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Little League World Series on deck for Wii, DS

By Tom Magrino, GameSpotPosted Apr 24, 2008 12:40 pm PT

Activision releasing the first officially licensed junior baseball sim for Nintendo's current platforms on August 5.

As the sole third-party rights holder to the Major League Baseball license, Take-Two has enjoyed a monopoly of sorts on the sim baseball gaming space, with the only real competitor of its MLB 2K franchise being Sony with MLB: The Show. As the pro license is wrapped up until 2012, Activision has found the best solution to this conundrum is to step up to the little league plate.

The players are happy. The ump, not so much.

The publisher has announced Little League World Series 2008 for the Wii and Nintendo DS will take the field August 5. Billed as "the first officially licensed Little League video game to hit next-generation consoles," Little League World Series 2008 offers 16 international teams, eight of which hail from the US. In addition to a standard franchise mode, the game offers a variety of skill-based minigames and character customization options.

Few specific gameplay details have been revealed, but Activision did say that the game will make use of the Wii's motion-sensing controls, while the DS edition "gives players the freedom to get on the diamond anywhere." Activision is aiming for an authentic baseball experience, and little leaguers will be able to bat, field, and pitch.

11 Comments

  • dcunitedfan3

    Posted Aug 5, 2008 6:58 pm PT

    This looks pretty good I might get it. But not if it costs over 25 dollars for the ds also I'm gonna wait for gamespot to make a review to see what they think about it.

  • guyguyguy1234

    Posted Apr 28, 2008 4:04 pm PT

    ...................... dont care

  • belwyrm

    Posted Apr 26, 2008 8:33 pm PT

    I just hope the controls are a lot better than the wii sports version of baseball.....

  • DiabloRaul

    Posted Apr 24, 2008 7:53 pm PT

    Are they going to include crying when they strike out in important at bats? Haha, I know I did when I played.

  • Stabby

    Posted Apr 24, 2008 5:39 pm PT

    What HelIWithoutSin said.

  • ct1257860

    Posted Apr 24, 2008 4:50 pm PT

    cool now if they change the fielding then sluggers i dont see why i shouldnt get the game.

  • HelIWithoutSin

    Posted Apr 24, 2008 4:28 pm PT

    Jackpot!

  • Montrealien

    Posted Apr 24, 2008 2:43 pm PT

    I don't remember Activision making it though. Little League on the NES was a little league version of Baseball Stars made by SNK. Very hard to top that imho.

  • LadiesMan2

    Posted Apr 24, 2008 2:24 pm PT

    Well, the pedofile assosciation has their canidate for game of the year.

  • Paully3433

    Posted Apr 24, 2008 2:08 pm PT

    Classic NES game

  • AlbertPerk

    Posted Apr 24, 2008 1:27 pm PT

    Wooo hoooo this takes it back to the old NES days where LLB came from!

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