As part of a continuing effort to extend episodic gaming to new audiences and platforms, Telltale Games has announced that Sam & Max Season One will be coming to the Nintendo Wii console. This collection of the first six Sam & Max episodes will introduce a brand new audience to the popular and critically-acclaimed game series.
Sam & Max s journey to the Wii console has been fuelled by fan excitement. Just before the episodic series PC debut, fans launched an email campaign clamouring for a Wii console version of the series. Continuous rumours and rampant speculation online led to developer and publisher enthusiasm for the title. With Telltale now focusing on console development in addition to PC, the company can finally bring Sam & Max to the Wii console in response to this overwhelming demand.
The Sam & Max episodes let players guide the Freelance Police through a series of bizarre and often sidesplitting mysteries. Sam & Max Season One has already experienced enormous success, both as an episodic series available for download through Telltale s website and other services, and at retail.
The Wii console is a perfect fit for the Sam & Max games. The series story-driven gameplay and episodic structure has often been favourably compared to TV sitcoms. The new Wii version will present Sam & Max in a format that can be enjoyed from the comfort of the living room, either alone or with a group of friends a setting perfectly suited for this kind of experience. The game s easy-to-use interface is ideal for a broad consumer audience.
Sam & Max first hit the indie comic scene in 1987, courtesy of franchise creator Steve Purcell. In the twenty years since, they have appeared in an animated TV series, an Eisner-winning webcomic, and numerous video games.
Sam & Max Season One for Wii will be published by Dreamcatcher/The Adventure Company in North America, and by JoWooD in Europe. All versions are expected to ship during Autumn 2008.