Nintendo teams with Google for glorified 'Google Fight' gameplay for Wii

A 'Google Fight,' in case you're unfamiliar, is pitting one keyword against another on Google and seeing which one gets more hits. It's a favorite pastime around the Engadget HQ, where it's often used to keep intern ego in check, when we point out their inferior PageRank. Apparently it's a bit of trend at Nintendo as well (or maybe Nintendo just likes money), because they've teamed up with Google to release a game for the Wii in Japan called Ando Kensaku comprised of just such a mechanism. Players compete by guessing the most popular search term, an action we hope is somehow augmented by a dramatic Wiimote flourish. Unfortunately, with a name like Ando Kensaku and no specific plans mentioned, we're not sure if we should even hope for a US release. Oh well, we'll always have the interns.

[bigdonny Posted Apr 7th 2010 9:15AM]

It's faster and less expensive to do it on your already owned computer. It won't come out in the US.

[aubreyq Posted Apr 7th 2010 9:20AM]

It'll probably be as popular as the Everybody Votes Channel

/sarcasm

[Rick Goodman Posted Apr 7th 2010 12:26PM]

@aubreyq
If that is sarcasm, and how we know the Everybody Votes channel is not popular, then you are saying that this will be very popular.

[Ridgecity Posted Apr 7th 2010 5:08PM]

@bigdonny Google and Apple are fighting. Now Nintendo is working with Google.

Wow, it's on.

[chrstinamcorl Posted Apr 8th 2010 5:53AM]

@bigdonny Lets just wait until the 3ds arrives: http://j.mp/3ds-by-nintendo-impressions

[mr88 Posted Apr 7th 2010 9:16AM]

I hope this is just a free game to download from the internet, not something they actually expect people to pay for...

[PlatinumSkeet Posted Apr 7th 2010 9:53AM]

@mr88

If it's free Google/Nintendo will profit from mini ads in the game kinda like Xbox Live 1 vs 100...

[dayo Posted Apr 7th 2010 9:17AM]

the japanese and their quirkiness!

[m4192 Posted Apr 7th 2010 9:19AM]

What a pointless game. Maybe they could allow you to save shortcuts to websites as channels.

[m4192 Posted Apr 7th 2010 9:20AM]

Nintendo and Google could do so much more.

[tonicboy Posted Apr 7th 2010 9:20AM]

Next up is a game where you can update your status to say what you're having for lunch.

*yawn*

[Anthony La Posted Apr 7th 2010 9:24AM]

Android: 73,200,000, Wii: 149,000,000

Now you know an answer!
…wait, what.

[Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi Posted Apr 7th 2010 9:29AM]

Man Japan gets all the good games

[MrHashbrown Posted Apr 7th 2010 9:29AM]

Please tell me it's still April Fools Day.

[Karate Tortoise Posted Apr 7th 2010 1:42PM]

@MrHashbrown

Japan.

There. now you know just how real this is

[Baconbits Posted Apr 7th 2010 9:33AM]

How much do interns sell for now a days?

[Kwame Nkrumah Posted Apr 7th 2010 9:42AM]

Is this some sort of joke?

[Wesscoast Posted Apr 7th 2010 9:50AM]

@Kwame Nkrumah

APPLE COMPETITORS TRANSFORM!!
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Ok.. naw that's just lame, go back..

[paakofi Posted Apr 7th 2010 11:49AM]

@Kwame Nkrumah osagyefo eti sen?

[Steven Posted Apr 7th 2010 9:46AM]

Google Search Keyword: Steven, Results: 112,000,000

Looks like I win, fellas

[Herbaceous Border Patrol Posted Apr 7th 2010 10:27AM]

@Steven
Silver medal for you my lad, search for Matt... 134,000,000. Boom.

[mr88 Posted Apr 7th 2010 10:27AM]

@Steven
139,000,000 for "Matt" yay!


meh...

[mr88 Posted Apr 7th 2010 10:28AM]

@Herbaceous Border Patrol
Well that was weird. We both searched the same name at the same time haha. Why did you get fewer results than me though? Strange.

[kiden Posted Apr 7th 2010 10:28AM]

@Steven

539,000,000 for me. :P

[Steven Posted Apr 7th 2010 10:48AM]

@Everyone

It's obvious that only Engadget names count in this case.

I win again. :D

[morphoyle Posted Apr 7th 2010 10:02AM]

Wow, you guys sit around and compare who has more google hits? That explains a lot. Get back to work!

[mps Posted Apr 7th 2010 10:23AM]

I wonder if the game filter Kate Gosselin, The Hilll, or any irrelevant people or things of this planet.

[Einlander Posted Apr 7th 2010 10:33AM]

The Shark, jumped it you did.

[garfieldfriends Posted Apr 7th 2010 10:56AM]

i want shigero miyamoto's sheild and sword. give meh

[garfieldfriends Posted Apr 7th 2010 10:57AM]

@garfieldfriends shigeru' - ffs why isn't there an edit function on the comments?

[TheLukeSkywalker Posted Apr 7th 2010 12:54PM]

1,750,000,000 for Google.
Everyone is pwned.
BOOM.

[ClarkNoHeart Posted Apr 7th 2010 2:03PM]

@TheLukeSkywalker

Facebook: 2,180,000,000 results

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=facebook

[TheLukeSkywalker Posted Apr 7th 2010 2:57PM]

@ClarkNoHeart : I apologize for pwning you, but 14,440,000,000 results for the letter 'a'. http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=a

[roubbi Posted Apr 7th 2010 3:04PM]

thanks, you can get more info here:

http://www.bibledugeek.fr

[peestandingup Posted Apr 7th 2010 4:00PM]

Google: "We're with whoever is in direct competition with Apple. No matter how lame!"