As Sega didn't actually let any of the Kotaku editors touch their Wii titles, we instead decided that we'd just watch the six extremely attractive booth girls play for an hour. Decked out in outfits that matched the games they were playing, they'd clearly been playing Wii games all day since they had a thin layer of sweat and a solid grasp of the gameplay—both rare for booth girls.

Bleach, the fighting game based on the popular manga, has a very interesting cel shaded style, with a sketch-like cross hatching effect thrown on for good measure. Watching the Sega cutie frantically stab at the screen made me cautious than ever about using the Wii wand to control a traditional fighter. This really requires some personal play.

Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz looked like a bunch of minigame fun. The girls played the party game version of frisbee golf, which looked fair but still enticing, and a running/hurdling bit that looked exhausting. Check the video at the end of the post to see the... err, gameplay.

Sonic The Hedgehog was my favorite Sega Wii title on display. Looking surprisingly good for the underpowered Wii, it finally got me interested in playing a Sonic game again. Essentially a Sonic driving game with jumping and occasional platforming action, it had a great sense of speed and a fun control scheme. Far better looking in motion than simple screenshots.

Even though it's too bad we didn't actually get to touch the damn games at TGS, watching girls in ninja outfits and grass skirts was a fairly good replacement. Michael McWhertor

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