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Deca Sports Sequel Due This Fall

by Carmine Red - April 14, 2009, 7:57 am EDT
Total comments: 3 Source: Press Release

The first sports compilation game shipped two million units, so the sequel is upping the ante with online multiplayer, new sports, and other enhanced features.

What happens when you create a game that ships two million copies? When you work in the game industry, you gear up for a sequel. That's exactly what Hudson is doing with Deca Sports 2, which the game maker's North and South American publishing arm has pegged for a fall 2009 release. However, with so many copies of the first game already out in the wild, Hudson is making sure that there are new features that set the sequel apart.

To start with, Hudson is claiming that the sequel will be the "only Wii sports compilation game with Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection online multiplayer," a feature that hasn't been connected to Nintendo's upcoming Wii Sports Resort title yet. The sequel will also do more with the characters and teams that the first game introduced by letting player create their own teams and customize the athlete's uniforms, skill sets, and appearance.

Deca Sports 2 will also continue the first game's mission of bringing a variety of different and sometimes obscure sports together under one roof. This time Hudson is promising synchronized swimming, motorcycle road racing, speed skating, darts, ice hockey, dodgeball, tennis, and mogul skiing. The game will also feature kendo swordfighting and pétanque, a sport with the same origins as lawn bowling.

Deca Sports 2 is shaping up to be Hudson's next major move on the crowded-but-popular sports compilaton market on the Wii. It's unlikely that any of its competitors will have such a zany mix of features, gameplay, and athletic events.

Hudson Entertainment's DECA SPORTS 2 Warming Up for Wii

DECA SPORTS 2 Expands on Popular Franchise as the First Sports Compilation Game to Offer Online Competitive Play

San Mateo, Calif. – April 13, 2009 – Athletes of all shapes, sizes, and skill levels wanted! Hudson Entertainment, the North and South American publishing arm of HUDSON SOFT, announced that DECA SPORTS™ 2 will be released in Fall 2009, following the landmark success of DECA SPORTS, the exclusive title for Wii™ that shipped two million units.

"Due to the massive popularity of sports games on Wii, the demand for in-game variety and online gameplay has never been greater," said Mike Pepe, Director of Marketing at Hudson Entertainment. "With online play and 10 new sporting events, we believe DECA SPORTS 2 will delight fans and new players alike."

As the only Wii sports compilation game with Nintendo® Wi-Fi Connection online multiplayer, DECA SPORTS 2 will allow players to compete against other 'DECAthletes' from around the country. Featuring diverse sports such as synchronized swimming, motorcycle road racing, speed skating, ice hockey, mogul skiing, dodge ball, tennis, and darts, as well as lesser known international sports such as pétanque and kendo, DECA SPORTS 2 will continue the original game's credo of "the Everybody Sports Game." Besides the new play, gamers will also be able to design their own teams, customizing uniforms, athlete skill sets, and even the looks of the athletes themselves.

For more information on DECA SPORTS and other titles, please visit Hudson Entertainment at www.hudsonent.com.

Talkback

AVApril 14, 2009

They are going to be CRUSHED by Wii Sports resort. Hudson should PRE-lay it and release it in early June or something.

This game doesn't need online.  (Feels weird to type that.)  First one sold because of its low price and similarity to Wii Sports.  Any market for the sequel does not care about online.  They don't even care if the game is good, judging from the first one's sales.

GKApril 15, 2009

It sold well because Wii Sports addicted wanted more at the time. If I would have waited for the reviews before jumping on it I would have never bought it the first time only to trade it back to Game Stop the next day. Unless they drastically improve the game play itself the new features will be meaningless.

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