Nintendo's new game project teams them up with... Google?

Wordherder

Well, this is damned odd.

Nintendo, Google to collaborate on video games, Nikkei reports

In an extraordinary move, Nintendo (NTDOY) will work with online search engine leader Google (GOOG) to develop video games, Nikkei reports. A game software package designed to tap Google's highly competitive data-search capabilities as the key amusement factor is expected to go on sale in mid-April. Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata has acknowledged that the company needs "more attractive software." The collaboration is intended to give new impetus to Nintendo's game software development.

http://e.nikkei.com/e/ac/tnks/Nni20100330D30HH636.htm

So Nintendo is using Google for their "data-search capabilities." In a game. ....huh. Has Google ever made games before?

A website is already up for the game here. Unfortunately it's in Japanese, but it does play up the Wii's wifi connection, so at least we know this is some sort of Wii game.

Can anyone fluent in moon language tell us what the hell's going on here?

Thanks to Unco-ordinated for the tip.

Leitner

Huh. Like what springs to mind is more ARG style stuff. But I can't imagine Nintendo being involved in that to be honest.

RainbowDespair

Screenshots look like a triva game.

Elvenshae

Is there any chance this is an April Fool's thing?

Wordherder

Elvenshae wrote: »

Is there any chance this is an April Fool's thing?

I wouldn't put this past Google, but Nikkei's reporting it. They're pretty much the Wall Street Journal of Japan.

angrylinuxgeek

lol how many times are G&T posters going to recite the "wall street journal of japan" line.

my guess is google ads in nintendogs 2.

Wordherder

angrylinuxgeek wrote: »

lol how many times are G&T posters going to recite the "wall street journal of japan" line.

Many more, because it's true.

wikipedia wrote:

Nikkei specializes in publishing financial, business and industry news.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihon_Keizai_Shimbun