Post by: WindyMan on May 15, 2008, 01:15:09 AM
http://nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=15958
Chip Ganassi Racing, one of the biggest race teams in the country, has announced a special one-off partnership with Nintendo and the team's primary sponsor, Target, to appear in what Nintendo is calling the “Wii Fit 1,100.”
Nintendo and Wii Fit branding will appear on one car each in two different races: The No. 16 IndyCar Series car in the Indianapolis 500 held in Indianapolis, Ind; and the No. 40 NASCAR car in the Coca-Cola 600 held in Charlotte, N.C. Both races will be held on Memorial Day, May 25.
“Wii Fit is an easy way for every member of the family to keep active and play together, and we felt this day of auto racing was a perfect match,” said Steve Bickham of Nintendo of America. “A day at the races is always lots of fun, but these drivers need to be in top shape to endure the 1,100 miles that Team Ganassi will race that day.”
Post by: Enner on May 15, 2008, 12:59:23 AM
Post by: DAaaMan64 on May 15, 2008, 03:29:04 AM
Post by: NWR_insanolord on May 15, 2008, 03:38:07 AM
Post by: Mario on May 15, 2008, 08:50:04 AM
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Formula 1 is only really popular in EuropeAsia too, and South America. Basically everywhere except the USA. That's way too expensive a business for Nintendo to get involved in though, there'd be no point. Nintendo could have saved the F1 Super Aguri team from bankruptcy and become heroes in Japan, which would have been really cool but the costs would be astronomical. This move makes the most sense.
Now give me some damn racing games to play on Wii.
Post by: IceCold on May 16, 2008, 12:45:20 AM
Formula 1 is only really popular in Europe, Nintendo can't risk selling them any more Wii Fit, the continent is a couple hundred thousand balance boards away from sinking into the ocean.
:D
Post by: Ian Sane on May 16, 2008, 01:51:34 PM
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Asia too, and South America. Basically everywhere except the USA.
It's the soccer of motorsports. ;D
It would be really cool if at some point some racing game for the Wii had these Wii Fit cars as unlockables. Or hell just make them selectable from the start. Personally I would hope for a more arcadey Daytona USA kind of game, instead of the Gran Turismo sim style.
Post by: Enner on May 16, 2008, 07:10:27 PM
Post by: Mario on May 25, 2008, 05:27:02 PM
That's a good two minutes airtime because it was nowhere else in the race
Post by: vudu on May 27, 2008, 02:27:04 PM
lol Wii Fit car crashed and almost killed a group of people in pitlane
I WAS THERE.
I didn't see any of the race, but I did manage to play like 30 games of Asshole.
Post by: animecyberrat on May 28, 2008, 02:05:56 PM
