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Best of 2007: Worst attempt at a cash-in

Posted Dec 19th 2007 6:00PM by David Hinkle
Filed under: Wii Fanboy poll


During 2007, lots of companies realized that the Wii was doing good. Perhaps, too good. So, they scrambled to make games that they could port or "enhance" for the Wii, or other games that were made to take advantage of the console's adopters who were new to gaming and thus susceptible to spending money on crap games the unique capabilities of the Wii's controls scheme, causing a slew of cash-ins on the console that didn't necessarily bring anything new to the Wii other than another game sitting on the shelf. So, let's look at those games and you tell us what the most shameless and useless game of the lot is.

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Coolin' at the EA Playground

Posted Jul 27th 2007 1:35PM by Alisha Karabinus
Filed under: Screens


Every time we get a glimpse of EA Playground, we can't help but think that it looks like a SimCrossing tie-in. Strangely, we're okay with that; the character designs in MySims are adorable, and these do look more rounded and less immediately omg-kawaii! And while we may be a little over minigames in general, EA really does seem to be trying to get a good handle on the Wii, and it seems likely this'll be worth at least a few minutes of our time. There's always time for dodgeball, after all.

Gallery: EA Playground

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EA reveals completely original idea: sports-based minigames

Posted May 2nd 2007 9:45AM by JC Fletcher
Filed under: News


Tell us if you think this sounds like a good idea for a Wii game: a collection of easy-to-play minigames based on casual sports! EA Playground is EA's attempt to fill the only hole in the Wii's lineup that absolutely doesn't exist. At least it features different sports than Wii Sports: tetherball, RC racing, and dodgeball, that we know of.

EA is emphasizing "local multiplayer parties" for this title (by not putting it online, probably) and a "storyline" based on collecting stickers for your sticker book. Also it has graphics, basically. Things appear onscreen. The attractiveness or visual quality of those things are for you to decide. EA Playground will also be appearing on DS, with its own exclusive minigames.

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