Wii Loop Machine turns to TV millionaires for funding, fails [Update 1]
In a bid to get his Wiimote-compatible music software Wii Loop Machine out on the market, Yann Seznec pursued funding from an unlikely source: popular BBC show Dragon's Den. For the uninitiated, Dragon's Den follows a similar concept to American Inventor -- hopeful entrepreneurs line up in front of unimaginably rich businessmen and beg for funding to assist their zany ideas, while we smugly laugh at their expense from the comfort of our armchairs.
Those of you in the UK who caught last night's edition of Dragon's Den may well have spotted the affable Yann selling his software to the miserable millionaires. Alas, like so many of the show's participants, Yann's excellent work didn't grab the imaginations of the dragons, though they did seem to acknowledge its potential. "I've got to give you credit," quipped businessman Peter Jones after watching Seznec waft his Wiimotes about to demo the software, "You look like a complete idiot, but actually, it sounded quite good." Charming.
[Update: YouTube video added, thanks Mouthsmasher!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
hvnlysoldr @ Aug 20th 2008 2:47AM
I wonder how much of it was "Well you didn't actually invent wiimotes your main controllers, so yeah..."
Mouthsmasher @ Aug 20th 2008 3:22AM
I found the clip on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vehSdGmmEvY
ChromeAlchemist @ Aug 20th 2008 2:27PM
heh, you know technically american inventor is the program that follows a similar concept to dragons den, because dragons den started first...and is less retarded, but oh well. its a good idea, i would be pissed off if this never saw the light of day because i like music production, so heres to hoping, at least a homebrew or something man!
waza @ Aug 20th 2008 5:26PM
This is how imagined a perfect, PERFECT Dj mixing program to work on the Wiiware system.
shadow1w2 @ Aug 22nd 2008 2:58AM
Homebrew anyone?
Its alot cheaper than Nintendo's larger development costs.
Way WAY cheaper.
I don't think he needs all that money to make a good product.
Go with the homebrew scene tools and make a finished product. Then try to sell that to a publisher.
Sometimes that actually works.
Plus you don't have to break the bank either.
Just a bit of Wii modding needed for testing.