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We've covered the Nex Playground on this site before, and with good reason – this boxy little console has already carved out a small niche in the US and is launching in Germany this year following a successful UK release in March.
Given that the Nex Playground uses motion controls, it should come as no great shock to learn that games from the Wii and Kinect era are being eyed up for potential revivals on the new system, which has sold over a million units globally.
Getting games onto the system was always going to be the biggest challenge, given that it's a left-field hardware release that doesn't have a famous brand attached to it, but CEO David Lee tells GamesIndustry.biz that the Nex Team is already finding that publishing partners are approaching the company with the intention of bringing their titles to the system. "We want to work with quality studios to build high-quality games for the platform," says Lee, "and some indie studios come in as well."
Also speaking to GamesIndustry.biz, Nex Team president Thomas Kang says that one of the more surprising things is that publishers are looking to resurrect older motion-focused games for Nex Playground:
"Every major publisher has approached us to review their old Kinect catalogue, Wii catalogue, and also to consider their IPs. We may be able to introduce these IPs so that younger folks can get introduced to their IPs sooner."
This isn't a pipe dream, either – it's already happening. The 2013 Kinect title Freefall Racers, is already on the console, and Lee says it has been played by 150,000 families after its first month. "My prediction is that this game probably reaches half a million families in year one," he says. That's probably far more than it managed on Kinect, and it's helped by the Nex Playground's subscription model, where owners pay a monthly fee for full access to the game library rather than a per-game price.
Nex Team has also announced that Sonic Forces: Rival Rush and Pac-Man are coming to the platform to appeal to older players.
"Grandparents and parents can play retro games," says Lee. "With the new mode, they can play together and share a live introduction. Nex has been intentional about creating these opportunities. An important aspect is how we work with IP partners and how we bring forward these family experiences with the IPs, meaningful experiences too. So it's only on Nex Playground. We aim to continue being very intentional about everything that we do."
It's not all good news, however; the ongoing component crisis has caused Nex Team to raise the cost the system from $249 to $299 earlier this year.