So apparently this is a real thing February 24, 2011
According to the Amazon description, it’s a “funny and flirty game” and “full of sexy characters”. It sounds like it’s more suited to awkward and uncomfortable situations, just like a 6th grader’s dance. Also, there’s the lovely fat-phobic line of “You can also use your Wii Balance Board for additional gameplay based on pure body mass...are you the lightest one in the group? Perhaps shedding some clothes will even the playing field...it’ll definitely make the party more interesting!”.
They really missed out on opportunities for celebrity endorsement – I mean, can’t you just see it sponsored by these fine fellows?
There are no plans to bring this game to the US – it’s Europe only at the moment. I’m sure that Ubisoft had a moment where they discussed it with their legal and marketing departments, and realized that the hysteria surrounding it would far exceed any bump in sales from the press, and there would be a slew of ridiculous lawsuits where people claim they got teen-pregnant because the evil game made them do it.
In all honesty, it seems mostly harmless from the ad copy (save for the above gripe regarding weight). I’m curious to see how it sells, and I wonder if this is the first teeny-tiny crack in the door of more adult games with motion controls. Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony are usually pretty prudish, so it surprises me that this is coming to market, albeit just in Europe. But it’s inevitable – and we can all look forward to horrid XXX shovelware and a roped-off “adults only” back corner in the video game stores, just like the days of old when you wanted to rent a VHS of porn.