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Wii News by Robert Purchese

22 March, 2007

EA wants to shake your tail feather this afternoon. Failing that, it's announced a new rhythm-based party game for Wii.

Boogie will let you create and customise a character, then use the wacky console controls to sing and dance in your very own music video. Something EA hopes will be the ultimate party partner, as you gyrate your pants off to impress your chums.

"We're creating something new and different for gamers of all ages to enjoy; the complete party package where gamers can dance as well as sing," said Alain Tascan, general manager at developer EA Montreal. "Nintendo's Wii is an amazing console that really gives us a platform to be creative and to re-think traditional game development."

Unfortunately we were unable to get hold of EA to find out exactly how it will all work. We expect it means you'll warble into the Wiimote microphone and squirm in front of the sensor bar. It all sounds a little like hard work.

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MoGamer2006
22/03/07 @ 13:53
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Looks interesting - the graphic style is cool.
alimokrane
22/03/07 @ 13:54
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And this is the type of games the Wii is going to be getting for as long as it's here and the reason I wont be getting one for as long as I am here.
lennon
22/03/07 @ 13:57
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Hmmm. I read exclusively for wii got mildly excited then read on and became some what disinterested.
mkreku
22/03/07 @ 14:01
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The horrible thing is that this is the type of game that might make me consider getting a Wii..

€800+ is a bit steep for a next-gen Singstar..
varsas
22/03/07 @ 14:03
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Although it's another party game it does look very good.
AcidSnake
22/03/07 @ 14:04
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The wiimote microphone?
I though it was just a speaker?

Errr...someone better inform EA then...
IMadeThis
22/03/07 @ 14:13
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@Acidsnake

There's rumours of a Wii microphone in development and I guess that more or less confirms it.
Keso
22/03/07 @ 14:14
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I should think they will create a mic that plugs into the bottom of the remote
septimus
22/03/07 @ 14:16
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Please... no more party games, at least until Xmas/New Year.
Moz
22/03/07 @ 14:17
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"I should think they will create a mic that plugs into the bottom of the remote "

But the screen shots suggest that the game uses the nunchuk! So mic is either going to be wired, or connect wirelessly by it's self (which could make it a little pricey)
jonsaan
22/03/07 @ 14:18
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contemplates selling Wii. Then remembers that VC is providing more entertainment that any of his other consoles....
CallousB
22/03/07 @ 14:23
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Hopefully it will have Mii integration.

I can see this being a massive seller if it does.
MORZTAN
22/03/07 @ 14:35
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Like the style alot. Wonder if it's ingame :D
getinthereson
22/03/07 @ 14:36
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They should re-release Samba de Amigo for Wii, that game was tops!
oerhört
22/03/07 @ 14:41
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This looks like it could be absolutely incredible!

Electronic Arts seem to be "getting the message" regarding the Wii better than many of its competitors, methinks.

/notes as possible future must-buy
spongebob
22/03/07 @ 14:59
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The visual style looks great. We'll see how EA manages with the gameplay because the description made the game sound awfully generic.
chrisjm
22/03/07 @ 15:17
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agree with yellowtruck, the pink character looks like Patrick Star :) except with different hair and a top on.

looks like pikmins in the background too :) lol
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Skooch
22/03/07 @ 15:44
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The graphic style is fine but the big, pink, ugly mr-blobby-look-a-like looks like he needs a punch in the face.

Why am I so angry?
smelly
22/03/07 @ 15:59
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"The wiimote microphone?
I though it was just a speaker? "


Speakers can be used as microphones... But no doubt it'll be a small add on.

graphics on this look great though...
AcidSnake
22/03/07 @ 16:02
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@smelly:
Yeah, lousy microphones usually...

The add-on could be a stepped add-on...
It connects to the wiimote and the nunchuck connects to it...
Carrybagma
22/03/07 @ 16:25
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How awful!
chrisjm
22/03/07 @ 16:28
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if it builds on the rayman dancing type section it could be great, moving but no singing please EA ;)
smelly
22/03/07 @ 17:24
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I take back the gfx looking great.. they're obviously concept renders and not in game (looking at the res of them).

Which also means they've not actually done anything on this yet.
space ace
22/03/07 @ 19:26
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blame it on the boogie
Nikanoru
22/03/07 @ 19:29
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Smelly, it's ingame. They do this with many other games, just crank up the resolution to make better looking screenshots.
smelly
22/03/07 @ 19:38
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"They do this with many other games, just crank up the resolution to make better looking screenshots."


Then its not in game is it? If the machine cant output that res, then something else is..

i.e. it's called a render.. :-)
Nikanoru
22/03/07 @ 20:57
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Calling it "not ingame" would suggest that this is somehow not representative of what the actual game would look like, as in it being concept art or target renders or something. Your comment about how they "haven't started on it" seems to verify this. =p

And I'm just saying, this is the actual game. Even if it is running on a devkit at a higher res.
smelly
22/03/07 @ 21:05
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You cant make wii devkits output in a higher res.. why would they do that?

Thats nonsense.
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22/03/07 @ 21:51
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smelly: You don't have to render the full picture at once, render parts of the pictures and the stitch it together.

That's what developers do for the screenshots that are sent to Print Magazines. 4096 res.
Matsuo
22/03/07 @ 23:04
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This game looks great and sounds interesting. Still, hopefully this wasn't the secret game from EA that nobody was allowed to talk about. We want more :D

Quite frankly, I'm quite impressed by EA's output lately. Tiger Woods, SSX Blur and The Godfather all seem to be getting decent scores across the board. Who would have guessed that?
Dezm0nd
23/03/07 @ 06:47
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hooray for 3rd party support!!

this is what nintendo needs, god bless EA.

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