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    The $80 Million Inspiration For Disney's Latest Wii Game

    Toy Story Mania! In Action

    Toy Story Mania! Preview: Attack of the Carnival Games

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    Image of fryerjackets fryerjackets
    05/09/09

    In reply to The $80 Million Inspiration For Disney's Latest Wii Game
    So this is based on the disney ride sort of like Pirates of the carribean is based on the ride?


    Somehow I kind of wish they would make more video games based on rides.


    Perhaps a videogame based on the water flume thingy that happens to be an action adventure game that involves a lot of speed boats?

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    Image of Brian Crecente Brian Crecente
    05/10/09

    @Egotistical gato is teh egotiser: This is more a recreation of the ride, not of the story.
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    Image of FigNewton FigNewton
    05/09/09

    In reply to The $80 Million Inspiration For Disney's Latest Wii Game
    "Toy Story Mania! the ride opened in Disney's California Adventure and Disney's Hollywood Studios in 2008."


    The ride is Toy Story MIDWAY Mania! It's right there on your pic of the ride entrance. ;)


    I'm really not sure why people tend to drop the "Midway" from the name, it happens all the time...

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    Image of Brian Crecente Brian Crecente
    05/09/09

    @FigNewton: it's only midway on California. Weird huh?
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    Image of Chris Roberts Chris Roberts
    05/09/09

    a@Brian Crecente:


    that is the entrance to the Floridian version of the ride, so it's Midway everywhere that it is open as of yet. Not sure if Tokyo is dropping the "midway" though.

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    Image of Spoony Bard Spoony Bard
    05/09/09

    @Brian Crecente: It goes with the whole "Midway Games" theme that California Adventure goes for. At WDW, "Midway" wouldn't make sense.
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    Image of Brian Crecente Brian Crecente
    05/10/09

    @Chris Roberts: Weird that's not what Disney or the imagineers who made the game say.
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    Image of Gortexfogg Gortexfogg
    05/08/09

    In reply to The $80 Million Inspiration For Disney's Latest Wii Game
    I want Half Life the ride - shooting away headcrabs and combine with my entire family! Or, how about Mr. Toad's Wild Ride: The Game (for Wii, of course)?


    The whole set up does sound interesting, though. I might have given this a try if it wasn't in California Adventures...

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    Image of Maxyboy13 Maxyboy13
    05/08/09

    @Gortexfogg:

    It's also in Hollywood Studios (Formerly MGM Studios) in Walt Disney World if that increases your likelihood of going at all.
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    Image of Netnavi Netnavi
    05/08/09

    In reply to The $80 Million Inspiration For Disney's Latest Wii Game
    ALRIGHT!!!! I'LL BUY THE GAME ALREADY SHEESH!!!
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    Image of jonostars jonostars
    05/09/09

    @Netnavi: Seriously? [kotaku.com]

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    Image of Netnavi Netnavi
    05/09/09

    @jonostars: lol I didn't think there was that many posts about it. That's a lot for one game. That's about 1 a day.
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    Image of lolgreg lolgreg
    05/09/09

    @Netnavi: TOY STORY TOY STORY TOY STORY BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY BUY
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    Image of Kobun Kobun
    05/08/09

    In reply to The $80 Million Inspiration For Disney's Latest Wii Game
    If successful, it sounds like Disney may explore bringing other forms of video game interactivity to some of their parks and with those new rides will likely come new video game ports of theme park reality.


    Come on, Captain Eo...


    I'm pretty surprised Disney is doing this as it seems to lead to a path of negating part of the reason people bring their kids to Disney in the first place. If the park is going to be overtaken by video game themed rides which have decent approximations available for home, then I'd believe Disney could be putting itself at risk of phasing itself out a la arcades down the line.

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    Image of missnicolec missnicolec
    05/08/09

    In reply to The $80 Million Inspiration For Disney's Latest Wii Game
    Say what you want about Disney, but they sure snap up some of the most brilliant people around to keep it running!
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    Image of MaxDragon7 MaxDragon7
    05/08/09

    @missnicolec: I agree, there are brilliant people working behind the scenes on cool stuff like this.


