Amidst a fairly straightforward OMG-the-Wii-is-taking-over-the-world article (originally from the San Fran Chronicle, I suspect), there's an interesting snippet:
The release of the Disney film "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" was accompanied by a Wii game of the same name that lets players use controllers to pretend to be sword-fighting buccaneers.
Yup, that's pretty much what we'd expect now that publishers are getting the idea that the Wiimote can be used like a, well, sword-y sort of thing. You know, you wave it around. Hang on, that sounds like something I mused about back in January:
But the Wii instantly makes the PS3 and Xbox 360 look like the mainframes of the past, stuck in an old paradigm. And today's kids, of course, are tomorrow's console buyers too.
..And if there isn't someone out there writing a Star Wars game for the Wii, complete with light sabre duels, I'd just like to say: start now and you'll make a killing next Christmas.
And guess what we find only a little further down the article?
The head of the LucasArts, the game division for "Star Wars" series creator George Lucas, told AFP a Wii game that lets players wield virtual light sabers is on the horizon.
Oh, lordy, I think they might just have a hit on their hands there.
