Baja Mania and Baja Destruction now bound for Nintendo's console

Developers Broadsword Interactive, makers of Dakar Racing, will release both of their new off-road racers, previously in development for PS2, on Wii as well.

Both games are based on Baja racing, which takes place in the desert. Baja Mania is the realistic game of the two, with a selection of dune buggies and trucks to thrash in Career and Arcade modes on various off-road terrains.

Baja Destruction is a less serious, more chaotic take on the sport, with weapons including rockets to blow up opponents, and crazy low-gravity races on the moon.

The cars in both games are upgradeable as you progress through the Career modes, and each game apparently stretches over 400 square meters of virtual land.

The Wii version is expected to receive graphical tweaks over the PS2, including bump-mapping (makes flat surfaces appear to be bumpy surfaces) and better lighting.

As you'd expect, both games will also use the Wii Remote's tilting functionality to steer the cars.

First screens are expected before Christmas, with the games due out in early 2007