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Sega tags USPTO with Jet Set Radio trademark


Sega has already enjoyed a measure of success with two ports from its wonderful Dreamcast line-up, and now Jet Set Radio will join the likes of Shenmue on the "rumored" pile. A "Jet Grind Radio" trademark was filed over at the USPTO last week by Sega, while Kotaku heard whisperings at the ongoing Comic-Con 2008 festival that the trademark referred to a new Wii game.

Though we should emphasize the "whisperings" part of that last sentence, it's difficult not to get massively over-excited by the idea of a Jet Set Radio on Wii. The original game, now a breathtaking eight years old, exuded style and flair from every pore, with to-die-for cel-shaded visuals and a soundtrack that is played on the Wii Fanboy stereo to this day. We'd take a trip back to Shibuya-cho and Professor K any day of the week, and we'll do it with Wii MotionPlus compatibility, if you're reading this, Sega.

[Via Game|Life]

Wiispray makes virtual graffiti

What do you get when you combine graffiti with a Wiimote? Wiispray.

This Wiimote was modded to look like a spray can, and almost works like one, too. Created by a German student named Martin Lihs for his thesis project, Wiispray allows users to paint digitally -- kind of like the Digital Wheel Art we wrote about yesterday.

Right now, the functions of Wiispray seem a little limited, but Lihs plans to add different spraying caps and colors to his digital spray can. Ultimately, he hopes different sprayers will make their virtual graffiti and share it with the world online.

Check after the break to see examples of what "virtual graffiti" looks like.

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Friday Video: It's-a me! On the PS2! And kind of creepy!


Normally we don't feature Playstation 2 games on Wii Fanboy (unless they're ported to the Wii, am I rite) but this week's video is all about someone we're all familiar with, looking somewhat less familiar. We're happy to feature games from other consoles when they're so reverent of our icons.

Garakuta Studio's Graffiti Kingdom allows players to make their own 3D characters for use in a platforming adventure. Someone went to the trouble of making a Mario that is almost dead-on. We say "almost" because the movements are slightly weird, but for something made in-game this is quite an achievement. It's good enough for a Graffiti Kingdom character, right? Check out the video of "Mario" doing some adventuring and some basically 3D Mario moves after the break.

And while we're talking about Graffiti Kingdom, we can't help but link to these fanmade versions of the King of All Cosmos and a weirdly accurate Razor Ramon HG-- how disturbing, as the King would say.

Wii: It's everywhere



Well, everywhere except in a store, boxed and ready for purchase. But Wii-fever continues to burn strong and bright, as evidenced by this street art captured in the wild of Illinois. We approve the clever use of crosswalk lines, but what's with that cord? Someone must be doing it wrong ... because the last time we checked, the Wiimote is wireless, and we only wish the nunchuk cable was that long.

We're forced to give this an A- for lack of realism, but we applaud the effort. Just one question, though -- player 1, where are you?

[Via Digg]

Town offers money and Wii for snitching

Garner, North Carolina seems to have a graffiti problem, as the town has teamed up with Police in an attempt to catch the culprit(s) responsible for the recent epidemic. The problem comes from the word "ghost," which has been apparently tagged all over the town, finding its way onto everything from street signs to a railroad bridge.

And the amount of money being offered by the town is no pocket change either, as they're offering up a total of $1500 or $1000 and the choice of a Wii, PS3, or Xbox 360, all for information leading to capture. The total comes from a combined reward from both the Police, who offer $500 (or the choice of console, natch), and the town board, who're offering up the remaining $1000. Personally, we'd take all the money and try our best to find a Wii at retail.

Would you snitch on this person for the cash and prize?

[Via Play Nintendo]

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