There are a few things that everyone had envisioned themselves using their Wii remote to impersonate. Many of you thought that you were going to be fighting like a samurai in Red Steel (only to be sorely disappointed), or perhaps shooting it up in a cowboy firefight. For the mega-nerds among us, there is but one fantasy that the Wii could really help make: a game that uses the Wii remote as a lightsaber.
Our prayers might soon be answered. At the final Hollywood & Games Summit panel Lucasart’s Jim Ward said, “internally we have already played a lightsaber game on the Wii. It’s a lot of fun, and we’ll get there.” Gamasutra, who released the information, speculates that this might be referring to the upcoming Wii release of Lego StarWars: The Complete Saga. The game does say that the player will use the Wii’s unique controls, so who knows?
Really LucasArt’s Jim Ward has just left many of us on an epic cliff hanger. We all want to fight the epic lightsaber battles from the movies, acting like a total douche in our bedrooms. Perhaps soon we will have the chance to see just how jedi like we can be when we’re sweating in our boxers. Please don’t fuck this up LucasArts.
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