<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
on	O
a	O
$377	O
budget	O
across	O
one	O
to	O
two	O
months	O
,	O
and	O
subsequently	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
was	O
strongly	O
negative	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
reviewers	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
legitimate	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
suggesting	O
its	O
removal	O
from	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eli	O
Brewer	O
was	O
inspired	O
to	O
make	O
The	O
Letter	O
after	O
listening	O
to	O
soundtracks	O
of	O
horror	O
games	O
including	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sanity	I-Application
's	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
,	O
ZombiU	B-Application
,	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
:	I-Application
Zombies	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
mystery	O
horror	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Brewer	O
wanted	O
"	O
to	O
shake	O
up	O
the	O
landscape	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
selection	O
with	O
[	O
The	O
Letter ]	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
by	O
TreeFall	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
approved	O
The	O
Letter	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
asked	O
why	O
Nintendo	O
approved	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
at	O
all	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
think	O
it	O
was	O
really	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
review	O
for	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Nikola	O
Suprak	O
gave	O
The	O
Letter	O
a	O
one	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
needs	O
to	O
die	O
an	O
unloved	O
death	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
purchased	O
by	O
absolutely	O
no	O
one	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
Holmes	O
of	O
Destructoid	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
unbelievable	O
new	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
eShop	B-Application
game	O
"	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
other	O
cheaply	O
made	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
including	O
Muscle	B-Application
March	I-Application
,	O
Eco	B-Application
Shooter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Plant	I-Application
530	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Monsteca	B-Device
Corral	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
WiiU	B-Device
Daily	O
's	O
Ashley	O
King	O
,	O
opining	O
that	O
it	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
,	O
used	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
issues	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
quality	O
control	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
an	O
embarrassment	O
for	O
the	O
developer	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
of	O
all	O
...	O
an	O
embarrassment	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
