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[Nirolak]

It seems Bethesda has finally revealed the "mature Wii Game" they talked about a few months ago. It's a racing game called Wheelspin.

Remember when, back in May, Bethesda Europe managing director Sean Brennan lamented about the Wii’s dry-as-a-desert pool of “mature” games? Well, for those who don’t, he also teased the “really big” announcement of a mature Wii game from Bethesda.

VG247 asked Bethesda VP Pete Hines for clarification concerning that title, and here’s what he told us:

“[Sean] was referring to the Wheelspin Wii game Bethesda is publishing in Europe (only) and that is being shown in our booth at GamesCom this week.”

Wheelspin is — if the title didn’t give it away — a racing game. Its goal, in addition to going really, really fast, is to “push the hardware further than any other Wii racing game to date.”

It’s out this autumn, if you’re interested.

Source: http://www.vg247.com/2009/08/20/pete-hines-bethesdas-mature-wii-game-is-wheelspin/

Here are some screenshots from the game. It's known as Speed Zone in North America: http://www.detn8games.com/Games_SZ_Gallery.html

 

[cw_sasuke]

:lol

 

[RichardAM]

:lol

 

[Ranger X]

EWW...

The arstyle and theme makes my eyes bleed!!

.

 

[sixteen-bit]

wow

 

[sullytao]

:lol Oh Bethesda lol.

 

[erpg]

That jet thruster fizzling out is definitely pushing the Wii hardware.

http://www.detn8games.com/Games_SZ_Trailer.html :lol I love their website and this terrible trailer. Click on links for great horn noises!

 

[Cat in the Hat]

:lol

 

[scitek]

I've actually played Speed Zone for a few hours, and it's pretty shitty.

I remember people saying they doubted this was the game, though. (Maybe myself included.)


:lol :lol

 

[Nemo]

Oh developers :lol

 

[Darkman M]

Bethesda rick rolled the Wii.

 

[FoxSpirit]

...

 

[vertopci]

lololololololololololololol

Spoiler

lol

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

:lol

:lol :lol

 

[cw_sasuke]

Though its not the developers fault, the wii hardware is just tooooooo weak...right? RIGHT ?

 

[MDSLKTR]

2nd post got it right lol )

 

[nincompoop]

Is this the first 3rd party N64 game to hit the Virtual Console?

 

[Scottlarock]

:lol

 

[Firestorm]

Needs more Hot Wheels license

 

[Vinci]

wtfisthisshit.gif??

 

[EmCeeGramr]

So a racing game that they're just publishing in Europe only is their "mature" game? What? :lol

 

[J-Rock]

Is this a joke?

 

[gofreak]

I don't remember Gamecube games looking this bad so often as seems to be the case on Wii.

Did Nintendo inadvertently introduce some bottleneck into the system that's f-ing everything up, or is it purely because developers couldn't give a shit?

 

[cw_sasuke]

Is this the first 3rd party N64 game to hit the Virtual Console?

:lol :lol

 

[hellclerk]

is this a joke? am i being punked? is there a camera somewhere that's supposed to make me look silly? come on, fess up. it's not nice to play with people like this...

 

[Jonny The Pie King]

Wow.

So basically their rendition of Hotwheels is a mature game? It looks so TERRIBLE too :lol

 

[Maximilian E.]

there are really no words...
this must be a crazy early build..

 

[VegaShinra]

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[buy teh haloz]

So a racing game that they're just publishing in Europe only is their "mature" game? What? :lol

Kids can't handle the intensity of the jet thrusters fizzling out.

 

[Caesar III]

first screen looks like Rollcage :lol

 

[Hypereides]

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

Ok Bethesda.

 

[Cat in the Hat]

:lol :lol

:lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[Dizzle24]

Umm....:lol :lol

 

[laserbeam]

Doesnt make sense. They said it was a game they were making and it would release late next year. Something they are publishing for this fall meets none of those criteria though an unannounced title is not gonna suddenly get announced because someone asks for info.

 

[Vinci]

I don't remember Gamecube games looking this bad so often as seems to be the case on Wii.

Did Nintendo inadvertently introduce some bottleneck into the system that's f-ing everything up, or is it purely because developers couldn't give a shit?

Basically, I just think many developers are being lazy dipshits when it comes to Wii projects.

 

[Dascu]

For a moment, I thought western support for the Wii had been improving.

 

[HK-47]

I nearly did a disasteruos spit take. :lol

 

[Chrange]

The mature part is that all the drivers are nude. They're patenting 'boob bounce' and 'penis flap' technology as we speak.

 

[Dead Prince]

looks absolutely gorgeous. I don't see why you guys are laughing for. Looks better than meatspin.

 

[StuBurns]

This is them mocking MW Wii right?

 

[KZObsessed]

There must be some sort of mistake...

 

[RichardAM]

Basically, I just think many developers are being lazy dipshits when it comes to Wii projects.

It's their jet thrusters fizzling out.

 

[TitaniumGroceries]

I am amazed they got John Carmack's mega-texture technology running on the Wii.

 

[scitek]

there are really no words...
this must be a crazy early build..

:lol It's already out in the US.

 

[YianGaruga]

The trailer is using Comic Sans, did I see that right?
Seal of quality right there.

 

[SPEA]

:lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[gofreak]

Basically, I just think many developers are being lazy dipshits when it comes to Wii projects.

If they haven't already, Nintendo needs to start holding developer days and workshops and stuff to help bring the standard up.

Do they have a technology support group for distributing libraries and stuff to third parties to help them get better results for the same (minimal, it seems) effort being put into projects?

 

[Epic Tier 3 Engineer]

I have never seen laziness on a console to this scale from respected developers. What exactly does Bethesda have to do with this?

If you combines the graphical prowess of this and Modern Warfare, you might achieve the visual fidelity of the worst looking PS2 game.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Ha ha ha ha ha, spin it!
Oh uh oh oh oh oh uh oh uh oh uh oh oh uh
Let's begin it!
Oh uh oh oh oh oh uh oh uh oh uh oh oh uh
Bear and grin it!
Oh uh oh oh oh oh uh oh uh oh uh oh oh uh
Spin it!
Oh uh oh oh oh oh uh oh uh oh uh oh oh uh

Oh ee aye, wheel spin, oh ee oh, wheel spin
Friends for life through thick and thin with another wheel spin
Oh ee aye, wheel spin, oh ee oh, wheel spin
All the trouble we get in with another wheel spin, spin it!
Oh uh oh oh oh oh uh oh uh oh uh oh oh uh

Spin my friend!
Oh uh oh oh oh oh uh oh uh oh uh oh oh uh
Oh ee aye, oh ee aye, oh ee oh, oh ee oh
Oh ee aye, oh ee aye, oh ee oh, oh ee oh
Oh uh, oh uh, oh

Spin it, let's begin it, bear and grin it when you're in it
You can win it in a minute when you spin it, spin it, spin it!
Wheelspin it, wheel spin!

 

[Dizzy-4U]

Oh man, not a good week for the Wii :lol

Spoiler

:_(