The Minna de Bass Tsuri Taikai - In Stock

D3 Publisher is a purveyor of budget-priced software in Japan and they've been in the game for a while now. If their releases weren't selling, D3P would have given up the ghost a long time ago but they're still here and thriving. The offerings from the company usually lack any semblance of innovation but the Minna de Bass fishing game for the Wii uses the remote in a way that's sort of innovative... for a fishing game.

Think of Dance Dance Revolution and then think fishing. That's sort of what Minna de Bass entails. Players start the game by choosing a male or female fisherman and customize color, eyes, and other tidbits. Three venues are available to fish upon including a location near a wharf and a locate that's near a bridge. To throw the line, press and hold the "A" button on the Wiimote until the lure dunks into the drink. Next, your job is to move the remote and nunchuk so that arrow cues scroll in from the right side of the screen. A circular reticule located in the center of the screen serves as the targeting point in which one wags the Wiimote when a cue enters the circle. By performing UP, DOWN, LEFT, and RIGHT movements with the Wiimote, you'll be on your way to catching the big bass.