Disney Interactive is subsidy divided from video diversion growth during speed, and it continues axing developers left and right. Epic Mickey studio Junction Point fell in January and recently a hearts of longtime gamers were damaged when LucasArts fell only dual brief weeks ago. Why catch a costs in using your possess studio when it’s cheaper to agreement outward studios like Disney Infinity developer Avalanche Studios, or simply permit out renouned properties like Star Wars for vast income and 0 risk? Disney is also quickly throwing adult to other companies like Nintendo who re-release aged games rather than creation code new ones. Case in point: This summer’s reconstitute of Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse.

Developed by Sega and expelled on a Genesis console in 1990, Castle of Illusion was one of a series of 2D platformers protected by Disney that keep a fan bottom even today. The diversion was grown by AM7, one of Sega’s storied inner growth teams that after became Overworks, a group behind Streets of Rage and Phantasy Star. 

With AM7 bustling creation Japan-only arcade and Nintendo 3DS games like 7th Dragon 2020, a HD reconstitute of Castle of Illusion will be rubbed by Sega Studios Australia, whose final diversion was London 2012, Sega’s tie-in games for final summer’s Olympics. But only since a aged group isn’t banging out this remake, that mixes 2D and 3D elements most like WayForward’s recently announced DuckTales Remastered, that doesn’t meant there isn’t any submit from them. The strange engineer famous as Emirin, who worked on all of Sega’s Disney games, is operative with Disney Interactive on a production. 

Sega is an suitable partner for Disney, as that association is also starting to rest some-more heavily on a catalog of games rather than creation new ones. Like Disney, Sega laid off a vast series of staff members in 2012, shuttering studios, and cancelling games, while it bolstered a recover report with HD remakes and remasters of games like NiGHTS into dreams and Jet Set Radio.

Disney is building adult a re-release report now. This summer will see Castle of Illusion and DuckTales strike Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. What other selected Disney games do we wish to see, and will a association commend a intensity in HD remakes of a remunerative LucasArts catalog?