Topic: Atari Brings Jenga to Wii, DS

[WindyMan]

Hope you've got steady hands.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=13773

 ATARI ANNOUNCES JENGA®... EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT VIDEO GAMING FUNâ„¢    

Famous Family Fun License to Hit Nintendo DSâ„¢ and Wii in November 2007    

LYON, FRANCE – 6 July 2007 – Atari today announced that it will publish Jenga, based on the world famous wooden block tower building game. Designed to make the most of the innovative control systems on Wii and DS, the game will offer unpredictable, quick-paced, tactical play that combines suspense and risk-taking, where mounting anticipation comes to a crashing climax. Licensed by Pokonobe Associates and developed by Atomic Planet, Jenga for the Nintendo DS and Wii will ship in November 2007.    

“Fans of the Jenga family of games will fall in love with this exciting brand all over again," said Jeremiah Cohn, senior product manager, Atari, Inc. “We are thrilled to deliver this timeless and renowned game with new variations and surprises for the Nintendo DS and Wii."    

“We are very pleased that Atari is now bringing Jenga’s universal entertainment appeal to video gamers worldwide," added Paul Eveloff of Pokonobe Associates. “This new platform will extend the opportunity to play Jenga to video gamers and generate exceptional new play experiences. Atari’s Jenga for the Nintendo DS and Wii takes the Edge-of-Your-Seat Funâ„¢ and party game style brilliantly to video game players of all skill levels!"    

Players of the Wii version can get physical with the Wii Remoteâ„¢ and Nunchukâ„¢ controllers as they battle to keep the Jenga tower from falling, while on the DS the touch screen provides equally intuitive control of the fast-paced action. Players will experience sophisticated physics, and a multitude of game-play options (single and multiplayer). The game will contain all the fun, intensity and challenge of the original boxed game with a wealth of exciting new enhancements, power-ups and twists that are possible only in the videogame world. Simple to learn and fun to play, Jenga promises great entertainment for all ages.    

For more information on Atari and its entire product line-up please visit www.atari.com.    

The licensor, Pokonobe Associates, is exclusively represented for interactive gaming by Dimensional Branding Group and the leading interactive representation firm Fog Studios.

[Arbok]

Yeah for Jeremiah Cohn! ;-)

Glad to see more Nintendo support from Atari this generation.

[Jonnyboy117]

"with a wealth of exciting new enhancements, power-ups and twists that are possible only in the videogame world."

Enough to justify the $30 price difference between the real Jenga and the Wii version?

[Kairon]

Why in the world wouldn't we play real Jenga? Does this have online? And wouldn't a Jenga game require a physics system up the whoo-zah?

[Crimm]

Jenga...

really?  God Damn you Blue Ocean!

[mantidor]

This could be interesting, but it completly depends on the "power ups and twists" they include. I can't complain really when I see the remote put to good use, and this is a perfect game to showcase its capabilities.

[Crimm]

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Originally posted by: mantidor
This could be interesting, but it completly depends on the "power ups and twists" they include.

Green blocks

[UncleBob]

Imangine having a crap-ton of Wii Controllers stacked up like Jenga blocks and having to play Jenga with them that way...