In a recent interview with 13AM Games, we had the opportunity to ask the studio several questions about the upcoming title Runbow Pocket, the New 3DS version of Runbow. We also asked a few questions about Runbow Deluxe Edition and Runbow Pocket Deluxe Edition, the retail versions of the game.

Nintendo Enthusiast: How long has the 3DS version of Runbow been in development.

13AM Games: “About 3 months now… The engine for 3DS is new, and like all new engines there’s a lot of testing and back and forth with Unity. It’s super early, we’re going to be one of the first New 3DS Unity titles.”

NE: Is it just for New 3DS?

13AM: “We’re going to try to bring it to old 3DS, we just can’t confirm that yet. The juice in the New 3DS really helps out with power, but we’ll do everything in our power to bring it to the old 3DS. That is our goal. We don’t want to over-promise and under-deliver.”

NE: Did Runbow sell well?

13AM: “We’re still working. It’s no overnight several million dollar success, but its keeping our studio running, and the fans are passionate, people are excited about the new announcements. We’re keeping it rolling and its keeping us alive.”

NE: What other ideas have you tossed around in the studio?

13AM: “There were a bunch of ideas for Runbow 1 that we had to can, we didn’t have enough time. For example, we designed a bunch of alternate versions of Color Master, we knew we wanted to use the Wii U Gamepad, but we didn’t know how best to use it. There was one version where the person on the Gamepad was playing pinball and the other characters were on the inside running around, kinda like Sonic Spinball. Some of them were pretty wild – some good, some not good. We have a bunch of ideas that we think would be good for a second game if we get there. But, we’ll probably do something else in between. We’re always working on new concepts and prototypes. If it becomes a Runbow game, that’s great, but we’re just gonna follow the gameplay we wanna make and take it from there.

All three new Runbow versions are scheduled to launch on October 18.. We will keep you updated on new information concerning the title’s release!