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LucasArts Shows Interest In Wii Lightsaber Game
Gamasutra reports that, though they're not willing to say they have one in the works right now, LucasArts is interested in a Wii lightsaber game. From the article: "At the end of the demonstration, Gamasutra inquired as to whether the company planned on creating a lightsaber game for the Wii, after many commented on the suitability of the system to the concept - especially after an internal speaker was revealed in the controller being used to demo the concept. This question produced a number of knowing smiles around the room from LucasArts employees, followed by the comments: 'We know' and 'We are looking into it', as possible concepts for the game were discussed. However, the firm has not yet made any official announcements regarding planned Wii titles."
This would be the perfect game in the Kyle Katarn story line. Work it as a first person shooter so you can face stormtroopers and block the shots, face off against Jedi with force powers (and use the crosshair to select your own, A to execute).
Man - I loved Jedi Knight II. I'd go through levels, pull every weapon away from my enemies, and then leave them screaming "Don't kill me" while I took out the turrents. I think I was able to play all of the later levels without killing anyone but the Dark Jedi.
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It's the gamecube hardware, only faster. Since Linux has been ported to the GameCube, it stands to reason it could run on Wii.
I don't know if this was a Nintendo done commercial, or a fan based one, but it's the Wii controller as a lightsaber handle
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Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2 were both great Star Wars games. Theory shot down.
Just because the Wii and the GameCube both use IBM PowerPC processors doesn't men that "It's the gamecube hardware, only faster". That's like saying that the Athlon 64 is "The 386, only faster."
Other than the fact that we know little about ATI's GPU design for the unit, very little else about the GameCube and Revolution seem to be the same.
Film yourself, make sure someone (maybe even yourself) posts it to the internet (Google Video, youTube, etc.). And then instead of hiding in a closet and calling your lawyer; hire an agent and ride that wave of publicity as far as it will take you.
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