Atari announces the first ever WFC fighter on Wii

[*NormalGamer*]

wii.ign.com/articles/802/802912p1.html

E3 2007: Dragon Ball Z Goes Online
Tenkaichi for Wii will include a connected multiplayer mode.

by Matt Casamassina

July 10, 2007 - Rumors have been floating around for months about the possibility of an online mode in the Wii version of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3. Today, publisher Atari made it official. Although no specifics on the mode were provided, the company said in a statement that the Wii build of DBZ will support competitive play over Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection.

The PlayStation 2 build of Tenkaichi 3 will dish out a strictly offline experience, but it will ship with a bonus Fusion Disc System that will help unlock gameplay modes in the previous two games after they are inserted.

"Atari is incredibly excited to provide online gameplay for the Wii and a special Disc Fusion System for the PlayStation 2 system version of Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3," said Emily Anadu, senior product manager, Atari. "Adding online gameplay for Wii will finally deliver on a feature that fans have been waiting for while the Disc Fusion System on PlayStation 2 rewards those fans that have supported us from the beginning of the Budokai Tenkaichi series."

*NG*: Looks like Atari has started the WFC fighing game bandwagon. Hopefully Capcom, Namco, or any other company who makes fighting games follow suit.

With the Wii version of BT3 supporting online play, fans of DBZ will really have a blast facing off against opponents in cyberspace(complete with improved motion sensing style controls). Should be a DBZ fans wet dream come true. ^_^

[Pilgrim John]

Too bad there aren't any DBZ fans on RN.

[*NormalGamer*]

Well, even if they're arent any DBZ fans on the forums, that won't change the fact that as a gamer myself who enjoys fighting games, i'm looking forward to this installment when I finally buy a Wii for myself.

[Pilgrim John]

normalgamer said:

Well, even if they're arent any DBZ fans on the forums, that won't change the fact that as a gamer myself who enjoys fighting games, i'm looking forward to this installment when I finally buy a Wii for myself.

Well, personally, this would have been a more momentous occasion if Capcom was going to release Street Fighter IV on Wii as a WFC game. But of course, that's like asking Batman if he's selling his Batmobile.