SEGA Announces Wacky World of Sports

Publisher SEGA on Wednesday announced Wacky World of Sports, a new mini-game compilation featuring "... some of the world's most obscure sports." The title is set for release as a Wii exclusive later this year.

To quote the company's official release: "Wacky World of Sports takes players on a trip around the world to take part in some of the lesser known sports of countries like Italy, the Netherlands and Australia. The ten sports featured in the game all start easy enough but the more advanced a player becomes the more extreme the sports become! Tuna Tossing has been a popular sport down under for a number of years, but just how far can a tuna be thrown in the comfort of the living room? Drag out an old armchair to take part in Furniture Racing, but make sure Grandma is not still sitting in it because those chairs are fast! And if that's still not bizarre enough, how about ironing a shirt while sky diving in the Extreme Ironing event?"

Sounds wacky to us.

"Wacky World of Sports brings together what is easily the most outrageous collection of real life sports games SEGA has ever seen" commented Gary Knight, European marketing director, SEGA Europe. "The game brings a whole new dimension to the party game genre, and is sure to become a family favorite. By utilizing the unique way of playing on Wii, Wacky World of Sports makes these particularly unusual sports accessible to everyone!"

The title features more than a dozen playable characters and a multiplayer mode that nurtures friendly competitions between players. Look out for more on the game in the near future.

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