Fun! Fun! Minigolf - Screenshots And Info

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Posted Thu, 04 Sep 2008 - By Darren Calvert

Shin'en Multimedia, developers of acclaimed titles such as Nanostray 1&2 on the DS have provided WiiWare World with 9 screenshots of their upcoming WiiWare game Fun! Fun! Minigolf.

It’s all looking pretty snazzy we have to say, this is on our watch-with-interest list. See below the fold for the screenshots.

Here’s more info about the game:

  • 1-4 Players.
  • Fun! Fun! features Golf courses in America, Europe and Asia.
  • There are 27 different holes to play.
  • We expect to release the game very soon on Wii Ware.
  • We will announce the release date in the next weeks.
  • It will be released in Europe and the US
  • The game runs fully at 60fps (NTSC) or 50fps (PAL).
  • The game does support 16:9 and 4:3 TV screens.
  • Some graphical specs. Fun! Fun! features:
    -HDR Lightning
    -Image Based Lightning
    -Soft Shadows
    -Normal Mapping
    -Environment Mapping
    -Bump Mapping
    -Blooming

Posted in Shin'en, Screenshots, Upcoming Games.

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1. Falk Sturmfels Germany 04 Sep 2008, 16:13 GMT

A good looking game, really, no discussion about that.
So it comes to the main point, the one-and-only-point, the big question, which is asked on every sport game:
Whats about the controls? Does it feel like the Wii Sports Golf?

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2. Mr. Cheez United States 04 Sep 2008, 16:17 GMT

Damn! just missed first comment!

Hey, this game looks really nice! Now If it has decent controls, we'll be in business. I hope they're as good as wii sports golf!

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3. siavm United States 04 Sep 2008, 16:25 GMT

This game looks pretty good. Better than some upcoming minigolf retail games. And it sounds like it has more features than those titles too. If it controls well I may just download it.

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4. cyrus_zuo United States 04 Sep 2008, 16:55 GMT

Visually good-looking for sure, and if it is $10, it's no more than going mini-golfing, so big pluses there. In addition to the controls question, I wonder about the approach.
I would have liked to see more exciting holes. The holes don't look very imaginative and the obstacles are all realistic, but if I was golfing that course in real life I'd look at it and call it boring.
Still, looking forward to the reviews :).

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5. WiiBoy (Bplus) Austria 04 Sep 2008, 16:57 GMT

Shin'en is a great company and I am sure they are currently also working on an Iridion/Nanostray for Wii(Ware?). I am not a fan of standard MiniGolf but the graphics are fantastic and if there are some really crazy tracks too, I will give it a buy for sure!

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6. Jogurt the Yogurt Canada 04 Sep 2008, 16:57 GMT

Looks like it has potential. Good visuals except for the weird characters. If the motion controls are tight, it could be a good purchase. Look forward to seeing some reviews!

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7. Apocalypse Netherlands 04 Sep 2008, 17:20 GMT

I like MiniGolf so I'm probably going to buy this when I have money (sigh).

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8. Terranigma United Kingdom 04 Sep 2008, 17:54 GMT

MiniGolf is all good for me and as it sounds and definetly looks quite good, i may buy it.

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9. NikeXTC Italy 04 Sep 2008, 18:07 GMT

It seems a neat idea... I just hope the holes will be quite complex and that it won't cost much (7-800 Wii Points at most)

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10. danik United Kingdom 04 Sep 2008, 18:08 GMT

looks pretty good doubt i will get i though as i will be purchasing tiger woods 09 when i get some money

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11. Tony United States 04 Sep 2008, 18:42 GMT

I love Mini Golf. I wonder if has Mii Support? Pretty game

This game better be Fun! Fun! like the title suggests:)

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12. Wiiloveit United Kingdom 04 Sep 2008, 18:49 GMT

Cool, it was only the other day I was wondering when more info would turn up. It does look good, and the vast number of courses makes up for the lack of mini golf depth. It's looking good, but what about the multiplayer options? Will it be turn based, co-op or mini games?

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13. Draygone United States 04 Sep 2008, 19:08 GMT

Whoa, a mini-golf game on WiiWare? I'm so there.

So long as the courses get more interesting than the two I saw in the screenshot. Also a tad disappointed that those characters aren't Miis. But hey, as long as the game's fun.

