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Big news for Wii owners today!

Telltale Games, the wonderful people behind the new Sam and Max episodic games, have announced that they have teamed up with JoWooD Production Software AG and DreamCatcher Inc. (The parent company of The Adventure Company, who was co-publisher on the PC release of Sam and Max) to bring the critically-acclaimed entire first season of Sam and Max to the Nintendo Wii console this fall!

The decision to bring the franchise over to Wii was a no brainer due to the substantial fan outcry for the series to get a release on Nintendo’s little white box. The overwhelming combination of fan emails, rumors from various gaming press in light of Telltale Games’ recent announcement of bringing some new titles to Wii, and perhaps some light cajoling from a certain blogger/podcaster to Dave Grossman of Telltale, fueled enthusiasm from the developer and publishers to bring the series over to Wii.

Nintendo’s Wii is a perfect fit for the Sam & Max games. The series’ story-driven gameplay and episodic structure has often been favorably compared to TV sitcoms. The new Wii version will present Sam & Max in a format that can be enjoyed from the comfort of the living room, either alone or with a group of friends—a setting perfectly suited for this kind of experience. The game’s easy-to-use interface has a low learning curve, making it ideal for the Wii’s broad consumer audience.

-Emily Morganti, Telltale Games

I personally am super excited for this news. As a long time Sam and Max fan, Wii owner, and advocate for adventure games to be released for the unique system, this was one of those press releases that had me almost falling out of my chair to do a write up ASAP!

Thank you Telltale for being so in touch with your user base! Now if only we could get Nintendo to be the same way with EarthBound! (Yes I totally went there.)