THQ oils up Big Beach Sports

Casual-friendly minigame compilation exclusively for the Wii to hit the sand this summer; includes football, volleyball, soccer, cricket, disc golf, and bocce.

THQ has made a major push onto Nintendo's hot-commodity console the Wii in recent weeks. Two Thursdays ago, the publisher debuted its combative music rhythm game Band Mashups, where players arm themselves with sniper violins and flame-throwing guitars to best their opponents and change up the music style. Last Thursday, THQ continued to attack the underbelly of the Wii with the creepy-crawler action game Deadly Creatures.

Today, THQ said it would be adding yet another title exclusively to the Wii's library with Big Beach Sports. Slated for a global release in summer 2008, Big Beach Sports plans to bring fun in the sun indoors with a variety of sand-friendly physical minigames.

Aiming squarely at the casual Wii-gaming crowd, Big Beach Sports will include football, volleyball, soccer, cricket, disc golf, and bocce. Unsurprisingly, the game will look to take full effect of the Wii's motion-sensing controls. Further details on the title have not yet been revealed.

22 Comments

  • sampleking

    Posted Feb 24, 2008 4:49 am PT

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  • Akatsuki398

    Posted Feb 22, 2008 6:11 pm PT

    No offense but THQ in not actually the most popular gaming industry around in my own opinion.

  • Paul_TheGreat

    Posted Feb 22, 2008 8:12 am PT

    Enought with the minigames.

  • Shtinky

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 8:46 pm PT

    Still waiting for my motion controlled plant watering game!

    So do I... if it's Viva Pinata and it's exclusive to Wii.

  • nintendorocks

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 8:17 pm PT

    More casual games for the Wii...*yawn*

  • revelations

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 7:48 pm PT

    Wow, you Wii owners are so lucky!

    Still waiting for my motion controlled plant watering game!

  • BlueFlameBat

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 7:47 pm PT

    I wonder how this will stack up against Deca Sports.

  • SHACKR

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 6:33 pm PT

    There are some good sports, but I might pass.

  • perfect_chao

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 5:40 pm PT

    Sounds like a DOA game to me.. any ladies in this? or maybe it will be a cheap knockoff

  • Generic_Dude

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 5:24 pm PT

    Sounds like DOA Xtreme 2 without the skin? But ya can't really argue with bocce. That's the lawn game of kings, folks.

  • Thorpe89 Site moderator

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 5:22 pm PT

    I must see some screenshots.

  • mkirklions11

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 4:38 pm PT

    Another Mini game for the wii

    fix'd

  • RaiKageRyu

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 3:58 pm PT

    If it starred the girls of DOA, I would take a look.

    ^_^

  • SirSpudly

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 3:36 pm PT

    Ok, remember guys, if this game sells, we might see more Cricket in America. Also, are you ready for some Bocce?

  • Blackjaw

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 1:50 pm PT

    im down with some bocce....but i prefer to actually do it IRL with a beer in my hand...haha

  • Donkeljohn

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 1:40 pm PT

    SaintRasmus, it is like a second language to me.

  • Paul_TheGreat

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 1:22 pm PT

    Yay! Another mini game.

  • SaintRasmus

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 12:54 pm PT

    Well everybody loves Bocce Right ?

  • WllDan7

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 11:55 am PT

    I am looking foward to the first two games thq announced but this might good.

  • billysea

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 11:34 am PT

    It's nice to see THQ making exclusive content for the Wii from the ground up. The last two games announced sound good, hopefully this one too.

  • joeyfine

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 11:22 am PT

    yay! Wii Sports: Picnic Edition!!

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