More Carnival Games come to the Wii
by Candace Savino 
{ Mar 11th 2008 at 9:00PM }
Because Carnival Games was such a success (the title has sold over one million copies worldwide), it was only inevitable that 2K would make another game utilizing a similar formula. This newest creation is essentially a miniature golf version of its predecessor, titled Carnival Games: Mini-Golf. We have nothing against a mini-golf game that could very possibly be fun. We are, however, very against the press release calling this title "a hole in fun." It's no secret that we've subjected our readers to some terrible punnery over the years, but there's some lines that you just don't cross.
The game supports up to four players, and will feature characters that were "made popular" from the original Carnival Games. So, if you've missed Carnival Bob so much that it hurt, you'll be able to see him again soon.
Also, if and when this game succeeds, you can bet it won't be the last Carnival output on the Wii from 2K.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ghen @ Mar 11th 2008 9:21PM
I think I just puked a little.
oh, yep... there it is.
Jayenkai @ Mar 11th 2008 10:18PM
Ooooh.. Minigolf!!
Hopefully up to the amazing standards set by Zany Golf..
Otherwise, don't bother ;)
SoulBlade @ Mar 11th 2008 10:45PM
As much as I hate to admit this, I might get this game - I bet I could have fun playin it w/ some peeps. Gotta see how it plays out I guess.
mikull @ Mar 12th 2008 3:04AM
I think a lot of people went for the idea of Carnival Games coupled with the price point (myself included).
My wife and I were looking for the smooth and intuitive feel of Wii Sports with Carnival Games - and we were sorely disappointed. Our disc also seemed to have bugs, and as reported here, only white people. I'm white, and I'm a little ashamed to admit I didn't even notice.
My copy went to ebay - maybe younger players enjoyed this title, but I would bet older casual players were let down. If this is any indication of how a mini golf game will play, I shall steer clear.
Just_a_guy @ Mar 12th 2008 3:02AM
when will devs wake up and stop making shit like this?
mgroves @ Mar 12th 2008 5:03PM
Uh, Carnival Games is actually pretty fun. I'm looking forward to the mini-golf game!
Just_a_guy @ Mar 12th 2008 3:02AM
when will devs wake up and stop making shit like this?
deanimate @ Mar 12th 2008 8:22PM
god damn right man. it pisses me off that shit like this keeps getting made and worse still retards are buying it.
it means we end up with a very small handful of good games and the wii never reaches its full potential because everyones too busy throwing a fucking hoop or playing some crap tennis game.
christ
Just_a_guy @ Mar 13th 2008 2:48AM
not only that, but if devs were smart then wii would be the system of chocie for FPS games, would be the RTS choice due to the pointer, the RPG choicd again because of the pointer, The Racer choice (please use the wiimote more like a steering wheel and not a tilt controller for once.), the Sports choice because you'd swing the bat/club/shoot the ball/throw the fastball ect. And the puzzle choice due to the pointer (a la DS with graphics style), and due to the fact that you can have a whole breed of Zach and Wiki games
God Devs have to wake up and realize that they have so much potential that they are waisting
Oh and they could bring back Mario Paint and use the wiimote as the paintbrush....
KyleWii @ Mar 12th 2008 7:55AM
I bough the first Carnival Games (traded it in for SSBB) and saw how horrible it was. i am not falling for that little gimmick again.
BrandonIT @ Mar 12th 2008 9:31AM
Well, this older casual player and his family still love Carnival Games.
I don't see why everyone hated it so much, the gameplay is decent, there's a nice selection of different games to play, and while, yes, some games do repeat the same control scheme (disc toss, etc.), we found it easy to control and enjoyable.
The duck & old west shoot-out is still the most fun my family has had with the Wii in a long time.
Well, I love playing mini-golf in real life so if they can find a better way to control it than Wii Sports (I HATE putting with Wii Sports!!) then I'll certainly buy it.
Unbreakable_idea @ Mar 12th 2008 10:35AM
Hmm, remember how awesome the mini golf putting was in the original Carnival games? Of course you don't, that memory has long been repressed due to how horribly traumatic and terrible it was. Well, I have a great idea we can use to steal ignorant Wii owners' money. Let's slop together a whole game around that! We'll even use characters from Carnival Games in our mini golf game, that way we don't even have to do hardly any programming and design work at all.
Sounds great.
Chris @ Mar 12th 2008 11:24PM
The really funny part is that a "hole" in something usually means something is very flawed. A hole in your sock, hole in your shoe, "There's a hole in that plan" etc. So they are basically being very upfront about how bad this game will be; "The idea was for the game to be fun, but there's a hole in that idea.".
Zhane' @ May 11th 2008 11:39AM
i got a nintendo wii for my birthday and i'm trying to kno wat games come with it so i wont be stuck with boring games when im playing and i dont have it now but my dad had orderd it so idk yet but if anybody knos please tell me thanx i guess