Wii’s Excitebike: World Rally is Actually Like Excitebike

With Excitebike: World Rally, we’re getting more evidence of Nintendo’s newest strategy: Exploit the snot out of your beloved 2D franchises, but justify it by adding simultaneous multiplayer. So it goes with the upcoming revamp of the NES classic Excitebike, due to drop on November 9 in the United States. If you can cringe through the feigned excitement of the hosts above, you’ll see a game that’s just like the motorcycle racing of old, with little bikers racing on a straight track laced with huge jumps. The mind-blowing twist? Up to four players, at home or over Wi-Fi. I guess it’s better than a completely different game that exploits the name alone. [via CVG]