’Newton’ was actually the pen name of a brilliant-minded girl!? Welcome to the time traveling visual novel, Newton and the Apple Tree. Protagonist Syuji Asanaga and his childhood friend Yotsuko Utakane, while tracking down Syuji's missing grandfather, unexpectedly ended up traveling through time.
Hey Everyone! Big update regarding physical goods! They are currently being manufactured and will be sent out as soon as possible!
Thank you for being so patient!
Hey, everyone! Good news! The "Newton and the Apple Tree Artbook" has been made, approved, and released to everyone who had it as part of their pledge tier or who purchased it as an add-on through Backerkit. Make sure to double check your inbox, where you should have received a link to download your copy!
Hello!
It's been a while since we've posted an update, but getting the materials for physical goods ready and sent off for production is no quick task. Regarding the physical goods, it's going to take a bit more time for everything to be ready, but we do have some information to give about where in the process everything is:
The art book is still in the design stages, but we'll get that sent to print as soon as it's finished, which should hopefully be soon.
All other physical goods such as key chains, tapestries, etc. are in production! If all goes according to plan, we'll have them ready to ship before you know it!
The light novels that were funded as stretch goals are in planning! These ones are going to take some time to complete, but we'll keep you updated on their progress as the process continues.
That's all for now! We hope to have more good news to share with you all soon!
Thank you once again to everyone who has supported the Kickstarter. There’s been a large amount of inquiries recently, so we’d like to bring you up to speed on the physical release and goods.
Physical goods have currently been ordered and are on their way to being produced.
The artbook has just recently begun the design phase, and will include images from the development of the title. Since the artbook is being created from scratch, production of the physical game and collector's editions is being delayed until we can properly package the artbook with the collector's edition. After this is complete, we will be shipping out all physical goods together.
The Newton and the Apple Tree bonus stories have been completed and are being submitted to Steam soon. All game backers will receive DLC codes to activate these bonus stories soon.
Light novels are currently in production as well, and we expect the first title to be released in Japanese near April. This is 100% brand new content, so we won't be able to estimate the time it will take to translate these until we've actually seen them. However, we will be sure to provide snippets as much as we can during production.
When we first started as a company, there were several paths that we weren’t quite sure of. Since our first Kickstarter, we’ve quickly gained experience and have focused on how to properly get content developed in an efficient manner.
We currently have over four titles which are ready or near-ready for release within the next one to three months (providing approvals go flawlessly). Yotsunoha, Under One Wing, My Fair Princess, and an additional unannounced game. All of these games have been produced without the assistance of a Kickstarter (something we’re trying to significantly limit our use of).
While we are straying away from Kickstarter, in some cases they are necessary. Today we’ve released a Kickstarter for Irotoridori no Sekai, a Kickstarter based around an extremely popular title by Favorite. Many of you have been around since the start of Sol Press, and have witnessed first-hand how we’ve progressed from small nobodies to an established company publishing larger and larger titles on an almost monthly basis. These titles take form in not just visual novels, but light novels and manga as well. We humbly ask that if you would like to continue supporting us and our goals, to please consider supporting Favorite and us by backing Irotoridori no Sekai.
Just a quick update today to let you know, as of THIS VERY MOMENT, Newton and the Apple Tree is finally live on Steam! CLICK HERE TO JUMP TO THE PAGE!
Remember that you’re able to find your redemption key on your Backerkit (check your emails if you’ve lost your link). If you’re having trouble accessing Backerkit or redeeming your key, either email [email protected], or hop into our Discord channel where our support staff will hopefully be hanging out!
It’s been a long road to get to this point, so thank you all for being so patient. I know our team has poured their hearts and souls into this game, and we can’t wait to hear what you think of it!
I hope I’ll be back soon with information on our first stretch goal (which just needs to undergo programming!) and other backer rewards!
--TBAC