Frontier considering DSiWare for next Lost Winds game

The founder and CEO of the company thinks DSiWare is a “great” platform for new ideas that would be challenging for a retail release

Along with some more information about the upcoming sequel to Lost Winds, Winter of the Melodias, David Braben (founder and CEO of Frontier Interactive) in an interview shared his company’s thoughts on the DSiWare service.

"We think DSiWare, in common with all digital distribution, is great," said David. "It allows developers like us to make innovations which would otherwise be more difficult to bring to market. At Frontier we are fortunate in that we have been able to fund the LostWinds projects ourselves and therefore retain complete creative control, which is a fantastic experience." He added that, "The challenge currently for all involved is to get the awareness / acceptance of the various digital distribution services as high as retail disc / cartridge."

When asked if they had considered a LostWinds game for DSiWare, he explained that, "When we’ve finished Winter of the Melodias, the team will sit down and plan / prioritise which of the many directions we can go with LostWinds next. DSiWare is an option that could be in the mix."

David mentioned that Winter of the Melodias should be released in the "next couple of months", so if they do decide to make a LostWinds title for DSiWare, it might not be that long before you hear about it.

Source: ZConnect