they are very expensive for what
basically only boils down to different colored cartridges. 30 to 40
dollars a pop is out of a lot of kids price range, and for the kids who
can afford it, Nintendo is making money hand over fist on them. We
decided to offer something that kids could afford and would still be
collectable. Hence the game box idea." Fans are encouraged to stay tune
for the PuzzleYums and GekkoMan limited edition boxes out this July.
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