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| Developer(s) | Cat Daddy Games |
| Publisher(s) | USA - Global Star
Software EU - 2K Games |
| Platform(s) | Wii, Nintendo DS |
| Release date(s) | NA August 27, 2007 EU October 26, 2007 |
| Genre(s) | Party Game |
| Mode(s) | Single-Player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: E (Everyone) |
| Media | Wii Optical Disc |
Carnival Games (known in Europe and Australia as Carnival: Funfair Games) is a video game for Nintendo's Wii console and the Nintendo DS. It was published by Global Star Software, before GSS was absorbed into Take-Two Interactive (and what is now 2K Play).
On March 13, 2008, 2K Play announced that the game had shipped over one million units. As a result of the original's success, a follow-up for the Wii was announced, and launched in the fall of 2008, titled Carnival Games: Mini-Golf.[1] A proper sequel, Carnival Games 2, is currently planned for sometime in 2010.
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The game consists of various mini-games with a carnival theme, such as Alley Bowling, Lucky Cups, Nerves of Steel, Hoops, and Day at the Races. These are set up through 5 different themed areas of the carnival. The player can even win virtual prizes depending on their score. There are also many easter eggs hidden as well.
Compilation review site Metacritic calculated an aggregate score of 56/100 (27 reviews) for the game.[2] GameSpot awarded the game a 4.5 out of 10,[3] Nintendo Power gave it a 7 out of 10, IGN gave it a 6.5 out of 10,[4] and Gametrailers gave it a 7.3 out of 10[5] and Official Nintendo Magazine gave it just 38%.
Despite poor reviews, the game was a commercial success, selling over 1.5 million copies worldwide. This figure puts it ahead of high-profile titles such as Metroid Prime 3: Corruption.
On October 21, 2008, a follow-up entitled "Carnival Games: Mini-Golf" was released in the United States.[6] A proper sequel, "Carnival Games 2,"[7] is currently scheduled for sometime in 2010, according to the website for 2K Play, owners of Cat Daddy Games (the developer of all "Carnival" titles to date).
| Carnival Games | |
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| Developer(s) | Cat Daddy Games |
| Publisher(s) | USA - Global Star Software EU - 2K Games |
| Platform(s) | Wii, Nintendo DS |
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| Genre(s) | Party Game |
| Mode(s) | Single-Player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: E (Everyone) |
| Media | Wii Optical Disc |
Carnival Games (known in Europe and Australia as Carnival: Funfair Games) is a video game for Nintendo's Wii console and the Nintendo DS. It was published by Global Star Software, before GSS was absorbed into Take-Two Interactive (and what is now 2K Play).
The game has shipped over 6 million copies to date, which according to the NPD Group, is the third best-selling third-party game on the Wii. As a result of the original's success, a follow-up for the Wii was announced, and launched in the fall of 2008, titled Carnival Games: Mini-Golf.[1] A proper sequel, New Carnival Games, was released on September 21, 2010 for the Wii and Nintendo DS.[2]
Contents |
The game consists of various mini-games with a carnival theme, such as Alley Bowling, Lucky Cups, Nerves of Steel, Hoops, and Day at the Races. These are set up through 5 different themed areas of the carnival. The player can even win virtual prizes depending on their score. There are also many easter eggs hidden as well. Many game critics such as Liam O'raw, Ed Florance and George Riley from the Official Wii magazine quoted it as "Absolutely terrible' and 'The 9/11 of Wii Games'.
Compilation review site Metacritic calculated an aggregate score of 56/100 (27 reviews) for the game.[3] GameSpot awarded the game a 4.5 out of 10,[4] Nintendo Power gave it a 7 out of 10, IGN gave it a 6.5 out of 10,[5] and Gametrailers gave it a 7.3 out of 10[6] and Official Nintendo Magazine gave it just 38%.[citation needed]
Despite poor reviews, the game was a commercial success, selling over 6 million copies worldwide[7] .
On October 21, 2008, a follow-up entitled Carnival Games: Mini-Golf was released in the United States.[8] A proper sequel, New Carnival Games was released on September 21, 2010.[2]
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| Developer(s) | Cat Daddy Games |
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| Genre(s) | Party |
| System(s) | Wii, Nintendo DS |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
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ESRB:
 Everyone |
| Followed by | Carnival Games: Mini-Golf |
Carnival Games (known in Europe as Carnival Funfair Games) is a video game for Nintendo's Wii console. It was published by Global Star Software, which is a division of Take-Two Interactive. On March 13, 2008 2K Play announced that the game had shipped over one million units. As a result of the original's success, a sequel called Carnival Games: Mini Golf was announced and will be released in the fall of 2008.
The game consists of various mini-games with a carnival theme, such as skee ball, Lucky Cups, Nerves of Steel, basketball, and horse racing. These are set up through 5 different themed areas of the carnival. The player can win virtual prizes depending on their score. There are also many easter eggs in the game as well.
Carnival Games/Table of Contents
  | ''Carnival Games'' (wii: 2007) Reviews - Carnival Games (wii) reviews at Metacritic.com |
| | 2K Brings Carnival Games to DS, Mini-Golf to Wii - 2K Brings Carnival Games to DS, Mini-Golf to Wii - Game Freaks 365 |
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