Eternal Darkness the Movie/TV Show..

[Guest MarvinisaLunatic]

June 27, 2003 - Nintendo today announced that the rights have been purchased to make a television show or feature film based on the GameCube title Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. Production company Hypnotic, which bought the license, will also head up development, financing, production and distribution of the television show or movie, according to Nintendo.

Eternal Darkness, which sold more than 210,000 copies on GameCube in the US, follows the unlucky paths of 12 humans chosen to defend the planet against an ancient race of evil foes. The title's story spans 2,000 years and takes players through historically accurate locations, deals with dark themes such as "magick" and murder, and more. The game's unique "sanity" system, which measures a character's sanity level and causes him or her to hallucinate when it dips below a certain level, remains one of the spookiest, most clever additions in software today.

 

"We are thrilled to once again work with Nintendo to extend this brand and its powerful story to the masses," said David Bartis, CEO, Hypnotic. "We are eager to get the project started and to leverage our relationships in both the entertainment and marketing worlds to propel Eternal Darkness onto yet another entertainment platform."

 

IGNcube will of course have more on the Eternal Darkness television or movie projects as news breaks. Stay tuned.

 

Good news I suppose, considering how pitifuly the game sold. Im thinking that it would probably make a better movie if they are going to follow the plotline of the game. Plus they could throw in the cool "sanity" effects to scare the shit out of the people watching it.

[Conspiracy_Victim 0]

Yeah it should be a movie. the sanity effects being in the movie would be great. Imagine blood running down the movie screen, or pictures turning to watch the actors.

 

I'll admit that I don't get scared or suprised very often but

Spoiler (Highlight to Read):

when you first go into the bathroom and seen your corpse lying in the bathtub full of blood

definitely made me jump out of my chair.

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

Buy Eternal Darkness!!!!

[Guest Nevermortal]

Buy Eternal Darkness!!!!

Or what, Sho Nuff's gonna kick my ass?

[Guest MarvinisaLunatic]

Buy Eternal Darkness!!!!

Or what, Sho Nuff's gonna kick my ass?

Considering that the game is now available most places for $20-30, and that its easily on the top 5-10 games on the Gamecube of people who have it (I got it when it came out, aside from it being a bit on the short side, its still a great game and Its a top 10 game for the cube IMO), its puzzling why the game hasn't picked up in sales as of late.

[Guest Flyboy]

LOS ANGELES – (June 27, 2003) - Nintendo of America Inc. and Hypnotic, a New York and Los Angeles-based branded entertainment company, will collaborate to bring Nintendo's popular "Eternal DarknessTM: Sanity's Requiem" video game title to new heights through the development of motion picture and television projects. Hypnotic will spearhead all TV and film development, financing, production and distribution rights for the property, from hiring the writers to brokering studio commitments and distribution deals.

 

Hypnotic understands the power of the Eternal Darkness brand as it produced the successful Eternal Darkness Filmmaking Competition, in 2001 and 2002, to promote the release of the game. Hypnotic chairman, Liz Hamburg, has worked with Nintendo throughout her career and brings her deep understanding of the entertainment and gaming industries to the table to help propel the brand into the filmed entertainment space.

 

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, gaming's first true psychological thriller, received the 'Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story' award at the 2003 Interactive Achievement Awards, the Oscars® of the video-game community. "The characters in this game are extremely complex and story is truly dynamic," says Gail Tilden, vice president, Brand Management, Nintendo of America, Inc. "We're looking forward to working hand-in-hand with Hypnotic to bring this exciting and innovative entertainment property to an even broader audience."

 

"We are thrilled to once again work with Nintendo to extend this brand and its powerful story to the masses," says David Bartis, CEO, Hypnotic. "We are eager to get the project started and to leverage our relationships in both the entertainment and marketing worlds to propel Eternal Darkness onto yet another entertainment platform."

 

Hypnotic's current projects include the development of their latest television series, "The O.C." to air on FOX, the Terry Tate, Office Linebacker original film series and commercials for Reebok, The Chrysler Million Dollar Film Festival, Toyota's Scion Screening Series, and numerous development deals leveraging its talent pool and immense short film library.

 

Chairman Liz Hamburg and in-house producer Steven Hein spearheaded the deal. Gail Tilden helmed the negotiation for Nintendo.

 

Credit: PlanetGamecube.com

[Guest CronoT]

Yeah it should be a movie. the sanity effects being in the movie would be great. Imagine blood running down the movie screen, or pictures turning to watch the actors.

 

I'll admit that I don't get scared or suprised very often but

Spoiler (Highlight to Read):

when you first go into the bathroom and seen your corpse lying in the bathtub full of blood

definitely made me jump out of my chair.

Yeah, I know. Scared the shit out of me, too; and almost nothing frightens me.

 

I think Eternal Darkness would have sold a lot better if it had been marketed a little better, and if it hadn't been console jumped.

 

The sad part is, if it had been a PS2 game, it would have probably sold millions. Stupid kiddie-labelers.