    I'm wondering how they managed to implement the Wii Motion control into the interactive ride. I'm glad that video game developers helped Disney with this, otherwise, who knows how this would have turned out.

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    Image of excel_excel excel_excel
    05/08/09

    In reply to Toy Story Mania! In Action
    Watched some of that vid, not bad, prerendered graphics look very good, mini games galore though...one for the kids
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    Image of Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire
    05/07/09

    In reply to Disney Bringing 3D Games to PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
    isn't the game already in 3D? shouldn't THAT be enough?
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    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    05/07/09

    In reply to Toy Story Mania! In Action
    no video is no video
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    Image of Curse lily Curse lily
    05/08/09

    @Komrade Kayce: Yeah what Tarzan said.
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    Image of (Zombie) Kermad (Zombie) Kermad
    05/07/09

    In reply to Toy Story Mania! Preview: Attack of the Carnival Games
    I remember seeing Toy Story when I was very very young... as a current franchise, how much does kids really care about Buzz and Woody? Is their a Disney cartoon or something, or have the sequels made it relevant to the young generation?


    I mean I wouldn't expect a Magic Roundabout or a Danger Mouse game to sell well to kids these days.

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    Image of BubbleF**kingBuddy BubbleF**kingBuddy
    05/07/09

    @Kermad: There's a new Toy Story coming out.


    Also, little kids don't buy games. Their parents do.

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    Image of RyuuzakiBjorn RyuuzakiBjorn
    05/07/09

    In reply to Toy Story Mania! Preview: Attack of the Carnival Games
    Just looks like Shovelware to me...


    So it shall be welcomed to the wii with open arms.

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    Image of GrantBourque GrantBourque
    05/07/09

    @RyuuzakiBjorn: fail troll
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    Image of RyuuzakiBjorn RyuuzakiBjorn
    05/07/09

    @GrantBourque: How is that a troll comment? Look at the wii's catalog? Look at the PS2's latest games too. They're mostly shovelware (not completely but still).


    Fanboy fail.

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    Image of Akua Akua
    05/07/09

    In reply to Toy Story Mania! Preview: Attack of the Carnival Games
    What's the 4th dimension again? I always forget
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    Image of Weaselfingers Weaselfingers
    05/07/09

    @Akua: Some people consider time to be the fourth dimension, but you could look at it as just being another dimension analogous to the three we perceive. The game Miegakure does something similar to the way that Paper Mario projected a 3D world into 2D space, by having the player navigate a 4D world in 3D: [marctenbosch.com]


    (but yeah, it seems that right here they're just trying to imply that it's better than the "3D" that we're used to)

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    Image of okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
    05/06/09

    In reply to Disney Bringing 3D Games to PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
    I bet this would have been awesome with BoomBlox... I wonder if they'll add this feature too as I'm pretty sure this tech isn't patented (...by Disney at least).
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    Image of The Cap'n The Cap'n
    05/06/09

    In reply to Disney Bringing 3D Games to PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
    I'm not seeing any mentions of 8 endless 3rd person platformer worlds, each one culminating in a battle with a giant flying snake... so this is a piddly excuse for 3D gaming.
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    Image of Char Aznable Char Aznable
    05/06/09

    In reply to Disney Bringing 3D Games to PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
    Hooray Nvidia googles~
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    Image of okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
    05/06/09

    @interim is a biscuit: Do they let you see through ugly like beer goggles do?
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    Image of Fadakar Fadakar
    05/06/09

    @okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under): No but they have this amazing feature to burn a hole DIRECTLY through your wallet! All your money gone, and no gain! Hooray!
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    Image of okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
    05/06/09

    @Fadakar: Oh man! I may not no much about value but that sure looks like a pretty good feature I'd pay any amount for <3
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