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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.

Boogie is due out exclusively this year for Wii. Pop over to our gallery to peruse the latest party snaps.

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MoGamer2006 #1 5 years ago

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Looks interesting - the graphic style is cool.
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alimokrane #2 5 years ago

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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.
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lennon #3 5 years ago

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Hmmm. I read exclusively for wii got mildly excited then read on and became some what disinterested.
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mkreku #4 5 years ago

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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..
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varsas #5 5 years ago

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Although it's another party game it does look very good.
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AcidSnake #6 5 years ago

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The wiimote microphone?
I though it was just a speaker?

Errr...someone better inform EA then...
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IMadeThis #7 5 years ago

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@Acidsnake

There's rumours of a Wii microphone in development and I guess that more or less confirms it.
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Keso #8 5 years ago

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I should think they will create a mic that plugs into the bottom of the remote
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septimus #9 5 years ago

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Please... no more party games, at least until Xmas/New Year.
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Moz #10 5 years ago

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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)
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jonsaan #11 5 years ago

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contemplates selling Wii. Then remembers that VC is providing more entertainment that any of his other consoles....
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CallousB #12 5 years ago

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Hopefully it will have Mii integration.

I can see this being a massive seller if it does.
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MORZTAN #13 5 years ago

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Like the style alot. Wonder if it's ingame
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getinthereson #14 5 years ago

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They should re-release Samba de Amigo for Wii, that game was tops!
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oerhoert #15 5 years ago

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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
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spongebob #16 5 years ago

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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.
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chrisjm #17 5 years ago

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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

Edited by 1 at 22/03/07 @ 15:18
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Skooch #18 5 years ago

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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?
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smelly #19 5 years ago

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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...
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AcidSnake #20 5 years ago

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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...
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Carrybagma #21 5 years ago

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How awful!
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chrisjm #22 5 years ago

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if it builds on the rayman dancing type section it could be great, moving but no singing please EA
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smelly #23 5 years ago

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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.
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space_ace #24 5 years ago

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blame it on the boogie
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Nikanoru #25 5 years ago

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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.
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smelly #26 5 years ago

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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..
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Nikanoru #27 5 years ago

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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.
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smelly #28 5 years ago

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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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Matsuo #29 5 years ago

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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

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?
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Dezm0nd #30 5 years ago

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hooray for 3rd party support!!

this is what nintendo needs, god bless EA.
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