The boxes for three more Wii games have been finalized -- Metal Slug Anthology, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam and Monster 4x4 World Circuit all got the stamp of officialized boxart love from IGN. Since none of these games are unique to the Wii, the boxes are no great revelation, but they're pretty because they're ours.
[Update 1: Seems there are multiple versions of the Tony Hawk box floating around. Some have the WiFi logo and some don't. Could the logo be a mistake from someone putting the boxart together and not paying attention, or is it a sign of things to come? We're looking into it.]
[Update 2: Spoke with our Activision rep, who indicated that any boxes floating around with the WiFi logo must be placeholders -- nothing has changed in regard to the lack of WiFi support for the Wii at this time. And we were so excited. Beware, beware of placeholder boxes! Thanks to our eagle-eyed readers on this one.]
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10-06-2006 @ 4:32PM
Marc said...
Since when is Downhill Jam Wi-Fi?
I thought third parties can't allow Wi-Fi games til 2007.
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10-06-2006 @ 4:47PM
Mr. Jack said...
Your right! *shifts eyes* Muhahaha!!
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10-06-2006 @ 4:50PM
Nushio said...
Marc is onto something here!
Perhaps (and I hope not!) it'll be removed later, just like the Yoshi Island 2 (DS) got removed?
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10-06-2006 @ 5:17PM
Nushio said...
Well, I went to the IGN page, and their Tony Hawk boxart doesnt show a WiFi logo... Was the boxart updated without the logo? Do they have an old boxart? Will I stop asking questions?
Stay tuned to find out, in the next blogpost of...
Nintendo Wii Fanboy dot com!
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10-06-2006 @ 5:24PM
Alisha Karabinus said...
Hmm. Good catch, guys. On the EB games box, the wifi is there. http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=230030
And we know the DS game is going to use WiFi functionality: http://www.dsfanboy.com/2006/10/04/confirmed-downhill-jam-to-feature-in-game-voice-chat/
Guess it's time to see what I can find out. Being late Friday afternoon, I may not have anything for you guys until Monday, but I'll see what I can learn. Good catch!
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10-06-2006 @ 5:25PM
ozy said...
really don't like the look of the tony hawk cover, ah well, I'm still getting it. is it deffo a Europe launch game? thanks for any help
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10-06-2006 @ 6:03PM
Spex said...
Yes, I dunno why that WiFi logo is on the Tony Hawk box. Reguardless, the box shown on IGN has no such logo.
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10-06-2006 @ 6:40PM
Nushio said...
Seems like I was grasping at straws...
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10-06-2006 @ 7:56PM
Hame said...
Is it me, or does the Downhill Jam boxart look really freaky? Kind of has an Edvard Munch's 'Scream' vibe to it.
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10-06-2006 @ 7:59PM
Nmaster said...
Anyone find these withOUT IGN's accursed watermark?
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