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.
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- Entities
- Wishfully Studios
- Film Production
- Dmitri M Johnson
- Angus MacLane
- Another World
- Oddworld Soulstorm
- Inside
- Amber Midthunder
- Spirited Away
- Platformer
- Nintendo Switch
- Thunderful
- 11 bit studios
- Adam Stjärnljus
- My Neighbor Totoro
- Takeshi Furukawa
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