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Outdoor Mini-Games Coming To The Nintendo Wii

• Scribbled on July 17th, 2008 by casualgamerchick
• Filed in Casual Gaming, Nintendo Wii, Press Release

cdv Software announces the release of Lawn Games for the Nintendo Wii. Lawn Games contains eight of everybody’s favorite summer time games, Croquet, Volleyball, Badminton, Tetherball, Bocce Ball, Lawn Darts, Horseshoes, and Lawn Dice.

Players compete against each other in a competition for bragging rights, yard decorations, furniture, and additional characters. There are 8 different yards to compete in, which are all waiting for some good yard decorations and furniture.

Lawn Games takes advantage of the Wii remote motion control. The game, also, takes advantage of the Nintendo Wii’s WiFi capabilities, allowing players to compete over the network and in tournaments with people from across the world. Players can test their Lawn Game abilities against other lawn gamers.

Lawn Games sounds like an interesting game. Most lawn games are fun to play on the lawn and if they can capture that feeling in the game, the game should be just as fun.

(Originally posted at CGC.)

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Press Release Follows:

Cary, NC, July 16, 2008 – cdv Software Entertainment USA invites gamers to move their favorite backyard games indoors, as today they announced Lawn Games, cdv USA’s first title to be published for Wii™. Lawn Games, set to ship in Q1 2009, will offer eight popular outdoor classics such as Lawn Darts, Bocce Ball and Horseshoes; all games possess a friendly, accessible interface and natural motion controls that even the most casual gamer will enjoy. Customizable characters and skills, unique backyards designed to reflect various world themes, unlockable rewards, and a multi-event online tournament mode for up to 32 players round out the offering. For more information about Lawn Games, please visit http://www.cdvus.com.

Lawn Games is a casual sports game for Wii™. Developed by Austin-based Mock Science, Lawn Games offers eight time-proven favorite games with a common pick-up-and-play outdoor theme: Croquet, Volleyball, Badminton, Tetherball, Bocce Ball, Lawn Darts, Horseshoes, and Lawn Dice.

Eight distinct, stylized backyard and garden environments from around the world offer an entertaining and familiar backdrop for customizable cartoon alter egos – swap hairdos, heads, bodies, hands, feet and accessories or fine tune their skills – to compete for unlockable yard decorations, furniture, additional characters and customization options, as well as bragging rights.

A from-the-ground up design for Wii™ leverages natural motion controls and creates a highly accessible experience without a learning curve. Full WiFi support further ensures gamers can compete with others from around the world for the ultimate challenge, including an online tournament mode which is customizable up to 32-players.