NHL 2K9 coming to the Wii
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2K Sports today announced that NHL 2K9 will be released on the Wii in the fall with a likely date of September 9th. 2K9 was already known to be on the way for the 360, PS3, and PS2 featuring Rick Nash as the cover athlete and will be built from the ground up after the studio move to Visual Concepts.
“It’s our goal this year to bring the fun back to hockey video games,” said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. “NHL 2K9 for Wii includes the full feature set as available on other platforms, and added Wii Remote controls and other exciting features specific for the Wii console will allow dedicated fans the opportunity to fully enjoy and embrace NHL hockey in a brand new experience.”
I’ve been surprised to see that neither EA nor 2K had taken hockey to the Wii before now, though I anticipated an arcade style game to be the first one rather than one of their sim titles. Visual Concepts will handle the Wii version also which is reassuring to hear.
The idea of a hockey game on the Wii should have pretty wide appeal as long as the controls are responsive and simple. Just as running the option sounds fun for NCAA Football, hitting the puck with the Wii remote seems like a natural fit.
June 12, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Pasta why do they still make games for ps2? and the game wont be as good as the other versions because wii sports games are like ps2 sports games
June 12, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Pasta why do they still make ps2 games? and it’s not like the game will be like the other versions wii sports games are like ps2 ones they should focus on next gen
June 12, 2008 at 8:38 pm
my bad for repeating myself
June 12, 2008 at 8:39 pm
yawn :p… hockey
June 12, 2008 at 10:11 pm
yawn hockey? Hockey is one of the best sports games for consoles. You are always moving, the game has a fast pace and checking never gets old. I have had many epic moments playing hockey games with my friends.
June 12, 2008 at 11:52 pm
The PS2 still has a pretty strong userbase, and they don’t have to put a lot of resources into making that version year over year.
Yeah hockey can be enjoyable to play if it is a good game, but a bad one can be pretty dreadful especially if you aren’t much of a hockey fan to begin with. I know I’ll probably have more interest in the Be a Pro type of playing that we’ll see with NHL 09 than just playing the standard way though.
June 13, 2008 at 8:24 am
Making PS2 games is what’s holding back the sales of the PS3.
Stop making games for the PS2 then the PS2 people will start buying PS3’s.
Or they are afraid they will buy Wii’s? LOL
June 13, 2008 at 9:09 am
I’ll tell you, I loved NHL 2K7 for the Xbox. But I think hockey for the wii will be even more fun. Using the motion controller will add so much to the hockey game.