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LucasArts sounds keen.

LucasArts has added fuel to the rumour that a Star Wars game which lets you use the Wii remote as a lightsaber is currently in development, telling Gamasutra.com: "We're looking into it."

Having seen the first real demonstrations of what you can do with the motion-sensing stick of wonder and hearing the news that the Wii wand has an in-built speaker, the most obvious of questions was posed directly to LucasArts staff during a tech demo on the PS3 and Xbox 360.

Gamasutra reports that it was met with "knowing smiles" from the employees present, but the publisher wouldn't be pinned down to a definitive reply at this stage.

LucasArts has yet to confirm any titles in development for the Wii, but we all know they'd be stupid to miss this opportunity and if the smiles are anything to go by, we'd expect an announcement to be made soon. Keep your fingers crossed!

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Tejstar #1 6 years ago

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This relationship was meant to be!
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HermitArcader #2 6 years ago

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funkyd #3 6 years ago

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Twas meant to be.
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smelly #4 6 years ago

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>Like the Lego Star Wars games, awful games

wtf?!?!

and have u played both of them? (plural?) if not how can you say they're both rubbish?
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jimmyboo #5 6 years ago

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Yes, yes, oh GOD YES!
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KingOfSpain #6 6 years ago

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"Like the Lego Star Wars games, awful games"

no. just no.
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HermitArcader #7 6 years ago

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KingOfSpain #8 6 years ago

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if that is the case then i am sorry.
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Artemis_Matsas #9 6 years ago

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Lightsaber game using the "wand"?!?!?!

SIGN ME ON!!!!!!!!!
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citizenHUNTER #10 6 years ago

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This is a no-brainer. Shame is if they don't do a decent job (likely) then we'll never see another version of essentially the same idea. Someone has to do a proper swordsman type of game where the controller represents the sword exactly, not like Red Steel where they seem to have gone for a 'gestures' approach. I want to BE weilding the sword properly, and the controller certainly is good enough to do that. Someone get it right, please! Then I'll be a happy gamer. Wii on that!.
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Freek #11 6 years ago

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And since the Wiimote has a speaker in it, you know what that means....!
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lemonfist #12 6 years ago

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Before E3 I had actually expected them to announce a Star Wars game to be launched with the console. It seems like the most obvious license to use with the wiimote, not Sponge fucking Squarepants.
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Pugh #13 6 years ago

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The only console that can pull this off, some brilliant and daring ideas from Nintendo! (Wand & speaker)

I want one!
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blender #14 6 years ago

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worst idea ever. what muppet thought this one up

http://www .youtube.com/watch?v=lGB4Ni9NoUs

Edited by 1 at 11/05/06 @ 19:02
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djchump #15 6 years ago

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Must ... own... lightsaber game...
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TR421 #16 6 years ago

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Bzzz......Shwooom!
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Teeth #17 6 years ago

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Even in idle non-swinging moments the remote will make that quiet buzzing noise. It's going to be so awesome.
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jmctavish #18 6 years ago

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The speaker on the remote is the icing on the cake. A lightsaber game has to be made for the Wii now.
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evilcoffee #19 6 years ago

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The killer move would be to go for an Combat MMO affair... call it Jedi Vs Sith.

Imagine tooling round the hives of scum and villainy slicing and dicing ne'er do wells.

Imagine gesturing with the wii-moe to do a force push or a "these are not the droids you are looking for" hand swish.

Imagine twisting the nunchuck to do a throat crush or cast lightning.

Imagine doing that to real players.

Even if the graphics were only Gamecube quality, the sense of combat immersion would carry it. It doesn't even have to scale to huge galactic ranges, just set it in one perpertual battlefield that rages 24hours a day...

And no ratings around hammering the A button, the first combat game to measure true skill and co-ordination (or lack thereof).

Oh Lucasarts please! I want to slice other people with my saber while making crptic remarks.

Or, at least, just don't make it suck

*goes off to calm down*
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Carrybagma #20 6 years ago

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Ohhhh bollocks. Star Wars mania is awful.

How many of you are going to dress up in your bloody robes or whatever and make silly gestures at your telly?

/bonk
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Teeth #21 6 years ago

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Ahaha, that bonk, ladies and gentlemen, was ME using my FORCE PUSH to smack Carrybagma's head into his monitor! See, let me do it again:

/bonk
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Carrybagma #22 6 years ago

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Doh! My fuggin' noes!

/hates Star Wars even more
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Teeth #23 6 years ago

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Force Laugh!

/gestures

AHAHAHAHAHAHAAAaaa.
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evilcoffee #24 6 years ago

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"How many of you are going to dress up in your bloody robes or whatever and make silly gestures at your telly?"

I'm not sure... I'm too busy playing Guitar Hero...
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Psi #25 6 years ago

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if this is good and out at console launch then the wii will be the most popular console of the 'not'nextgen
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optimusprym8 #26 6 years ago

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as long as they have Star Wars Kid as the poster boy I'm happy
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Cabelo #27 6 years ago

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I can't wait to actually need reflexes to bounce bullets.

I'll have to get GOOD at that shit.
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jimmyboo #28 6 years ago

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They better get this right. I dont care if I have to wait a year for it, it HAS to be done right.
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