GAME Watch introduces a couple of Family Ski's minigames, including a game in which you rescue skiers in trouble by stopping near them and performing a series of motions with the Wiimote and Nunchuk, and a "Find Mr. X!" game in which you hit the slopes in search of a specific skier in a crowd. Good luck distinguishing between people in cold weather gear!
The Athletic World page includes the first real screenshots of the game we've seen, and shows off a bunch of adorable games to be played by stomping. Canoe Kawa Kudari (Downstream Canoeing) involves using the Wiimote and Nunchuk as oars and balancing with the mat to keep your boat afloat. Mountain Slider is a sort of snowboard thing in which you ride down a mountain and do tricks under, over, and around wooden structures. Mogura Panic is a Whack-a-Mole game played with your feet, which sounds really fun for some reason. Torokko Adventure (Train Car Adventure) is the mine-cart game seen in the previous video. Taki Nobori (Waterfall Climbing) involves one player hopping up and down on the mat, and another directing movement with the Wiimote. In Maruta Kawashi, two players jump to avoid rolling logs.
The strangest thing about this series to us is that Namco Bandai uses two peripherals to do the same thing in different series: Athletic World has snowboarding, and leaning-based games, but doesn't support the Balance Board. Family Ski doesn't support the Family Trainer. The two teams should really talk.
Read -- Family Jockey
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Read -- Family Stadium
Read -- Athletic World
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1-11-2008 @ 2:24PM
troy said...
OK, athletic world doesn't sound nearly as superflous as I thought, although I wish it was compatible with my DDR mat. I
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1-11-2008 @ 2:25PM
troy said...
... hate the idea of having like 4 mats just because the people can't just get on board with already released perhephrials.
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1-11-2008 @ 2:31PM
troy said...
OK i can't find video but the pics of this make me want to add it to my collection. It looks like a lot of fun little games that have nothing to do with fitness except that the unique controller interface makes them very physical activities. I can get down with this, especially since 2 player action is built in to one single pad. And if it costs $50 usd or around there all the better. When does this come out in the US?
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