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VC Friday: Frat Party Riot

We thought Snowboard Riot was going to be cool until it came out in North America and reviews started coming out. And as for Pong Toss, here's the most interesting thing about it: for the PAL release, the name has changed back to Beer Pong: Frat Party Games. Oh, and also it's not coming out in Australia today, presumably because Australians cannot be allowed to hear of the existence of beer.
Maybe if you're actually in a frat and attend a lot of frat parties, you'll think it's awesome to buy a game that's got the word "Beer" in the title.
Beer Pong: Frat Party Games -- WiiWare -- 800 Points
Snowboard Riot -- WiiWare -- 1,000 Points
Gallery: Snowboard Riot
VC Monday Madness: Pong Toss, Art of Fighting 2 and Chase H.Q.

This week's WiiWare game is:
- Pong Toss - Frat Party Games (JV Games, 1 - 4 players, 800 Wii Points)
- Chase H.Q. (TG16, 1 player, 600 Wii Points)
- Art of Fighting 2 (NEO, 1 - 2 players, 900 Wii Points)
[Via press release]
Frat Party Games - Pong Toss 'controversifies' WiiWare
Controversifies -- v.tr. -- (1) The act of releasing a game about frat party beer pong as E for Everyone (seriously) and expecting no one to realize that your game centers around excessive alcohol indulgence. (2) Informal. To fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound.
Nintendo has announced that Pong Toss–Frat Party Games is today's WiiWare du Jour. For 800 Wii points (US $8), you can virtually toss a ping pong ball into cups of what assuredly is a mixture of vitamin water, apple juice, love and unicorn tears. What else would be in the "ultimate party-game favorite?"
Nintendo has announced that Pong Toss–Frat Party Games is today's WiiWare du Jour. For 800 Wii points (US $8), you can virtually toss a ping pong ball into cups of what assuredly is a mixture of vitamin water, apple juice, love and unicorn tears. What else would be in the "ultimate party-game favorite?"
Beer Pong becomes Pong Toss for T rating
That was understandably problematic for Blumenthal seeing as the game is so very beer-centric. So, what's the solution, the quick fix from JV Games Vice President Jag Jaeger that makes everyone happy? Why, remove every reference to alcohol and call the game Pong Toss, of course! You know, because you're an idiot.
[Thanks, Farseer]










