Please, please, PLEASE tell me that Rockstar managed to program the Wiimote into a gigantic slingshot.

I'll just pull up a lawnchair and wait, the fireworks and free entertainment should start any minute now

Nah, I'm sure he learned his lesson last time........ But, then again this IS Wacko Jacko.

Forgot to say

In before Jacko declares that this will never see store shelves.

Phantom,
I can't imagine HOW a slingshot could be represented with the existing controllers on the Wii. Come to think of it, for any other game, I can't imagine a bow for bow and arrows either.

However, I didn't buy Bully when it hit the PS2 because, at the time, I had to sell my PS2. Now, I have an Xbox 360 and I would much prefer it on that system anyway. So I really will be looking to pre-order that one when it's available.

Nightwng2000
NW2K Software

sweet, the potential the wiimote has for this game is insane

Here comes moped Jesus, the world is burning.

This is basically Take-Two giving Jack the finger.

Title is 10/10, GP.

I'm looking forward to Wiimote controls (and hopefully upgraded graphics).

@nightwng2000

"I can’t imagine HOW a slingshot could be represented with the existing controllers on the Wii. Come to think of it, for any other game, I can’t imagine a bow for bow and arrows either."

You can't imagine it? I think I've figured it out. However, I think I'd have a tough time putting into words.

JT won't be pushing against this. He might spew forth some vitriolic linguistic bule, but I doubt he will try to sue. He's too busy massaging his ass after the last Bully related incident.

On another tangent, the Wii would make a great control for a bow or slingshot. Imagine, holding down the trigger on the Wiimote whilst pulling back the nunchuck as the drawstring, and then releasing the trigger to release the arrow/shot. The longer you take in drawing back on the string (with limits, of course) the more accurate your shot, taking into account your aim with the Wiimote. Simple

P.S. OMG I COPYRIGHT THAT IDEA THOUGH I'M PRETTY SURE SOME DEV IS ALREADY WORKING ON IT :P

@Haya

Hmm I forgot to mention he was on route 11

@Juggernautz:

Something's ringing a bell...I think I remember reading in Game Informer some time back that the bow and arrows work exactly like that in Twilight Princess for the Wii. Can anyone who owns the game confirm or deny this? Either that, or the article was on another upcoming Wii game, maybe Turok?

Well, the pull back on the string of the bow or slingshot might be possible, but not very realistic without the resistance of a tight pull.

The Wiimote has strong potential for exercising one's muscles through movement, but exercise through the weight and stress just isn't there. For example, you can simulate the movement of swinging a baseball bat, but the actual weight of it isn't there. You can simulate casting out a fishing rod, but the actual resistance of trying to bring in a fish on the line just isn't there.

With a bow/slingshot (and I'm not 100 percent sure of the full capability of the Wiimotes), you might be able to have them together, then pull one back to simulate pulling back the string, but the actual resistance isn't there. And somehow, pushing the button to let go of the string just takes away from the experience too. Letting go of the Wiimote acting as the string just makes the Wiimote fall, even if the game says you've released the arrow/slug/whatever flying. The simulation kinda falls short.

Nightwng2000
NW2K Software

Now I'm glad I never recovered from my disappointment at the lack of an Xbox version enough to pick this up.

@finaleve

Actually, I was thinking the other way around. The Nunchuck is stationary, while the Wii Remote is held stationary. Hold B, pull the Wii Remote back, and release B.

Wild LAWSUIT appeared!

i god PLEASE LET THIS BE TRUE. ID LOVE ROCKSTAR FOR EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope to hear, in that same near future: "Mr. Thompson, didn't you try and pull this stunt LAST year. If I recall, that didn't work out too well for you. What could POSSIBLY make you think it's going to work this time?"

One judge in Miami must have had a stroke after hearing this. Having to deal with Jack once is enough. Multiple times and you just might lose some years off of your life.

With the zelda system: you hold the B trigger, point at the screen, and release the trigger to fire.

It works fine, although use the C button might be cool as you could pretend you're using a real thing... more so.

there are no sensors in the wii controllers that tell it how far apart the mote is from the nun, so a close emulation of the sling shot like that isn't really possible.

Whatever happened to the epidemic of slingshot injuries Bully was supposed to have caused after its PS2 release?

Sweet, Wiimote bullies...

I'm hoping they utilize the wiimote efficiently, rather than focus on graphics.

Not that this matters, but it strikes me as odd that Bully was cancelled on the original X-box and is now being made for the 360.

@x(wai)x:

The original Xbox version was cancelled as the console was reaching the end of it's life cycle. Releasing the game for it would have been like buying new furniture for a house that is going to be demolished. Releasing it for the 360 allows them to put in new content and avoid any backwards compatibility issues that could have arisen had it been released on the original xbox.

As for the gay sex in the game....oh wait, that's right, there is none. Unless kissing is now regarded as sex?

@Jack Thompson

Gay sex? Last I remember, the original Bully only gave you the OPTION to kiss a boy, and that was it.

Cool I'll finally get to play Bully

@ Dennis:

Please ban the crazy old man lurking around here-- again. Thanks.

@ Everyone else:

IGNORE HIM. Let him become a victim of his own irrationality and ignorance. He hasn't won a single video game case since he started his charade. He's only hurting himself in his arrogance and misery.

@ The story:

Nice. It's good to see so many games being ported over to the Wii. I can't help but wonder: would it be economical for publishers to send over older PS2 titles (i.e. Silent Hill 2-4, GTA trilogy)?

I doubt it's Jack. For one thing, JT does not have a sense of humor, and there was humor in that post.

Second, he didn't use his signature du jour: Jack Thompson, Attorney and You're Not.

@JACK THOMPSON

Rockstar games has learned form their mistakes. Bully will be release with a T rating as before.

To be honest, I don't believe that last Jack Thompson Attorney was him. Though it's possible.

For one thing, he forgot to sign.

I can't imagine John Bruce using a smiley face, even if it were converted from the typed version.

Of course, John Bruce comparing two boys kissing as "gay sex" was long since raised, and debunked. Way back during the Bully lawsuit as well as the letter John Bruce claimed to have sent to the FTC's head boss.

Anything is possible. Of course, I've had loads to say about John Bruce recently as well as in the past regarding Bully and John Bruce's bullying and abusing the law and other citizens.

Nightwng2000
NW2K Software
P.S. Be thankful I'm just a poster and not someone in power. I'd ban anyone else for mentioning "dentist" ever again. (Ok, maybe not, but I'm in that mood.)