Topic: Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy Coming to Wii

[NWR_Lindy]

Beat'em-up based on the Cartoon Network show is in development, and will be playable with either the Wii or GameCube controller.

MIDWAY AND CARTOON NETWORK TO BRING GRIM, BILLY AND MANDY TO NINTENDO WII™

  New Game Based on One of Cartoon Network's Top–Rated Shows, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy™    

Chicago – September 6, 2006 – Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY), a leading interactive entertainment industry publisher and developer, today announced the development of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy™ for the Nintendo Wii™. Gamers can play as one of 15 characters from one of Cartoon Network’s top-rated shows in the adventure/fighting game, which is also scheduled to be available for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube™ and Game Boy® Advance this holiday season.    

"The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy is one of Cartoon Network's most popular programs and we've worked closely with the creator to ensure the game is full of Maxwell Atom's trademark look, feel and humor," said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. "We are very excited to also bring the mayhem to Nintendo's next–gen console."    

"We have a long and successful relationship with Midway and we are pleased to be partnering with them to bring The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy to this exciting and highly anticipated new Wii gaming platform," said Christina Miller, vice president of U.S. consumer products for Cartoon Network Enterprises.    

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy for the Nintendo Wii is expected to utilize features that are unique to the Wii system. This includes use of the split controls, motion sensing and more. The Wii version is intended to support both the GameCube and Wii controllers. The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy on the Nintendo Wii is also expected to include content–specific gameplay features that will be available only on the Wii platform. More details on these features will be released at a later date.    

About The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy    

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy videogame will set 15 of the popular television show's characters against each other in a fighting/adventure game. Whether players use Billy's berserk attack or Mandy's deadly smile, all of the characters will feature individual abilities based on their personalities. Players will be able to smash objects, destroy environments and battle in 20 fully interactive environments from the show.    

Fans of the show will be given the chance to experience The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy in two different playable modes including Mission Mode and Battle Mode. Mission mode can be played as either a single–player or a two–person cooperative game, as players are taken through 45 missions with unlockable rewards. In Battle mode up to four players can choose characters, arenas, weapons and battle parameters to be the Last One Standing.

[KDR_11k]

A B A C A B.

Billy wins! FATALITY!

[Spak-Spang]

A Fighter?  This was unexpected.

[Ages]

Is it suprising to anyone that these games (SS:BB, DBZ, and now Billy & Mandy) all will have GC controls?  I originally thought that the classic controller would be used, not only for classic games, but for new ones that wouldnt use the Wii controller.  This almost feels....Playstation-esque (same controller, new console)

[Pale]

Something is definately up with this whole thing.  We technically still don't have confirmation from Nintendo that it is possible.  The comments about Brawl were made by they were far from official.  I really want Nintendo to come out and set the record straight.

[Ceric]

They ain't setting the record straight on any damaging press right now.

[couchmonkey]

Maybe the "classic" controller isn't happening, or won't be available until long after launch.

[Strell]

It's not a fighter.  It's kind of like oldschool Simpsons/X-men beat'em up.

At least that is what the scans from some mags looked like last time I checked.

[Pale]

i wouldn't say gamecube->wii controller support could be damaging either way.

[Infernal Monkey]

From the look of the Wii screenshots of this game, it really is just a straight up GameCube port.

[Athrun Zala]

the screenshots reminded me of Power Stone.....it'd be great if the game is like that