NHL Hockey finally comes to the Wii
by Candace Savino 
{ Jun 13th 2008 at 2:45PM }
Sure we've had football, baseball, soccer, and even tennis grace our precious white consoles, but hockey has been sorely missing from the group -- unless you count Ice Hockey and Kidz Sports Ice Hockey, which we don't. Finally, 2K Sports has stepped up and is bringing NHL 2K9 to the Wii. We don't know much about the game, except that it's coming, which is enough for us at the moment. Oh, and it will utilize the Wii's motion controls, in case you had any doubts.
[Via press release]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
velocitySTRIKE @ Jun 13th 2008 2:51PM
Being UK based, I've no reason to be excited for this. I guess it's nice to see 2K ramp up their Wii support though.
Sonic_13 @ Jun 13th 2008 2:57PM
NHL 2K9, now featuring ninja kicks!
Co @ Jun 13th 2008 3:06PM
Until I get Wayne Gretzky 64 on the VC I'm not playing any hockey.
bluezy @ Jun 13th 2008 3:07PM
It's about time somebody put an NHL game on the Wii. Although i wish it was EA doing that.
mEow @ Jun 13th 2008 3:13PM
Yessssssssssssssssss FINALLY!!!!
psyborg @ Jun 13th 2008 3:12PM
I hope they are smart enough to copy PES Soccer's IR controls like everyones been wanting for a hockey game.
Jason @ Jun 13th 2008 5:54PM
I've waited too long for this news! Now to see about NHL09...
Oh, and I second the complaint about the lack of WG3D on the virtual console.
Marshall @ Jun 13th 2008 3:22PM
I've forgotten all about 2K sports since I bought NBA 2K1 for my Dreamcast, which is actually my most recent sports game (as far as ___ball sports go). I enjoy sports, but I find sports video games to be a tedious chore. I was strangely attracted to the news of an eventual revival of Tecmo Bowl for Wii, however.
Some of my friends (who are not "gamers" per say) are diehard hockey and NHL fans, though. I may put down some cash to give us another activity to do together that we can all enjoy, now that the Wii is getting a hockey game that doesn't sound like A JOKE (Kidz Sports...).
Matt @ Jun 13th 2008 3:23PM
Thank God. Mario Strikers is as close as it gets right now (in a street hockey kinda way...). Now, 2K, make it better then EA's game!
Jay @ Jun 13th 2008 4:15PM
BRING BACK HITZ!!!
Seriously.....I still play the gamecube version from 02
Prof_Chaos @ Jun 13th 2008 4:55PM
Totally. I bust Hitz out and Hitz Pro too (though not as fun) all the time.
Candace Savino @ Jun 13th 2008 5:44PM
Agreed, I heart NHL Hitz.
Kadoo @ Jun 13th 2008 4:22PM
Finely! I was quite disappointed last year. I like 2K's Hockey I tend to go back and forth between EA and 2K. Let's hope they do the wii justice.
Michael Beck @ Jun 13th 2008 4:35PM
Finally! I was hoping EASPORTS would step up to the plate, but hell, the franchise was getting lame anyways so I have no heartache with jumping ship to the 2K SPORTS series!
zeldazeppelin @ Jun 13th 2008 4:40PM
man i cant wait 2k sports is way better than ea except in college football
zeldazeppelin @ Jun 13th 2008 4:43PM
sorry for the double post but i like a hockey and that another reason im pumped
matthewkoss @ Jun 13th 2008 7:57PM
Awesome.
As a Wii fan and a big hockey fan, I am thrilled by this news. IMO, an NHL hockey game has been the one big thing missing from my Wii experience.
I've been waiting for this for a long time. The old NHL 06 Gamecube disc just wasn't cutting it anymore.
zeldazeppelin @ Jun 13th 2008 9:48PM
I know man i cant wait to go thru the play off with my Ducks
Darth Mario @ Jun 14th 2008 11:31PM
Whoot!
drew @ Jun 15th 2008 2:51AM
2k makes better games than EA. EA only has them in the franchise modes, gameplay in 2k games is miles ahead though. I played nhl 2k5 a ton on xbox, glad to see these guys putting out good games for wii. Hoping for online play!!! :) :)
TomSkib @ Jun 16th 2008 9:52AM
SWEET! It would be awesome to use my Miis in the game, but that probably has a 0% chance of happening.