Finally, a pachinko game for the Wii

by JC Fletcher { Mar 1st 2007 at 10:00AM }

We might sound sarcastic, but we're happy to see different kinds of games come to the Wii. This latest title from Sega Sammy is a collection of pachinko and pachislot (pachinko plus slot machine) simulations, called (deep breath!) Jissen Pachinko/Pachislot Hisshouhou! Sammy's Collection Hokuto no Ken Wii (Fighting Pachinko/Pachislot Victory Way! Sammy's Collection Fist of the North Star Wii).

It's based on the same popular Sega Sammy pachinko games that have been released on the DS, PS2, and PSP, and contains a bundle of pachinko and pachislot boards. And, of course, it carries the license of the classic, brutal Fist of the North Star manga and anime series.

This one is interesting for the same reason a lot of Wii games are: Wiimote controls. Apparently, you can use the Wiimote steering-wheel style to control the speed of the dropping balls. We admire the novel Wiimote use! It also has online ranking, in case competition motivates your pachinko-playing.

Jissen Pachinko/Pachislot Hisshouhou! Sammy's Collection Hokuto no Ken Wii (Fighting Pachinko/Pachislot Victory Way! Sammy's Collection Fist of the North Star Wii) comes out on May 24th in Japan, and probably never anywhere else. Any pachinko fans here? Do any of you import these kinds of things?

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Anticrawl @ Mar 1st 2007 11:45AM

Pachinko rules, if only american casinos had more interesting games to play they'd get more business, but I suppose the fact that they are dull and boring is a good thing for us. In Japan the thing is pachinko kinda like it is for old ladies and slot machines in America.

I'd be nice if stuff like this came to the US but I seriously doubt I'd go through the trouble of importing the game.

Anticrawl