Nintendo News | EA Canada Brings Playground Antics to DS/Wii

With Wii and DS exclusives from EA set to be revealed in the near future, IGN has nabbed one of the projects - EA Playground - the sheer fun of being young at heart.

An interview with EA's Dave McCarthy, describes Playground as "capturing the sheer fun of being a kid", crammed full of quirky characters, collectables and the main feat: a collection of pick-up-and-play games based on classic games with some fresh twists.

Both versions have distinctive mini-games that use motion and touch input. On Wii players use gesture based Wii-remote action: for example throwing/dodging in dodge ball or driving an RC car. The DS version uses microphone input (spit balls) and stylus control (bug hunt) to give players a completely unique set of challenges.

Multiplayer is avaliable locally on Wii and DS and promises to be much like Wii sports - quick and easy to play for all ages. For Billy-no-mates, single players can go about the playground world and collect stickers as accomplishments and unlock content for when friends come round.

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