"How much fun can one really have with mini-golf? Shin'en has chosen to answer by offering a double dosage of it in their first eShop title. Far from a straightforward handheld adaptation of their original WiiWare title, the developers have treated Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH! like a follow-up of sorts with brand-new content to justify the $5 price tag. Looking at the individual hole executions at a glance, you might be quick to think the opposite. However, even despite the lack of risk-taking here, the game is still really well done and worth adding to your collection of 3DS downloadables." -- Wiiloveit.com
Glacier928: "Shin’en Multimedia, a developer that has brought us recent titles such as Nano Assault Neo, Jett Rocket and FAST, is no stranger to Nintendo platforms. I first took notice to them during the GBA’s launch with Iridion 3D, which had mind blowing visuals at the time and a killer soundtrack. We reached out to them to ask a few questions and they’ve taken the time to provide us an interview. Shin’en’s Manfred Linzner shares his thoughts and experiences on developing for the 3DS, WiiWare and Wii U."
"But they're liars! Heathens! Blasphemers!"
They also seemingly have extensive knowledge of the hardware and have successfully made one of their games look and perform better on Wii U.
"*puts fingers in ears* LA LA LA LA LA I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!"
Look, I'm not saying the Wii U will match up to PS4 level specs, but if I hear one more person try to claim it's weaker than the 360 without any real proof, I'll tear my hair out.
And yet again, anything that says something positive about Wii U is largely ignored.
Insomniac: Never developed on a Nintendo system, ever, word taken as factual.
Shin'en: Proven devs of Nintendo platforms, word is ignored or is called a lie.
Developer Shin’en isn’t Japanese, but it’s hard to remember that when you’re playing its games. The German developer is known for its shoot-’em-ups like Nanostray and Iridion, and when it isn’t making those, it’s putting out quirky WiiWare titles with names that usually only a Japanese person would come up with, like FAST Racing League and Fun! Fun! Minigolf.
GP: "There's no escaping the fact that the title Fun! Fun! Minigolf TOUCH! makes this sound like a shovelware game intended to sell to little kids, but given a second look, you'll notice this downloadable title has a lot more going for it. Yes, there are at least two golf games on the eShop now, and at least twice that many on DSiware, but the fact that it's developed by Shin'en (developer of Nano Assault and Jett Rocket) helps set it apart from the rest."