And Nintendo's WiiWare roster continues to grow in the run up to the system's March 2008 launch, adding another new third party title to the announced line-up today. Is it another game from Square-Enix? Is it the Wii's Geometry Wars, the game which will click with millions world-wide and really sell Nintendo's XBLA equivalent to the masses? Is it exciting in any way imaginable whatsoever?
Well no. It's a game in which you pop bubbles. And then you pop some more.
Seriously. Don't be coming to me asking for the big twist or the clever, genre-flipping gimmick that will turn the noble art of bubble popping on its head forever. Bubble popping's what you get. That's all. Bubbles come along and you pop them. You point at them, press A, and they pop. There are some details on the game's site regarding combos, score multipliers and the like, and the ability to inflate the bubbles for extra points and play with up to four people, but essentially it's all about popping those bubbles, and popping them good.
Now hit the jump for a - hopefully very early - trailer which will show you exactly how those bubbles are popped.
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thats.... i cant think of a word to describe it without being mean
Who approved this I mean are you kidding? How has the universe not exploded, Making this is like dividing by zero.
This game is a lot like the PS3. I'd play it if it were like, in front of me. But the hell if I'm paying for it.
"Footage from is not representative of final game quality"
Unless they do introduce some mind-blowingly clever gimmick, this unfortunately is representative of final game quality.
I could go to the store and buy those bottles bubbbles and pop em myself. This game FAILS!
Okay, everyone knows how addictive popping the air filled bubbles in bubble wrap is. I imagine this game will induce the same trance like state. You don't know why you are doing it, but you just can't stop.
I've got a horrible feeling that the Wii will probably go down in history as the most understood console of all time, do any developers other than Nintendo, actually get the Wii? I've seen no evidence so far to suggest that they do.
So far developers have treated the Wii as a watered down standard next gen console or a slightly beefed up PS2, both treatments are way off the mark. Now we move on to WiiWare, and developers are already making the exact same mistakes, they are treating it as a watered down XBLA.
i used to spend my days karate chopping bubbles back in the day. this concept could easily be great, but it looks to be on the crap road to boredom.
Yep zardy, you're right. It's bizarre that they're all desperate to get in on it because of how many units it's selling, but that so few seem to ever think about why it's selling so many.
I'm still hopeful that this Winter's big releases from Ninty will give the third parties a kick up the arse though
I can't wait for Paint, the game where you watch paint dry.
Hmm looks to be on par with Lair...
Christmas dinner and multiple wives? Sweet deal!
Come on guys, this looked pretty varied. Sometimes, the bubbles fall down from the top, and other times, they float up from the bottom. Get this: they can even come from the sides. My mind is officially blown.
Holy shit guys!
fuckken' soap!
OMG this is sooo casual gamer they're gonna just devour this.. you know, casually.
Hell, they'll start bubble popping teams in elderly homes everywhere!
What. The. Fuck.
This is seriously the stupidest game concept I have ever heard. I can say with reasonable certainty and little bullshit that I could literally make this game in a single afternoon(albeit a PC version), assuming the trailer's the majority of what's to the game.
woooo zack and wiki
I simply cannot believe a game developer would release such tripe. Nevermind- Tranformers The Videogame (how I love these amazingly original titles) was released. This is GOTY compared to that piece of crap.
Cheers!
THE SOAP IS A LIE!
This was built around a Pringles slogan?
Hmm, I'm not convinced. Another trailer is in order to know exactly what the game play is like. :P haha.
The Wii is a watered down next gen console, watered down for mass consumption.
More and more amazing titles get announced and they all have one thing in common, no Wii version.
Oh well, I'm sure they'll settle for popping bubbles over things like Street Fighter 4 and Bionic Commando.
yeah uh....no.
thank god I knew another must have game would come along sometime, i'm glad I bought my Smash Bros. Brawl Box when I did.
Looks Flashy! Nothing like an A+++ 3rd-party title like this to show off a brand new indie gaming service!
Would Nintendo ever stoop to this level? Well, given that Link's Crossbow Training and Wii Play are sold at retail, who knows what level of quality the Big N has planned for the service. Apparently, they gave this title the green light, so who knows.
This game is a lot like the PS3. I'd play it if it were like, in front of me. But the hell if I'm paying for it.
lol
..but you must admit that those bubbles do seem horribly realistic, ....and everybody said the wii couldn't deliver next gen graphics...blah!
A crap game for the Wii isn't the end of the world. Allow the system to mature, and wii'll see what Wii want. Any gamer here can name a hundred crap games for any platform. Only a cheesy fanboy couldn't.
I'm sure Ninty bought exclusive rights to this gem to combat that pervasive "bored-gamer" epidemic they claim has been going around... yeesh 9_9
This game is like Duck Hunt, except it's completely different and terrible.
Umm.. are the developers aware there's already half a dozen games exactly like this... in flash, playable for free through the Wii browser?
I don't know what you ruffians are going on about. This game seems to have a complex role-playing aspect in that the diverse storylines the characters have and the intuitive combat system are way out of any casual gamers range of interest. May I also recommend James Pond?
dude, i love bubbles, and popping the, but really, cmon wii just release super smash brothers so i can play it. thats all i really want....
come you're all being too harsh, this would be a blast to play with three other people....for like five minutes
I think its a good concept and agree with Zardoz. If any of you put a piece of bubble wrap in front of some one and they will seek to pop every bubble. This game uses that kind of thinking and I'm sure it would go down well on Wii and DS.
I'd rather spend money on this than Lair anyday.
True, I also think a lot of developers are holding out on Wii, because they want to work with PS3 more. These are dangerous times and with many having invested early in PS3 development, while some have switch to Wii, others might not be able or can't afford to.
when are they coming out with the game where you just become comatose then shit and piss all over yourself for maximum pwnage?
Pretty nice
Curiously enough, this title was already leaked onto the Internet:
http://www.tokenarcade.com/play-46-Bubbles-Flash_Game.html
Could be worse. It could be "Yaris" for WiiWare.
Why does that actually look fun to me?
LOL, it could be Yaris
I'll just go take a bath. get the same effect AND get clean for once.
Multipliers?
3x - Great!
5x - Good Job!
10x Bubbletastic!
13x - Instant inferno rising hell murder!