Ubisoft: “Who wants to be a millionaire?”

Dat de [tag]Nintendo DS[/tag] en [tag]Wii[/tag] tot veel in staat zijn zal in november nogmaals duidelijk moeten worden, want dan geeft [tag]Ubisoft[/tag] je namelijk de kans om miljonair te worden! [tag]Who wants to be a millionaire?[/tag] is het spel gebaseerd op de gelijknamige game, ook wel beter bekend als 'Wie wordt multimiljonair?' dat gepresenteerd werd door Walter Grootaers op VTM. Who wants to be a millionaire maakt deel uit van Ubisoft's gamma casual games die bedoeld zijn om de gamemarkt uit te breiden. Het is [tag]Route 1 Games[/tag] die momenteel werkt aan deze non-game die men in meer dan 100 landen kent. Benieuwd of Walter Grootaers zijn opwachting mag maken in deze game!

Ubisoft asks Nintendo players "Who wants to be a millionaire?"
TV’s successful Quiz game comes to consoles in November

Ubisoft announced it has signed a deal with Route 1 Games to publish a video game based on 2waytraffic’s international television show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?”

The game will be released on Nintendo DS™ and Wii™ in November 2007 and is part of Ubisoft’s strategic expansion into the casual market with its Games for Everyone line-up.

“More than any other TV show, ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ has demonstrated a universal appeal, largely due to its unique atmosphere and pacing,” says John Parkes, EMEA marketing director, Ubisoft. “We are confident that the game will appeal to a very wide audience including families, trivia buffs and game show fans.”

With its dramatic backdrop, intense music and suspense, “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” is more than just a quiz game, it is an emotional rollercoaster. As contestants are confronted with nerve-wrecking challenges, they come closer to life-changing success… or demise. Since first airing in the UK in 1998, ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ has been adapted and introduced into every major territory in the world and its trademarked catchphrases are now recognized in more than 100 countries.

“Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” will benefit from the enhanced interactivity offered by the Wii and the DS.

In the DS version players can literally reach out for answers and lifelines on the touch screen, including a range of real on-screen video friends. British and French players will have the added tension of being scrutinized by Jean-Pierre Foucault and Chris Tarrant, the national game show hosts who were filmed in the real Millionaire TV studios to personally appear in these games.

Wii players will be able to play to a second game mode, “Fastest Finger First”, which uses the motion sensing technology to slide answers around the screen in a competitive against-the-clock frenzy.

The DS game features more than 1,000 original questions per territory and the Wii game features over 2,000 questions per territory, covering topics from music and tv, to sport and general knowledge.