Ever since Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess delighted gamers with its in-game fishing engine, Wii owners have been demanding a quality fishing title for the console. Unfortunately, the scraps that have been provided thus far have been simplistic titles that were inferior to a mini-game in Zelda. Crazy how things work, huh?Arc System Works and Sega both have plans to try to break this trend. While Arc System Works' Bass Fishing Wii is a brand new title being promoted by Japanese models, Sega has reached into their vaults and has brought out the game that I wasted hours on "virtually fishing". The NAOMI arcade Sega Bass Fishing has been tapped for the Nintendo Wii for a release in 2008.
From the screenshots provided, the game appears to be a rough port of the Dreamcast version of the game with a slight additional touch-up on the graphics engine. Whatever exclusive modes are being planned for the title are currently being left under lock and key.
Due to the userbase of the Nintendo Wii, I can see Sega Bass Fishing receiving a lot of success on the system. The arcade based game play as well as friendly competition that the game provides means that it is a great game to just pick up and play among a small group. Hopefully Sega has plans for a series of new multiplayer modes to take advantage of the "party factor" that the Nintendo Wii provides.
More information on Sega Bass Fishing should be coming soon. The images come courtesy of NeoGaf and NeoGaf poster, ram.
