Atari just announced that "RollerCoaster Tycoon" might come to the Nintendo Switch, but interested players must invest in the game first.
The company created a crowdfunding investment campaign on the platform StartEngine in order to fund the development of the game, and those who like to invest will get cool perk once the game hits off.
"The StartEngine crowdfunding campaign will fund development of RollerCoaster Tycoon on Nintendo Switch, an original game made specifically for Switch that takes complete advantage of the console's innovative home and portable capabilities," read the official press release.
"This latest entry into the world-renowned theme-park management series will contain exclusive features and allow even more gamers to experience the fun and creative freedom of building the ultimate theme park. The studio behind the highly-successful free-to-play RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch on mobile devices, Nvizzio Creations, returns as developer, bringing their deep understanding and respect for the RollerCoaster Tycoon brand to the project."
According to the complete investment document, backers have to put in at least $250, where they can get a pro rata share of 50 percent of profits up to the point where they make 120% of your original investment. After 18 months, they get 25 percent. However, the percentage of these profits may still decrease if the crowdfunding campaign doesn't reach $2 million. Also, they can be part of the game's public-limited Investor's site.
Additionally, those who have put in at least $750 for the game will get a discount of 25 percent off when they buy the actual game at launch. Atari also noted that the discount is only valid for one purchase of the game. Those who have graciously spent $1500, meanwhile, may also get free access to one copy of the regular edition of the book "The Art of Atari."
Basically, Atari's latest investment venture isn't anyone's typical crowdfunding campaign, rather, anyone who gets on board will most likely be Atari's business partner. It's still unclear whether the whole campaign work, but everyone will know by the time the funding ends in April this year.
