Friday, January 29, 2021, Greenwich Mean Time (Stephany Nunneley)
Moon Studios and iam8bit raised $58,000 for Rainforest Trust, thanks to the December sales of Wisps Wisps on Ori and Switch.
From December 8th to 13th, the company Pledge 5% from the sale of Ori and the will of the elf On Switch, iam8bit will donate US$25,000 to the charity to benefit Rainforest Trust.
This week, iam8bit announced Raised $58,000 during this periodEnough to protect 29,000 acres of tropical rainforest habitat, approximately twice the area of Manhattan.
iam8bit said: “As the publisher of the Ori series on Nintendo Switch, we are extremely excited about the results of this drive.”
“Between Moon Studios’ ecologically positive storytelling and the incredible work done by Rainforest Trust in protecting the global rainforest, we are frustrated and honored to support our fans who have raised $58,000 for the cause of Rainforest Trust To cooperate with such organizations.”
After Ori and Wisps of Wisps were released on PC and Xbox One in March of the same year, they were released on Nintendo Switch in September 2020.
It has been nominated for five different DICE Awards: Outstanding Achievement in Animation, Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction, Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Works, Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design and Adventure Game of the Year.