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Game of Life goes Wii, changes a few things up photo

Hasbro's classic board game The Game of Life (remember that clicky colored wheel?) is making the move to the Nintendo Wii, and Famitsu has some new screenshots from the TOMY developed title. It's all the fun of the original without the little "people pegs" to accidentally choke on!

It looks like the Life board has been turned into a three-dimensional world that your Mii can move through, although some of the background images look to be more Japan-centric than you might remember.

Some very Wii-like balloon-pumping and barrel-stabbing (what?) minigames are also shown, but it's not yet clear how these will fit into the gameplay. And where's the fake money at?

The title is still in development, but is expected to be released later this year in Japan.

[Via Famitsu -- thanks, TGD] 


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Steel Frog's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 10:22
Steel Frog
I used to love that game as a kid. Might be worth a rental.
PappaDukes's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 10:26
PappaDukes
My life is finally complete.
Cowzilla3's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 10:27
Cowzilla3
If this has online play I will never need to play any other game online...ever.
lvl54spacemonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 10:28
lvl54spacemonkey
Man it's cool that you have Miis but that should really be a download game rather than retail. It's better suited to XBLA.
xen's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 10:30
xen
this game would be great if it was like the game of life sketch in robot chicken
Rockvillian's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 10:31
Rockvillian
Japanese life consists of small apartments, happy stars, slides, and giraffes?
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 10:31
brainderailment
Yay for selling games that everyone has already bought and played. Innovation for the win!
Jayeugene's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 10:32
Jayeugene
I wonder if theyll stick your miis in a old 1990 caprice station wagon or something like the orignal... sweet.
Cowzilla3's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 10:33
Cowzilla3
Maybe it will be on Nintendos mythical new game download channel when it comes out. I doubt it, but xen is right, much better for download.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 10:45
Snaileb
Now make it a Destructoid board game that works on flash so I can play it on my Wii.


^ Why hasn't anyone done this yet?
ShawnKelfonne's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 10:47
ShawnKelfonne
@Snaileb:

Well, I think it's because a DToid board game would be so full of win that Flash itself could not contain it...

....or maybe just nobody's hammered out a good idea for one yet.
Altair78's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 10:49
Altair78
Guess Monopoly for Miis is right around the corner huh? I love monopoly... and are rarely beating in it.

Yeah, I went there...
Extreme_Drunk's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 10:57
Extreme_Drunk
Gonna go for 15 kids and the Rock Star card.

BOOOOOYAH YOU GARBAGE MAN, THATS LIFE!!!
Brandon Undead's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 11:04
Brandon Undead
:*(
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 11:04
Topher Cantler
This. Must. Stop.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 11:13
Snaileb
I FUCKING DIED LAUGHING @ EXTREME_DRUNK

Funny way to play Life.
NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 11:59
NihonTiger90
The barrel thing is based off a Japanese kids toy called Kurohige-Kikiippatsu (Pop-Up Pirate). Coincidentally, TOMY happens to make that, too.

Click

Grapefruit Juice's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 12:01
Grapefruit Juice
CoughlameCough
Husky Hog's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 12:05
Husky Hog
WOW another GREAT board game turn into a video game...

because we can't just set stuff up our damn selves
PetiePal's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 13:24
PetiePal
Ob-la-di
Ob-la-da
Life goes on HEYYYYYYYYY LALALALA LIFE GOES ON.

And I second Husky, buy the damn Milton/Parker Brothers game and set that shizzle up.

What we NEED on XBLA is You Don't Know Jack games, ports and new.
SourGr8pes's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 14:04
SourGr8pes
I failed at the Game of Life ='(
vaintrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 14:10
vaintrain
Has anyone played the "Big Love" edition of this game? The first spin determines how many wives you get... Also, it really sucks when you end up getting the job as a "gas-station attendant.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 14:34
Mxyzptlk
haha... wow. The girl better not see this or I'll be forced to buy it. She used to love playing Life on the PSX.
bleep's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 15:15
bleep
When I played LIFE back in the day I always tried to spin it way too hard and the wheel would like hover up on top of the spindle for a while and then drop back down.....god that was magical.

*and this looks like it might be fun...just not for very long (while your sober)*
masterledz's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 16:33
masterledz
Fuck this, let's get some Candy Land on Wii.
parrothead's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 16:44
parrothead
If I remeber that game correctly, you got more money for having more kids right? I guess it mimics beating the welfare system! Hopefully we will be able to pimp our rides also.

Can't wait for more mini-games, there are really just not enough of those on the Wii...
Devilbat's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 19:38
Devilbat
There are so many dexterity based board games that could be overflowing with waggle win on the Wii.

Don't Break the Ice - win.

Life - fail.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/21/2007 22:51
Dexter345
Wow, it's a shame the game of Life is the worst board game ever created. Give me Catan or Carcassonne over this any day.
brimtastic's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/22/2007 13:11
brimtastic
Good to see 3rd parties actually using Miis. Oh what a novelty. What next, developers actually spending time on making their games look good?
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