Oh, those crazy folks at Hudson — they sure do like them some Wii! In a wild turn of events, the publisher has announced their Tokyo Game Show 2008 line-up and one of the games is — gasp! — a PlayStation 3 title!
Yup, among their showing at next week’s show will be the recently announced PlayStation Network title,Bomberman Ultra.It will be joined byFishing Master World TourandMarble Saga: Kororinpa, both for the Wii.
It’s only three games, and what will be on display is nothing shocking, but we’ll be sure to stop by their booth and bring you some hands-on impressions and details. And it’s not just because Hudson’s “booth girls” were wearing the skimpiest outfits at last year’s TGS. We promise.
HUDSON ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES ITS LINEUP FOR TOKYO GAME SHOW (TGS)2008
Classic and New Franchise Favorites Alike Will Be On Exhibit in Booth“5-N2”
REDWOOD CITY, CA – June 13, 2025 – Hudson Entertainment, the NorthAmerican publishing arm for HUDSON SOFT, today announced their lineupfor the 2008 Tokyo Game Show taking place in Japan this month. TheHudson lineup includes newly announced Kororinpa 2 for WiiT, BombermanUltra for PlayStation® Network and Fishing Master World Tour for Wii.Hudson will be exhibiting at the show from October 9-12, 2008.
Information on each title that will be on the show floor is listedbelow. For more information on Hudson at TGS or any of these titles,please visit www.Hudsonentertainment.com.
FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR (Wii)
Coming to North America in Q1 2009, FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR offersover 200 different types of fish to catch, enabling players to catchfish in their native waters around the world in the first ever globalfishing game on Wii. FISHING MASTER WORLD TOUR offers over fortydifferent locations to fish from in seven different regions. Playerscan fish on Easter Island, under the Golden Gate Bridge, on the AmazonRiver and many more exotic global locations. Staying true to the firstversion’s realistic controls, anglers use the Wii RemoteT and NunchukTto battle fish just like in real life. Pull the Wii Remote left andright as the fish fights from the end of the line and adjust the dragto avoid breaking the line. Once players have their skills down, theycan compete with friends with four-person multiplayer modes, catchrare fish with exclusive boss battle controls or jump online in Wi-Fileaderboards tracking the best players in the U.S.
Marble Saga: Kororinpa (Wii)
Marble Saga: Kororinpa, an exciting puzzle adventure centered around anant and the quest that he sets out on, is coming exclusively to Wiinext spring. The sequel to Kororinpa: Marble Mania, Marble Saga:Kororinpa is full of new levels for gamers to explore, 4-personmultiplayer gameplay, tons of customization, use of a player’s Mii,the ability to connect and compete online and the use of the WiiBalance BoardT as features.
The story of Marble Saga: Kororinpa takes place with players headingout on a journey with Anthony the Ant as he searches for the GoldenSunflower. By guiding Anthony’s marble around the Ant World andsearching for items which are valuable to help reach the GoldenSunflower, gamers will help Anthony save his colony. Along the wayplayers will face dangerous mazes and use cool and amazing widgets andgadgets to guide Anthony to his objective. Marble Saga: Kororinpaoffers endless customization as well as the Wii Connect 24T featurewhich allows gamers to share the unique stages they can create in EditMode. In addition gamers can compete through online Leaderboards viathe Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for the best scores in the world.
Bomberman Ultra (PSN)
Bomberman Ultra is an all-new Bomberman for digital download on thePLAYSTATION®Network coming this winter. Fans of the popular serieswill be able to compete with the best Bomberman players worldwide, asBomberman Ultra delivers frantic 8-player multiplayer battles onlinein 14 exotic arenas, as well as 4-player local multiplayer. Playerscan customize their own Bomberman characters with more than 50character costumes, resulting in more than 150,000 possiblecombinations!
