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Atari has announced today that it will publish videogame versions of the popular block tower building game, Jenga, for the Nintendo Wii and the Nintendo DS. Each game will take advantage of the innovative controls of each system, and "will offer unpredictable, quick-paced, tactical play that combines suspense and risk-taking, where mounting anticipation comes to a crashing climax." I smell an M rating ...

The titles will feature realistic block physics, single and multiplayer modes, and other enhancements including power-ups. The screenshots (taken from the Wii version of the title) show off a number of different environments, as well as various avatars, including a shark. Personally, I can't think of an animal that could possibly be worse at Jenga than a shark -- how would it be able to grab a block with those unwieldy fins?

Jenga will be released this November, and I can't wait, beacuse picking up blocks after you knock them down is old news.


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Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 07/06/2007 18:52
Uh... wut?
Nick Chester's Avatar
Nick Chester at 07/06/2007 18:56
Which part are you confused about? The mounting anticipation or the crashing climax?
Reeper's Avatar
Reeper at 07/06/2007 18:58
...hopefully they make operation.
Skeeblar's Avatar
Skeeblar at 07/06/2007 18:59
Intense, man.
I can already feel the pressure mounting
DJDuffy 's Avatar
DJDuffy at 07/06/2007 18:59
those are some high-res textures they are using!
Spykron's Avatar
Spykron at 07/06/2007 19:00
this could be good on the wii, but no DS. though, i think when it comes to jenga, real life FTW
emotaku's Avatar
emotaku at 07/06/2007 19:01
Heaven forbid you buy a real fucking Jenga set.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 07/06/2007 19:02
@ Nick Brutal:

The entire concept of this existing in video game form. :)
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Savant at 07/06/2007 19:04
Jenga... Jenga... Jenga! JENGA! JENGAAAAAAAAAA!!

Err... uh, Yeah. Anyways...

Jenga is an amazingly fun game at parties... but, let's be serious here, this is one of those things that did NPT need a video game makeover.
Reeper's Avatar
Reeper at 07/06/2007 19:05
lol
npt...
Savant's Avatar
Savant at 07/06/2007 19:05
I love the typos as much as the Halos.
NPT = NOT*
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bmdubya at 07/06/2007 19:12
Ok, this is pretty ridiculous.
"Hey everyone, I got an idea. Instead of spending $5 for a real Jenga set, lets spend $40 on a virtual one. It will be so fun"
Skeeblar's Avatar
Skeeblar at 07/06/2007 19:17
My mother is a sucker for these games, too.
X_X
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comradetrotskii at 07/06/2007 19:18
If they want to make the experience as authentic as possible there should be four cans of Stella positioned in the worst possible places on the table. Accidentally hitting one of those over or having it be knocked onto 'MY NEW FUCKING CARPET' by the falling Jenga tower will result in a fast paced minigame to rush to kitchen to get 'AS MUCH FUCKING KITCHEN TOWEL AS YOU POSIBLY CAN'.
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CypherVR at 07/06/2007 19:29
<a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img358.imageshack.us/img358/4172/fuckzg8.png" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"/></a>
CypherVR's Avatar
CypherVR at 07/06/2007 19:30
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Nick Chester at 07/06/2007 19:33
@ Cypher:

HAH! That picture is amazing.

And seriously, I would so play this game on the Wii. Lazy? Yeah. But it looks fun, for sure.
3dd13's Avatar
3dd13 at 07/06/2007 19:34
I want to see a Topple game too.
niambu's Avatar
niambu at 07/06/2007 19:40
I THINK THAT IT COULD B OK IF THEY PUT A BUNCH OF CLASIC BOARD GAMES TOGETHER BUT IF ITS JUST JENGA THEN I THINK IT'LL B CRAP
niambu's Avatar
niambu at 07/06/2007 19:41
sry about the caps
Savant's Avatar
Savant at 07/06/2007 19:52
Guys, I'm gonna make a prediction...

Hungry Hungry Hippos on Wii, DS, PS3, and XBLA.
Believe it!
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Im OK at 07/06/2007 19:57
Oh no! You shanked my Jengaship!
Magesx's Avatar
Magesx at 07/06/2007 20:11
Why doesn't the PSP get cool games like this?

D:
MechaMonkey's Avatar
MechaMonkey at 07/06/2007 20:16
This needs to be shared:

Boris Lugosi's Avatar
Boris Lugosi at 07/06/2007 20:28
I'd hit it for $20
Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 07/06/2007 20:42
Oh for fuck's sake.
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TheBrain at 07/06/2007 21:12
I'd pay 5 bucks for it
Oni's Avatar
Oni at 07/06/2007 21:35
Please please please please PLEASE have online play! This would rock the proverbial socks if it a) had on line play and b) was available through Wiiware for $15.
Pepillou2's Avatar
Pepillou2 at 07/06/2007 21:53
April fools ended some months ago
SubOrbital's Avatar
SubOrbital at 07/06/2007 21:55
Could actually be very cool.
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nightmareci at 07/06/2007 22:34
The funny thing with this game is that for it to be even remotely similar to the real deal, it can only be done on moderately powerful systems, because of the physics. But I won't be buying this, mainly because I don't want a Wii (at least not until all those secret unannounced games Nintendo has are shown/released).
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Trevor McGee at 07/06/2007 22:57
This game better not be over $10 dollar otherwise that's just bullshit. I could probably go out and buy a real Jenga set for about $10 or less, and if people have to pay anything more than that for a Wii version that's just nonsense. Watch it come out for $49.99.
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dprim3 at 07/07/2007 02:24
"Personally, I can't think of an animal that could possibly be worse at Jenga than a shark."

I often think that web writers and organizatios have an undue pretentiousness over any mild popular success. You sir, hower, deserve something better than a Nobel prize for that line.
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Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain at 07/07/2007 09:33
Am I the only one who thinks that looks and sounds kind of, um, terrible?

Wiimote accelerometers are kind of jittery (Like most), and if Jenga isn't frustrating enough, this would be the game which destroys my TV.

Also it's a Wii screen with barely-above-DS graphics.
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