Gameloft and Mattel team up to bring Uno to WiiWare
by David Hinkle 
{ Jan 9th 2009 at 8:59AM }
Why not, right? That's what Gameloft is saying, as they're set to bring the popular Mattel card game to WiiWare. Sadly, we've got no date to go on as of right now, but it can't take too long to pump this out now, can it? Also, the press release mentions that this is merely the first collaboration between Mattel and Gameloft, so there's a chance we could see other Mattel licenses make their way to Wii. A WiiWare version of KerPlunk? That's what we're talking about!
[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Anti-Villian @ Jan 9th 2009 9:49AM
D: the only way these can be fun is when you can flick the cards at each other and somehow associate them with alcohol, as a kid we would crack out the uno on stormy nights at the caravan park or on the yacht but if we had a wii we wouldn't have bothered. hehe >.> pessimist
Sisyphus @ Jan 9th 2009 10:22AM
I'd heard Uno's popular on XBox live. Perhas if this has online as well, it could be a fun diversion.
rodjoh @ Jan 9th 2009 10:25AM
It'd have to be online to work properly cuz locally ud be seeing everyone's cards.
flynsk@yahoo.com @ Jan 9th 2009 12:04PM
A chance of that DS connectivity?
What ever happened to that?
Goodbye, homebrew UNO! :o
esposch @ Jan 9th 2009 4:02PM
Well, it's on DSiWare.
Jason Chapa @ Jan 9th 2009 10:27AM
If it's anything like the Xbox Live Arcade version, it'll be worth the purchase.
SToNeP2277 @ Jan 9th 2009 12:24PM
Finally a Uno game on the Wii i been playing it on the 360 for like three years now. i hope it will be a bit better on the Wii now that you can use a Wiimote for game play.well Hopefully I "Assume ... we can use the Wiimote.
wiiluver135 @ Jan 9th 2009 2:06PM
well if Blackjack could work, then UNO will definitely be a hit!
BTW the homebrew UNO sux...
esposch @ Jan 9th 2009 3:56PM
Why do they port board games to consoles? Isn't it better with real cards? The only boardgame that benefits from a videogame version is risk (which was ported to a Warcraft 3 map), because it is both realtime and turn based at the same time.
Sisyphus @ Jan 10th 2009 3:52AM
The only valid reason to port board games to a console would be to play online with other people. Can't always find someone in real life that wants to play a board game, but you may have better luck online.
porte235 @ Jan 13th 2009 9:19AM
Another reason for online card/board games is to facilitate set up/tear down time, and to automate fiddlyness and scoring.