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14. calculon United Kingdom 04 Sep 2008, 19:19 GMT

Looks good. As long as the price is right and the controls work, it might be worth the purchase.
Hopefully the other courses are a little more inventive.

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15. Apocalypse Netherlands 04 Sep 2008, 19:22 GMT

@Draygone: There are 3 more screens on the coming soon page of this game. 2 of them are showing more courses.

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16. AlexSays United States 04 Sep 2008, 20:08 GMT

I really can't wait for this game.

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17. Dazza United Kingdom 04 Sep 2008, 20:12 GMT

@WiiBoy - I have a lot of respect for Shin'en myself having really enjoyed Nanostray 1&2 on the DS. As such I have high hopes for this even though it is a much different genre.

For the record when we spoke to Shin'en they confirmed to me that currently they have no plans to bring Nanostray to WiiWare (yet!), however they are working on another WiiWare title. Hopefully we will hear more soon! :-p

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18. Terranigma United Kingdom 04 Sep 2008, 20:18 GMT

Did they say if they have plans to release Nanostray 2 in Europe yet? If not, I'll just import it but it would be nice to know.

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19. Dazza United Kingdom 04 Sep 2008, 20:24 GMT

They didn't mention it, but it doesn't look like its on the horizon. I would just get it from PlayAsia now if I were you! :-p

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20. Peznaze United States 04 Sep 2008, 20:47 GMT

Yeah, Mii Support and more importantly the controls being close to 1:1 will make or break this one.

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21. zss_shadow Canada 04 Sep 2008, 22:23 GMT

I'd rather play Mario Golf(64)when it comes to the VC because it has Mario tacked onto it, but I'm willing to give this a chance as well.

22. mrchillz United States 04 Sep 2008, 22:51 GMT

mario golf 64 was one of my favorite games on the 64. I pray to my mario shrine everynight that it comes to the VC, Mario Tennis was another great game (I know that was on gamecube but was it also on 64?).

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23. RadioShadow United Kingdom 05 Sep 2008, 00:06 GMT

"The game runs fully at 60fps (NTSC) or 50fps (PAL)"

What about PAL 60? Thank god my Wii is set to run VC and WiiWare games in NTSC mode.

Let's just hope the game turns out to be 'fun'. :)

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24. Tides of Chaos United States 05 Sep 2008, 00:58 GMT

The graphics look good, heres hoping the gameplay is too!

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25. breaderer United States 05 Sep 2008, 02:02 GMT

fun fun minigolf? I think not, more like boring boring minigolf

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26. Mickeymac United States 05 Sep 2008, 03:01 GMT

I personally prefer regular golf over Mini-golf since Mini-golf has too many weird courses, and is too focused on putting( I suck at putting), but since it's a video game, I can at least drop all the f-bombs I want when ever my ball goes over a hole without having to worry about kids being around.

@Dazza

I too have a fondness for Shin'en due to their Nanostray titles. The first one is my favorite, since it had a decent amount of challenge without being completely unenjoyable to neophytes of the genre( such as me). Then again, I've only just got Nanostray 2, and haven't really had a chance to get into it, though so far it does seem quite promising.

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27. That Guy from Faxanadu Sweden 05 Sep 2008, 06:40 GMT

Nice graphics, pity the characterdesign is pretty bad. This game is a little interesting at least, if it plays well (and I have space left) I might get it.

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28. Atlantis1982 United States 05 Sep 2008, 07:35 GMT

The characters are the offspring of We Love Golf characters and Gameloft 'Midnight' game series characters. @_@

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29. Stratos United States 05 Sep 2008, 07:56 GMT

With that many courses and that nice of graphics, how big will this game be? 315 like SBCG4AP?
Oh please give us a storage solution soon Nintendo.

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30. Bensei Austria 05 Sep 2008, 08:15 GMT

The title remembers me fo the Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game

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31. Kirk United Kingdom 07 Sep 2008, 21:57 GMT

Well it does looks pretty good for a Wii Ware game and even for a general Wii game but the fact that it has a bit of a cartoony look, as opposed to being realistic, makes it hard to tell just how advanced the graphics really are. It still looks pretty nice though, so all that really matters now is how well it controls because if it controls as well as and better than Tiger Woods 09, especially for putting, then it really could be a winner.

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32. Objection_Blaster United States 09 Sep 2008, 01:28 GMT

Looks good. I don't care how big it is cause I gots me a SD card. :)

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