Topic: RE:WWE Day of Reckoning Goes Official

[NewsBot]

Holy cow Batman! It's a third-party GameCube exclusive!

WWE DAY OF RECKONING ANNOUNCED EXCLUSIVELY FOR NINTENDO GAMECUBE

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. - March 15, 2004 - THQ® Inc. and JAKKS Pacific, Inc. today announced WWE Day of Reckoning based on the World Wrestling Entertainment license. WWE Day of Reckoning features all the action, excitement and attitude of World Wrestling Entertainment and is designed exclusively for the Nintendo GameCube. THQ and JAKKS' World Wrestling Entertainment licensed videogames have sold more than $527 million worldwide since 1999. WWE Day of Reckoning is scheduled for release in Fall 2004.

"We're pleased to announce WWE Day of Reckoning and solidify our reputation as the premier publisher of wrestling games on all gaming systems," said Tiffany Ternan, senior vice president of North American sales and distribution, THQ. "We are poised to maintain leadership in this competitive genre and continue creating high-quality WWE titles."

"WWE titles for the Nintendo GameCube have consistently been top sellers in the WWE video game franchise, and we expect WWE Day of Reckoning will be another strong title in the franchise," commented Nelo Lucich, vice president of interactive, JAKKS Pacific. "With new storylines, a create-a-superstar feature and several first-timers added to the roster, we believe WWE fans won't be disappointed with Day of Reckoning."

About WWE DAY OF RECKONING
Developed by Yuke's Co., Ltd. of Japan, WWE Day of Reckoning features more than 40 WWE Superstars including, Kurt Angle®, Chris Benoit® and Triple H®. The game also showcases several new WWE Superstars including, John CenaTM and Randy OrtenTM, giving WWE Day of Reckoning a massive stable of overall talent. WWE Day of Reckoning includes a completely original story mode filled with deception and betrayal entitled, School of Hard Knocks. Players can create a Superstar and work their way up the "minor leagues" of sports entertainment and graduate to WWE programming by competing against established WWE Superstars. Additional features include Bra & Panties MatchTM with WWE DivasTM and WWE Legends, two features available for the first time on the Nintendo GameCube. WWE Day of Reckoning also features strong and weak grapples with an all-new submission system as well as realistic reversals and Superstar finishers.

 

[Kairon]

Uhhh...this is a joke right? A third-party exclusive... a WRESTLING game no less... on the GC? And not one that's essentially babied along by Miyamoto?

Maybe I should buy this game just to show support for the Big N?
...Or the panties...but...
oh dear lord what have I done!

Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

[KDR_11k]

Well, the GC had some exclusive wrestling games before, so it seems to actually be a viable platform for those games.

[theasylumofthedamned]

Oh, the Cube's had wrestling excusives..... that were both crap. Well, XIX was good, but x8 was utter garbage. Though I suppose I shouldn't say anything about x8. After all, I bet somwhere at Yukes, a 16 year old highschool dropout cokie pothead with autism and a nervous tic worked hard for a whole two days making that game.

[KDR_11k]

Actually I never expected any wrestling game to be good. I never heard anybody say "that game is good" when referring to a released wrestling game.