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The Legend of the Quiz Tournament of Champions

Shortly after Nintendo set into motion the DS' Touch Generations strategy in Japan, something bizarre happened, an anomaly if you will. The company developed and released a touch gen-style game for the GameCube. With over 8000 questions in eleven different categories, four-player multiplayer, and full voice support, one would expect that The Legend of the Quiz Tournament of Champions (Quiz King for short) would do extremely well in a country where game show have been the rage for decades. Well, it didn't.



The GameCube wasn't a system for everyone in the same way that Wii is aiming to be. Gamers were looking for something meatier, and even if they were looking for a more party-oriented game, they probably went with a game like Mario Party 7 (which incidentally it also came with a microphone). Wii is more open to simplistic games that anyone could play, and thus a game like this would get more exposure. Of course, it means more peripherals, unless the Wii Remote still harbors an unannounced microphone feature.



The possibility for Quiz King gets stronger when you think about the Wii Connect 24 service. Eight thousand questions may seem like a lot, but not everybody is interested in sports and history. Through the "always on" internet service, you could obtain content-specific categories. Imagine downloading categories based on Nintendo games, pop culture, and post-release television and movies. The game would always be changing so that you don't get a chance to memorize all the right answers. The Wii Remote speaker can ring and buzz as you get questions right and wrong. Throw in a bit of online play, and maybe some DS functionality for an exclusive "Final Quiz King" round where you get to wager points and write down your final answer, and we're looking at the quintessential interactive session for families, friends, and even foes.

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