Nintendo Europe has released some new screenshots of Wii Chess for the Nintendo Wii. European gamers can master chess against the computer or a friend online or offline. The European release date is slated for January 18th, no word on a North American release so far.
IGN - "How Europe has caught up to, matched and surpassed North America. Is it time to start importing again?"
"The localization process used to make so much more sense to me. Japan got every Nintendo game first, which was understandable since that's the company's home country. Then America would get each game next, needing only a translation into English and a fresh manufacturing run to get going here. "
Wii Sports was great, Wii Play was mediocre, and we will soon have our hands on Wii Fit, but two other titles, Wii Music and Wii Chess, are also on the way.
NGamer writes:
"At the lower level, the Wii takes pawns with reckless abandon, but remains savvy enough to require thought and planning to beat. Meanwhile, the top-end difficulty can flatten experienced players in just a few minutes.
However, despite being fundamentally solid, there aren't enough features here to make Wii Chess a viable buy. There's no verve or flair, no style or pizazz.
It's a basic, rudimentary game, and we're pretty sure that if it wasn't by Nintendo, few would give it a second look. Stick with the real chess board for now."
Lol, check out the screenshot with the error connecting to the internet!
im not buying this game.. it reminds me of chu chu rocket on the dreamcast- it should be free. it looks lazy
Wii's secret gaming weapon :)
HELL YEA Wii chess. *sarcasm
this is the kind of thing that needs to be released on wii to please nintendo's new aged demographic.
looks like a cop out for a computer game but if there were cartoony graphics or anything that over complicated chess then it wouldnt suit the market it's aimed at.
whats wrong with a board tho?