Hot on the heels of Ubisoft’s announcement that they are releasing four new games for the Wii, we have another announcement of a new game coming to the Wii. Legend of the Dragon was originally released on the PC in September, and is now being released on more platforms. It’s aimed at children once again unfortunately, but then again so was Viva Piñata.

The Legend of the Dragon has been seen on the BBC recently, with a DVD box set of the first thirteen episodes also on sale now.

“We are delighted to be publishing for the Nintendo Wii,” said Henrik Mathiasen, Game Factory’s President. “While the Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation 3 next-gen consoles have really captured the imagination of the more mature gamer, at Game Factory we’re really excited about the potential impact Nintendo’s Wii will have on the children’s market, as this is obviously our forte.”

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Allen Bohbot, BKN Group CEO stated: “We have been thrilled with the success of Legend of the Dragon on the BBC and the subsequent launch of the first thirteen episodes on DVD by BKN Home Entertainment and have no doubt that this will provide the perfect backdrop against which to launch this excellent title on Wii. The success of the series in the UK has been emulated across Europe with the series sold widely to key television partners including Super RTL in Germany, Rai2 in Italy and TVE in Spain where toys and comics have just launched. The Game Factory have proved to be masters at translating the action, drama and excitement of Legend of the Dragon into brilliant videogames, and the Wii version will take this to the next level”

So if you haven’t heard of it like me, there’s really no excuse, so I don’t know how I missed that! For those that don’t know, Legend of the Dragon is a 3D fighter based on a cartoon now seen on TV. In the game, there are 19 characters available who wear special wristbands that allow the characters to transform. The graphics will be cel-shaded, which means it’ll be slightly different to other fighters available at the moment. There is also a real time spell casting system, meaning that it adds a bit of an RPG element to it.

Although the game is apparently aimed at children, that doesn’t mean that us adults won’t see anything in it. I mentioned Viva Piñata earlier, released for the 360 and marketed towards children. It was actually far too hard for children to grasp, but was a great game nonetheless. I’m hoping this is the same, and that the Wii Remote and Nunchuck will be well utilised to offer an exciting experience.