Wii impressions: Final Furlong
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ May 10th 2006 at 8:45PM }
Gimmick. Clutch the Wiimote in one hand, the nunchaku in the other, and shake your wrists up and down. You call that a game?Visually, there's nothing to hold your interest, and because all you need to do is shake, there's really no reason to watch the race. Is Namco Bandai targeting the blind demographic with this one?
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idioteraser @ May 10th 2006 8:49PM
Horse racing is popular in Japan. From what was rumored this is a Japan only title.
PhoenixJ @ May 10th 2006 8:50PM
I thought that was part of WarioWare. God, that's an entire game o________O ? Pitiful..
RageOverdose @ May 10th 2006 8:52PM
Wow...But what did you expect? There has to be at least one.
No wonder they didn't show this during the press conference (or did they?).
Hey, as long as Mario's good (and MP3 actually looks pretty fun too).
Chuck Norris @ May 10th 2006 8:53PM
That's why Nintendo calls them a money maker...
"Shake the money maker!!!.. yeah.. shake them.. shake them... who cares what you are playing! any games you play.. you just need to shake.. we didn't even bother upgrade our system anyway.. just shake them and make us rich!.. and scream Wiiiiii~"
Zoë Kunami @ May 10th 2006 8:53PM
It'll never make it stateside, so don't worry your pretty, little heads about it.
You Sony fanboys, on the other hand... here's another opportunity to take a pathetic shot at the system. Do it now, if it'll make you feel better. ^_^
Anonymous Coward @ May 10th 2006 8:54PM
Have you guys even PLAYED the arcade version of Final Furlong? It sounds like an arcade-perfect conversion to me!
zsherwood @ May 10th 2006 9:00PM
When I seen this during the press conference I was seriously confused how this concept would make an entire game.
PorpoiseMuffins @ May 10th 2006 9:08PM
Ummm... That's NOT all there is to it. Read the IGN article.
iceatcs @ May 10th 2006 9:32PM
Cool it is sound like a w**k racing game.
Siong @ May 10th 2006 9:47PM
and u call yourself a gamer?
Deej @ May 10th 2006 10:17PM
Heh. Won't ever make it here. Gotta love how every little Sony cultist tries to take shots at Nintendo, even though that Sony has been talking shit for years. "Rendering graphics realer than real life! Can leap over tall buildings! It will cure cancer!"
God, I wish Sony would just go bankrupt already.
keiichimorisato @ May 10th 2006 11:49PM
Umm...ever played the arcade version?
Ever played it with a group of people?
Sure it's simple, but it's damn fun, and their is strategy!
It's very disappointing when people only see things negatively for a certain company. But when another company releases TRAILERS, it's like the second coming of Christ.
Darth Pixel @ May 10th 2006 11:50PM
Exactly how I felt overall, when I posted my impressions of all 3 press conferences.
I regret to report my initial fear with regard to Wii are becoming more true as the show progresses.
It's going to take a lot of effort and a lot of creativity to take this system beyond gimmickry.