How Planet of Lana became a hit through dogged determination after being rejected "hundreds" of times
Wishfully Studios' debut platformer, Planet of Lana, achieved success after hundreds of rejections by persevering through a naive development process. The team, with backgrounds in film, faced initial publisher skepticism due to an inadequate demo and unrealistic plans, but secured a deal with Xbox after a year of developing a vertical slice. This led to a partnership with Thunderful and a successful 2023 launch, with plans for a sequel and a Hollywood movie adaptation.
- Entities
- Company: Wishfully Studios
- Topic: Film Production
- Person: Dmitri M Johnson
- Person: Angus MacLane
- Game: Another World
- Game: Oddworld Soulstorm
- Game: Inside
- Person: Amber Midthunder
- Game: Spirited Away
- Topic: Platformer
- Platform: Nintendo Switch
- Company: Thunderful
- Company: 11 bit studios
- Person: Adam Stjärnljus
- Game: My Neighbor Totoro
- Person: Takeshi Furukawa
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