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Wii pole dancing game needs a publisher ... and developer
Remember Peekaboo Pole Dancing's idea to create a Wii exercise game about pole dancing? Of course you do. We all had a laugh, while some of us got very angry about the death of "core games" or whatever. So how far has the game come since then? Well, here's a list of milestones: Announced plans to create pole dancing game A rep for Peekaboo told MTV Multiplayer's Tracey John that they're still looking for someone to make the game, and for someone to distribute it. "We have, however, connected with a company that is manufacturing a peripheral product and we are investigating mutual publishing opportunities." So at least the pole peripheral is coming along. In his appeal for developers and publishers to contact the company, Peekaboo/AT New Media rep Simon Kay said that it "just needs someone with a little nerve." We're actually going to adopt the unpopular position that someone with nerve should take up the challenge. With the right sense of humor, this could turn out spectacularly weird and hilarious. In the wrong hands, it could be both offensive and a junk game.
Wii pole dancing plans confirmed, fitness to blame
When we first heard of the not-at-all embarrassingly named company Peekaboo Pole Dancing's apparent plans to bring a pole dancing game to the Wii, the whole thing smacked of a better-late-than-never April Fools' prank. Not so, according to MTV Multiplayer blog, which asked the purveyors of the "Peekaboo Pole Dancing Kit" and the Carmen Electra-endorsed "Electra-pole" the question that just had to be asked: Why?Peekaboo rep Simon Kay told the blog that the idea behind bringing what he calls "aerobic pole dancing " to the Wii is "all about fun and fitness." According Kay, Peekaboo wants the game "to do for pole dancing what Guitar Hero did for rock n roll!" We can't help but imagine that the game will finally give gaming couples with an eye for rhythm a means to use their 'star power' for an added -- not to mention motion sensitive -- relationship spark.
Rumor: Wii 'Peekaboo Pole Dancing' pitched
Peekaboo Pole Dancing is currently seeking partners to license its "make me a private dancer" product for Wii, reports Tech Digest. The company famous for its "Peekaboo Pole Dancing Kit" and celebrity-endorsed "Electra Pole" has apparently reached out to the gaming industry at large through an email pitching its would-be game.While Nintendo is not likely to follow up its Balance Board with the "Posture Pole," or Wii Fit with "Wii Strip," there's certainly a market for Peekaboo's proposal: a way for mommy and daddy to stay connected after the kiddies are tucked in; or the after-party for Wii Sports Bowling Night at the Senior Center. Though with STDs on the rise throughout the retirement community, Wii Strip may be one gimmick Nintendo is prepared to shy away from (let's not further encourage our performance enhancing drug-addicted elders, amirite?). One thing's for sure: Nintendo draws the line when it comes to the corruption of the old people.
