Wii Play IPO announced

Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii Play collection of minigames and controller bundle for the Wii will debut on the simExchange on Thursday, January 4, 2007. It will be categorized under Action and will open for purchase at 400 DKP (forecasts 4 million units sold worldwide over lifetime).

Wii Play is a game bundled with the Wii Remote. It was released in Japan on December 2, Australia on December 7, and Europe on December 8. It will be released in North America on February 12, 2007. It has already sold over 1 million units worldwide. This listing was submitted by zoom942. The summary of Wii Play is the following:

Wii Play is a collection of nine two player minigames that includes Shooting Range (a point the remote and shoot game like Duck Hunt), Billiards (a simplified variation of nine-ball where the Wii remote is used as a pool cue), Find Mii (a Where's Waldo type game where you find your Miis in crowded environments), Table Tennis (a Pong-like game played by pointing the Wii remote to direct the paddle), Laser Hockey (an air hockey game where the Wii remote is angled to deflect shots), Fishing (a game where the Wii remote is used as a fishing rod to catch paper fish), Pose Mii (a game where the player must correctly pose Miis in bubbles), Charge! (a game where the player rides a cow and topples scarecrows by holding the Wii Remote sideways and tilting it to control the cow), and Tanks (a game where the player must destroy other tanks by pointing the Wii remote to target the tank's gun).

These minigames showcase the capabilities of the new Wii remote. Only one minigame is available at start. The player unlocks additional minigames as each game is completed. The game will retail for $49.99 in North America with the Wii Remote bundled (nunchuk not included). Wii Play is also bundled with the Wii Remote in Japan (Dec 2), Australia (Dec 7), and Europe (Dec 8).