2K Sports Announces Exciting Wii Motion Controls for Major League Baseball 2K8
What better way to for gamers to enjoy a baseball video game than to
> move like they are actually playing baseball? With Major League Baseball
> 2K8 on the Wii home video game system, fans of all ages and skill levels
> will be able to step up to the plate and hit one out of the park. Major;
> League Baseball 2K8 provides the most fun and exciting baseball
> simulation experience available and the innovative Wii controls allow
> fans the opportunity to pitch, bat, field and run the bases using the
> Wii Remote(tm) and Nunchuk(tm).
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> Some of the fun new Wii gameplay controls for Major League Baseball 2K8
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> * Pitching - To pitch, players simply point the Wii Remote at the
> screen, pull back to start the pitcher's motion, then flick the Wii
> Remote forward. The quicker the player flicks the remote, the more
> velocity and movement the pitch will have. The Nunchuk can be used to
> view a player's pitch arsenal and to select which pitch to throw.
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> * Batting - Swinging for the fences with Major League Baseball 2K8
> on Wii will provide fans with even more fun when they control the Wii
> Remote as if they were swinging a real bat. The Nunchuk acts to control
> the direction of the ball.
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> * Fielding - While controlling their designated player using the
> Nunchuk, players can snag fly balls and use the Wii Remote to throw to
> the appropriate base. Players can use Major League Baseball 2K8's "Smart
> Throw" technology to throw to the best base by simply flicking the Wii
> Remote or can manually choose which base to throw to by pressing a
> direction on the directional pad.
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> * Baserunning - Players can control the speed of their baserunning
> by shaking the Wii Remote and Nunchuk simultaneously, then pushing both
> controllers to slide.
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> Major League Baseball 2K8, rated E for Everyone by the ESRB, will be
> available in retail stores on March 4, 2008, for Xbox 360(r) video game
> and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii(tm) home video game system,
> PLAYSTATION(r)3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation(r)2 computer
> entertainment system, and PSP(r) (PlayStation(r)Portable) system.
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> For more information about Major League Baseball 2K8, please visit
> www.2Ksports.com