Game Party Champions  for Wii U. Looks pretty good for a cash-in title.

Warner Bros. Interactive has another Wii U title in the pipeline. Announced today, Game Party Champions will be launching before year’s end.

Game Party Champions offers arcade, sports, and party games. Players can use the Wii U GamePad to compete in activities such as ping pong, skill ball, table hockey, and hoop shoot.

There are also three specific modes included: Quick Play, Story Mode and Party Mode. Quick Play allows gamers to get started with a game right away. Story Mode has users competing for the “World Champion” title. Finally, Party Mode sees players taking turns with the GamePad while others use Wii Remotes to disrupt the experience.

You can find a little bit of extra information in the press release below.

London, UK – August 8, 2012 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces Game Party Champions, a challenging game of skill launching exclusively for Wii U™ this Christmas. The latest iteration of the hugely successful Game Party franchise, the game offers players new ways to compete in arcade, sports and party games.

With the Wii U GamePad™, intuitive motions control the gameplay giving players of all skill levels a fun experience. Rendered in eye-catching HD graphics, the game lets players can compete in classic games such as ping pong and skill ball, and modern favourites such as table hockey and hoop shoot.

“Developed specifically for Wii U, Game Party Champions has a fun, pick up-and-play style that experienced and novice gamers will equally enjoy,” said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Production and Development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “Players can tilt, turn and swipe the Wii U’s revolutionary touch screen controller to play in entirely new ways.”

Game Party Champions offers three exhilarating game modes: Quick Play, Story Mode and Party Mode. Players who are hungry for instant action can pick any game and start playing in Quick Play. In Story Mode,players try to outplay each other to prove they’re worthy of the “World Champion” title.

In Party Mode, players can see if they are champions by taking their turns with the Wii U GamePad, while the others use Wii Remote™ controllers to grief (wreak havoc) on their game. Players then spin a wheel to see what game they’ll play next.

The game is being developed by Phosphor Games http://www.phosphorgames.com.

http://nintendoeverything.com/index.php/95809/warner-bros-interactive-announces-game-party-champions-for-wii-u/

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I think this automatically confirms that the Wii U box is offical. Anybody else feel like they are about to unviel the Wii U this month?

The box will confuse so many people. If you didn't know that was a 'U' you wouldn't see it as one, so it would read Wii.

Huh, that does actually look graphically good for a cash-in title.

Looks like a Gamecube box to me. That pretty much makes it different. Also it's blue.

Any core gamer would pause and think about the new shape, yes, but I'm thinking from the perspective of the average Wii owner. They didn't make it clear enough on the box that it's not a Wii title, IF you hadn't heard of Wii U yet. No one would mistake a PS2 box for PS or X360 box for X1 even if they weren't aware.

I was hoping some companies would change their approach with Wii U but it seems like they're going to treat it just like they did the Wii.

Would it be funny if I put "dem graphics O_O" in the title?

This could be the finest looking piece of shovelware I have seen in all my life. I think this now only counts for three (or four) shovelware titles on the Wii U.

nah people still use to get confused. I know a mother who went in asking for zelda on a ps2 LOL. 

If they have a decent IQ I am surethey can work it out.

What the? What are nice textures doing in my party games! Get 'em outta here!