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Konami doing Wii balance board game News

News by Robert Purchese

12 January, 2009

Konami has whipped the wrappers off a new Wii balance board came called Marbles! Balance Challenge.

It's arriving 1st May and the idea is to help Anthony the ant save his colony by finding the Golden Sunflower Seed. You do this by shifting your weight around while on the balance board, eventually steering marbles or ladybirds to the end of the stage.

Those without a balance board can use the Wii remote, apparently, but they'll lose less Christmas weight.

We're not sure what marbles have to do with ants, but developer Hudson likes the idea and has 200 levels ranging from houses to snowy mountains to deserts to space stations to beat.

Better still, there's multiplayer for four people on the same console, plus the option to create levels and share them online.

Sounds rather wacky but looks passable, as our Marbles! Balance Challenge gallery should illustrate.

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LittleSacky
12/01/09 @ 14:37
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Is this not just Kororinpa 2 renamed and given balance board controls?
Ignatius_Cheese
12/01/09 @ 14:40
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Certainly seems like that.
CapnCloudchaser
12/01/09 @ 14:50
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When will we see Super Monkey Ball: Balance Board Edition?
robson_wii
12/01/09 @ 14:53
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^^ Oh yes!
Sean.Aaron
12/01/09 @ 15:19
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This is Kororinpa 2; the name Marble Balance Challenge is being put on the game in North America only (I guess Kororinpa is too hard for the Yanks to pronounce?) and I'm pretty sure it will still be called Kororinpa over here...
JahB
12/01/09 @ 15:50
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ah, nintendo finally keeping their word and catering to the hardcore crowd.
Santino
12/01/09 @ 15:59
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@JahB

yeah, how dare nintendo make this game and then stick konami's name on the box.
viper_h
12/01/09 @ 16:35
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Oh for f....
anomagnus
12/01/09 @ 16:43
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wow, this is JUST what the wii needs

more shite
makeamazing
12/01/09 @ 17:23
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Doesnt sound very impressive does it... more shovelware.
sigmagoat
13/01/09 @ 00:27
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Anthony the Ant can die in a fire and take his waggle wand with him.

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