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XSEED Games Begins Shipping Fishing Resort for Wii to Retailers across North America
Torrance, Calif., (November 21, in the year of our Lord
2011) – XSEED Games, an independent-minded publisher,
is pleased to announce that the open-world vacation fishing
title, Fishing Resort™, has begun to ship to retailers
throughout North America. In addition to the standard standalone
version of the game, which is available at an MSRP of $19.99,
Fishing Resort is also available in a bundle with NAMCO BANDAI
Games’ own fishing rod peripheral packaged together with the
game at an MSRP of $29.99. By attaching to both the Wii Remote™
and Nunchuk™, this high-quality peripheral uses the controllers
to mimic the actions of actual fishing with a rod and reel,
providing for a more realistic simulated fishing experience.
Fishing
Resort was created by NAMCO BANDAI Games in conjunction with
PROPE, the studio led by the celebrated former head of Sonic
Team, Yuji Naka,. In Fishing Resort, players are taken to a
tropical island paradise and given complete control of their
vacation. Each part of the island is completely open for
exploration, with a huge variety of locales from serene lakes
and meandering streams to jungle rivers, sandy beaches,
mountaintop frozen lakes and of course, the deep blue sea. In
Fishing Resort, literally wherever there is water, players can
fish, giving them a wide array of options as they explore the
game’s open world setting with rod and reel in hand.
In addition to the game’s varied locations, Fishing Resort also
offers players a wide variety of fish, with over 200 unique
marine creatures for players to catch and subsequently feature
in aquariums at their hotel, giving them the opportunity to earn
extra in-game credits if hotel patrons rate their aquariums
highly. As players catch fish, they exchange them for in-game
credits that can be used to buy new fishing equipment and
customizable clothing items. In addition to its core fishing
gameplay, Fishing Resort also offers a bevy of over 20 mini
games including kayak races and fishing competitions, a deep
achievement system, online leaderboards and much more!
Currently available from XSEED Games, Fishing Resort for Wii was
developed by PROPE and licensed through NAMCO BANDAI Games.
For more information, please visit Fishing Resort’s website at
http//www.fishingresortwii.com.