Sega brings Nancy Drew to the Wii
If you’re a die-hard Nancy Drew fan, you may have heard of the PC mystery games based on the stealthy amateur sleuth who has starred in literally hundreds of books. If you’re a normal person, you’re probably oblivious to these games. Fear not, as Sega’s doing you all a favor and publishing a port of one of these games on the Nintendo Wii, where it’s sure to be a resounding success with the Wii’s target audience of retarded young girls.
I never played Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek, but as a connoisseur of all things Nancy I can tell you with absolute certainty that the mere thought of Miss Drew in a cute parka and snow boots would be enough to keep me warm even in Siberia! SWOON.
The most exciting part of this news is that over a dozen of these PC games exist, so if The White Wolf of Icicle Creek performs well on the Wii, you can be sure to see more Nancy adventures in the near future!
Check the press release after the jump, if you care. I mean dare.
Nancy Drew Embarks on Her First Nintendo Wii Adventure in Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek
SEGA and Her Interactive Team Up for First Nancy Drew® Game for Console
BELLEVUE, Wash.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Her Interactive, Inc., the designer, developer and publisher of the award-winning Nancy Drew® PC game series, today announced they are partnering with SEGA® of America to bring the best selling franchise to the video game console market. Already a cross-generational phenomenon for over a decade and the number one bestselling PC game adventure series, Nancy Drew ®: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek will make its Wii™ debut this October.
“With sales of our popular Nancy Drew PC series continuing its year-over-year growth, we felt that it was the natural progression to expand the brand into the console arena,” said Megan Gaiser, President and CEO of Her Interactive. “Additionally, the layout, interface and style of our Nancy Drew games make them an ideal fit for the Wii audience, and we are pleased to introduce this title with such a respected partner as SEGA.”
“SEGA is immensely excited to be working with Her Interactive on the Nancy Drew franchise and expanding our catalog into the family-focused games market,” says Sean Ratcliffe, VP of Marketing for SEGA of America. “Her Interactive has created a loyal following of upcoming detectives and bringing that to the Nintendo Wii is an ideal gaming partnership that we are thrilled to be a part of.”
Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek finds Nancy far from home in the middle of the Canadian Rockies to investigate several suspicious accidents occurring at Chantal’s spooky Icicle Creek Lodge. To make matters worse, an eerie wolf’s howl in the distance is haunting the guests at night, causing Nancy to wonder if the accidents and the mysterious wolf are connected.
Assuming the role of Nancy Drew, players embark on a mystery adventure that will tax their deductive reasoning skills as they tackle intricate puzzles and master a variety of gesture-based mini-games with the Wii Remote™. Additionally, Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek lets players choose either a Junior or Senior Detective level, making it a perfect game for players of all skill levels.
Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek will be available this October at retailers nationwide, as well as from the Her Interactive website for a suggested retail price of $29.95. More information on Her Interactive and the company’s entire line of exciting Nancy Drew games can be found at www.HerInteractive.com.
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7 opinions for Sega brings Nancy Drew to the Wii
ratix240sx
Jun 25, 2008 at 11:49 am
um……..cool…..I haven’t heard anything bad about these games…….I know people are expecting me to say “in fact I have never even heard of these game” but I cannot tell a lie….
ROJM
Jun 25, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Maybe if Sega brought out their own girls game LOVE AND BERRY as well as this title i’d be more excited. i think many sega fans would be more excited if Sega got to publish The conduit FPS game for the wii.
psv
Jun 25, 2008 at 1:15 pm
The problem with conduit (a game that I’m really looking forward to, by the way) is that it’s a 100% wii only engine. I don’t know how well the unreal engine translates to the wii, but I believe for sega’s needs I think it’s better to stay multiplatform than get locked into this engine and console.
ROJM
Jun 25, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Sega is already locked with the Unreal engine and believe it or not several titles Sega have or yet to be published are exclusive platform titles,including this title, so i can’t see the problem.
SolomonGrundy
Jun 25, 2008 at 3:14 pm
“I can tell you with absolute certainty that the mere thought of Miss Drew in a cute parka and snow boots would be enough to keep me warm even in Siberia! SWOON.”
Yeah, you and R. Kelly.
nuckles87
Jun 26, 2008 at 12:34 am
Eh, I don’t see why SEGA fans would be excited for the Conduit. It looks nice enough graphically, but as far as game play is concerned I don’t see anything all that cool. So far it’s all been big words and hype.
I’m honestly not expecting much from a Nancy Drew game either. The license doesn’t exactly have a storied past of video game greatness. I’ve certainly never heard of the series ever winning any awards.
ROJM
Jun 26, 2008 at 8:58 am
I think it’ll be cool if Sega did publish this. They’re lacking in the FPS front. As for ND i’d thought they’d announce this nearer to E3. I guess this is the first of what will be many little pre E3 announcements before the real big stuff gets announced during the week before E3 actually happens.
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