Pool & Snooker title coming to Wii

If Wii Play's little bit of ball bashing (pool) isn't enough for you, there's good news in the form of a brand new game that promises to make full use of the Wii's unique control system.  Southpeak games have announced their first Wii title for 2008, Pool Party!

Southpeak are promising 13 different single player and multi-player game types, encompassing the standard 8-ball, 9-ball, snooker game modes, but including more exotic game types such as Rotation and Black Jack. Play takes place in a choice of 10 stylised environments, ranging from the seediest dive bars to opulent mansions and supremely luxurious yachts and players will also be stepping into the shoes of a range of distinctive characters, as well as facing off against formidable player AI. Expect to see shot placement, targeting and adjustments mediated through the Wii's motion-sensing.

"Pool Party is a major milestone for us, being our first title for Wii. In line with our philosophy of publishing games with an emphasis on distinctive individuality and outright fun, Pool Party's light-hearted settings and characterisation make it a perfect title for us and we're certain it'll be a group-gaming favourite when released in February 2008," says Melanie Mroz, Executive Vice President at SouthPeak Games.

Generally, games which aren't football don't do exceptionally well in the UK due to the dominance of a few key sports here.  However, we think there's plenty of room in the market for innovative snooker and pool games, and there's a good chance that the fun side of these may attract non-snooker/pool fans, too. We certainly hope so and would like to see a wider variety of sporting title for the Wii as soon as possible.